Wade Robson, one of Michael Jackson’s sex abused accusers, has been married to his spouse Amanda Rodriguez since 2005 and they share a son together.
On March 2019, a documentary titled “Leaving Neverland” caused a massive stir in the entertainment industry.
The two-part film, made by British filmmaker Dan Reed, contains interviews with two former childhood fans of Thriller singer Michael Jackson who claim they were abused by him when they were children in his enormous California mansion dubbed Neverland.
The two ex-friends and fans of the Thriller singer are Wade Robson and James Safechuck.
On August 2023, a developing report confirmed that the two Michael Jackson’s accusers will go to trial over abuse allegations. Their case tried against the late King of Pop’s companies in front of a jury in the lower courts.
Three appellate court judges (Justices Elizabeth Grimes, John Wiley and Victor Viramontes) of the California Court of Appeal have ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and against Jackson’s MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures companies, two corporations for which Jackson was the sole owner and lone shareholder.
Following this, one of the accusers, Wade Robson’s personal life has been the center of attention. But is he married with children? Read on for more.
Who is Wade Robson married to?
Wade Robson is married to Amanda Rodriguez. The couple tied the knot in August 2005.
The couple reportedly worked together on singer Britney Spears’ tour The Circus to direct and choreograph her. They began working in January 2009 and ended in Japan in December 2008.
They are still together and even went on to become parents five years after they walked down the aisle.
Before Amanda, Robson dated Michael Jackson’s niece Brandi, the daughter of Jackie Jackson, for seven years. Brandi states in the Neverland Firsthand: Investigating the Michael Jackson Documentary, a documentary made in response to Leaving Neverland, that she and Robson met as children during a photoshoot with Michael Jackson.
Robson asked Jackson to set the two up. The two were friends for ten years prior to the beginning of their relationship.
Brandi also said that Robson cheated on her with Britney Spears during Spears’s 1999–2001 tour,
Robson also dated dancer Mayte Garcia from 2000 until 2001.
Who is Amanda Rodriguez?
Amanda Rodriquez is the wife of Wade Robson.
Rodriguez is an actress who is best known for her roles in The Strip and The Richmond Family Massacre, as well as her role as a choreographer in So You Think You Can Dance.
Amanda Rodriguez has become a pillar of support for her husband as he courageously speaks out about the alleged sexual abuse he experienced at the hands of the late pop icon, Michael Jackson.
What has she said about the allegations against Michael Jackson?
Robson initially kept the alleged abuse from his wife secret before he sought therapy for what had happened to him around the time that his son was born. It was after a therapy session that he told his family what happened with Jackson.
Recalling how she felt when she found out what had happened during Robson’s childhood, Rodriguez tells the camera: “The abuse was a bomb that dropped in our life and exploded and ripped apart everything that we found sound and secure and safe.”
The couple have since launched the Robson Child Abuse Healing And Prevention Fund to contribute towards the healing from and prevention of child abuse.
Does Wade Robson have any children?
Wade Robson is a father of one. He has a son he shares with his partner. The name of his child is Koa and he was born in 2010, five years after he got married.
What happened between Wade Robson and Michael Jackson?
Robson was a child when he first met Jackson after being called up on stage at a concert in Brisbane, Australia in 1987. The 5-year-old boy was a fan and impressed the audience with his spot-on “Smooth Criminal” dance performance. Jackson invited him and his mom Joy up to his hotel room after the concert, and Jackson told them to get in touch if they ever returned to the States, Robson says in the documentary.
In January 1990, when Robson was 7, the family traveled to California for the first time and after reaching out to Jackson, they were invited to Neverland for the weekend. Robson stayed at the residence with the singer while the rest of his family left to tour the Grand Canyon. Robson claims that’s when the sexual contact began and continued for seven years. The suit further alleges that Jackson abused Robson by fondling his penis, engaging in oral sex and attempting anal rape in Jackson’s bedroom, the dance and recording studio, jacuzzi and hotels.
Jackson’s lawyer Steinsapir argued in virtual court that the company had no legal duty to protect Robson or anyone else from Jackson, because it could not control him. The main issue in this trial revolves around whether Jackson’s production companies had a “legal duty” to protect Robson and Safechuck from the sexual abuse they allegations against Jackson, especially in his own home. According to the suit, no staff members reported the alleged abuse to authorities.
In the documentary, Wade describe Jackson’s death from a propofol overdose in June 2009 as a crucial moment in his life. Robson said that he cried more than he did for his own father’s death. It wasn’t until after Robson’s son Koa was born in 2010, he added, that he confronted what allegedly happened to him.