It is the men's accounts in the acclaimed HBO documentary Leaving Neverland that the clubs consider dirty Jackson's reputation, and the case will be brought in French court later this week. The court hearing will take place in French Orleans on Thursday, and those who filed the lawsuit are clubs Michael Jackson Community, MJ Street and On the Line.

The documentary, which was also broadcast on SVT, has aroused strong reactions around the world both for and against Jackson. Among other things, the estate after Jackson sued HBO for $ 100 million.

Equates with lynching

The fan club's French lawyer calls the allegations "extremely serious" and equates them with a regular lynching of Jackson, who died in 2009. Under French law, unlike the United States and the United Kingdom, it is criminal to prosecute a dead person.

The claim from the clubs is symbolic of one euro each.

Jackson has been accused of sexual offenses against boys, but always denied. In 2005, he was released in a well-publicized trial and later another case was made out of court.