Michael Jackson sex abuse accuser James Safechuck's lawsuit dismissed by US court

James Safechuck, far right, with Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed, centre, and fellow Jackson accuser Wade Robson. Photo / Supplied / AP

A judge has dismissed the lawsuit of one of two men who alleged that Michael Jackson abused them as boys in the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark A Young on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT) found that James Safechuck, 42, could not sue the two corporations Jackson owned that are named as defendants in the lawsuit, MJJ Productions Inc and MJJ Ventures Inc.

Young said Safechuck's lawsuit had not demonstrated that he had a relationship with the corporations that would have required them to protect him from Jackson.

"We are pleased that the court dismissed Safechuck's case by ruling that he had no grounds to pursue such a lawsuit," Jackson estate attorneys Howard Weitzman and Jonathan Steinsapir said in a statement.

Michael Jackson in 2009. Photo / Joel Ryan / AP

An email seeking comment from Safechuck's attorney was not immediately returned.

It's the second time Safechuck's case, filed in 2013, has been thrown out.

A judge dismissed it in 2017, but an appeals court revived it early this year after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law giving those who allege childhood sexual abuse longer to file lawsuits.

The similar lawsuit of Safechuck's fellow accuser and Leaving Neverland subject Wade Robson, which was also revived by the appeals court, remains alive.

The Jackson estate has adamantly and repeatedly denied that he abused either of the boys, and it is suing HBO over Leaving Neverland.