Neverland chef accused Michael Jackson of 'putting his hand in Macaulay Culkin's pants'

Warning: This article contains discussion of child sex abuse which some readers may find distressing.

Netflix’s brand-new Michael Jackson documentary Michael Jackson: The Verdict features unprecedented access to the key figures behind his 2005 trial where he was accused of sexually abusing children.

The Netflix doc features fresh interviews such as one with a senior prosecutor on the case Ron Zonen and documentarian Martin Bashir who spoke about confronting MJ with allegations of child sexual abuse, amongst others.

These interviews uncovered some pretty unnerving moments, such as when a PR executive Vincent Amen claims that he was given a bag filled with magazines where Jackson had circled videos of naked children in the ‘video ordering section’.

Amongst the most shocking however is an allegation that Michael Jackson was caught with his hands down Macaulay Culkin’s pants made by a chef who worked at the Neverland ranch.

This did not however come from a fresh interview, but from the actual trial itself where several staff members at the Neverland ranch claimed they had witnessed Jackson abusing children.

A Chef testified in court that he had witnessed Jackson with his hand down Culkin’s pants whilst the pair played a video game

Diane Diamond, an investigative journalist who extensively covered the Michael Jackson trial, is interviewed in the documentary where she recalls the shocking testimonies heard in court.

She explained that, whilst staff at the Neverland ranch had rarely come forward, they were forced to answer questions after being summoned to appear in court by Ron Zonen.

Diamond read out the testimony from court, with security guard Ralph Chikhany claiming he saw Jackson performing oral sex on Jordie Chandler, a child, and a maid Blanca Francia claims she saw him in the shower with Wade Robson, who is also a child.

Several people who worked on the Neverland ranch spoke out (Paul Harris/Getty Images)

The most shocking allegation however, that is not widely known, is that Culkin was abused by Jackson. The journalist recounts the testimony from a chef at Neverland, Phillip LeMarque, saying: “He testifies that Michael Jackson was playing the Thriller video game with the movie star Macaulay Culkin and Michael Jackson’s left hand was in the pants of the kid.”

When asked about why he didn’t go to the police, LeMarque claimed that ‘no one would have believed him’, and Zonen stated that Jackson ‘never’ had an adult guest in his room.

Macaulay Culkin testified in Jackson’s defence in court, and has always denied any allegations

Culkin appeared in court to defend Jackson, and has continued to do so in the years since (Netflix)

Culkin appeared in court to deny that Jackson had ever been inappropriate with him during his time at the Neverland ranch, also appearing on Larry King in 2004 where he said MJ was a ‘good friend’ and nothing inappropriate had happened, even saying: “We played video games, nothing happened.”

Appearing on the Inside of You podcast with Michael Rosenbaum, Culkin said: “He reached out to me because a lot of things were happening big and fast with me, and I think he identified with that. It’s almost easy to say it was weird or whatever, but it wasn’t because it made sense.

"Here’s the thing at the end of the day: We were friends. It’s one of my friendships that people question only because of the fact that he was the most famous person in the world. I know it’s a big deal to everyone else, but to me it was a normal friendship."

The pair were friends from when Culkin was a young boy, sharing a 22 year age gap (Kevin Kane/WireImage)

Speaking to Esquire about the allegations, he firmly denied them, saying: “Look, I’m gonna begin with the line - it’s not a line, it’s the truth: He never did anything to me. I never saw him do anything.

“And especially at this flash point in time, I’d have no reason to hold anything back. The guy has passed on. If anything - I’m not gonna say it would be stylish or anything like that, but right now is a good time to speak up.

"If I had something to speak up about, I would totally do it. But no, I never saw anything; he never did anything."

In their defence, Michael Jackson's team accused the Neverland workers who came forward of having an 'axe to grind' and simply being disgruntled ex-employees.

LADbible have contacted Macaulay Culkin for comment.