He was a year-old boy who became friends with his idol, the biggest pop star in the whole world, after sending fan letters to Neverland year after year. But when Jordan Chandler and his family became part of Michael Jackson 's inner circle after a chance encounter in , it was no fairytale. Rather it was a nightmare that would tear them apart like a ' cancer ' when Jordy, as he was know, became the first boy to accuse the King of Pop of sexual abuse.
The singer was never charged over the allegations, which he denied. But while the lawsuit captured the world's attention and subsequently turned the LA teen into a household name, Jordan has gone to great lengths to disappear from public view. Since , Jordy - whose father took his own life days after Michael Jackson's death in - has only been pictured on a handful of occasions, and it is not known if he is currently living in the US.
As part of the settlement Jackson family signed with the Chandlers in , they are prevented from ever dramatising the Chandler family or the incident. However, his name has now been dragged back into the limelight because of the upcoming biopic Michael - which stars the late singer's nephew Jaafar Jackson - has been delayed over legal issues in its dramatisation of Jordan Chandler ,.
According to Puck , the film's conclusion 'hinges specifically on the impact of the Chandler circus' and will now need to be rewritten and reshot. In May , the singer was being chauffeured through Santa Monica, near Los Angeles, when his limousine broke down. His driver sought help at the nearby depot of car-hire company Rent-A-Wreck. This used car business belonged to Jordan's stepfather Dave Schwartz and while the pop star was browsing the showroom, the owner frantically called his wife June.
The ex-model raced down to Rent-a-Wreck with Jordan, 12, and Ally, six, to have another chance to meet her son's hero. According to a Vanity Fair investigation from the time, Michael Jackson began calling Jordan 'almost daily' from then onwards. At the time, he was preparing for the Dangerous World Tour and had also recreated the World Council of Children, saying in a statement: 'I want to tell the children of the world, You're all our children, each one of you is my child, and I love you all.
