So, when Michael Jackson ended up having tons of "middle-finger money" to burn, he bought the Elvis and Beatles discographies on a whim solely making him a target of Sony Music, at first. Then there was his dentist, a guy named Evan Chandler. Most people that knew about Evan Chandler knew that he was "the" dentist for pop stars, but he'd hook onto the star's clout.
Evan would make an accusation of sexual abuse by Michael against Jordan (Evan's son) to get some easy money, or at least a job in Hollywood somewhere. It would land him in the directorial chair for "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"; He'd form the story while preforming dentistry on J. David Shapiro.
However, Sony would also exacerbate the now-debunked allegations because they wanted the Elvis and Beatles discographies from him, but he was selling them for a price that was "too much" for Sony, so they'd later hang that "child abuser" allegation against Michael in order to get him to fire-sell the discographies. This didn't happen throughout his lifetime, which he'd spend occasional time motivating a boycott of Sony.
Then the trials came and went. He was declared innocent. Twice. But as Sony hadn't gotten what they wanted, the accusations still held on.
We all know about his death, so there's no need for details on that, but the fact that Evan Chandler killed himself five months before Michael did was suspect.
Then in the afterlife, there was suddenly interest in the moonwalker that was, but Sony also managed to get the Elvis and Beatles discographies back during the Jackson family's estate sale. Sony had their cake, and ate it, too.
Short lesson: if you're in the arts, keep the hell away from Sony! Those that don't will be treated like Nintendo did with British and Oceanian developers.