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Sony Denies It Admitted to Releasing Fake Michael Jackson Songs

A fan filed a civil lawsuit against the company, alleging it sold counterfeit songs.

Sony Music Entertainment denied allegations that it admitted to releasing and selling fake Michael Jackson songs in court this week. Reports surfaced Thursday claiming the company admitted in court to faking the songs. “No one has conceded that Michael Jackson did not sing on the songs,” Sony Music told Variety in a statement. “The hearing Tuesday was about whether the First Amendment protects Sony Music and the Estate and there has been no ruling on the issue of whose voice is on the recordings.” Sources told Variety that comments made by an attorney for Jackson’s estate were misinterpreted. In 2010, Sony released music it claimed was recorded by the King of Pop before his sudden death in 2009. Fan Vera Servoa filed a lawsuit alleging that Jackson’s friends Eddie Cascio and James Victor Porte, along with production company Angelikson Productions LLC, created and sold the songs through Sony and the Jackson estate. Cascio and Porte claimed the songs were recorded in 2007 in Cascio’s basement. The songs include “Monster,” “Keep Your Head Up,” and “Breaking News.”