▁Jackson , ▁approached ▁John ▁Bran ca , ▁co - exec utor ▁of ▁the ▁Michael ▁Jackson ▁estate , ▁following ▁up ▁on ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁discuss ▁direct ing ▁the ▁Michael ▁Jackson - C ir que ▁du ▁So le il ▁joint ▁production ▁Michael ▁Jackson : ▁One . ▁Rob son ▁wanted ▁the ▁job ▁" bad ly ", ▁but ▁the ▁estate ▁had ▁already ▁chosen ▁someone ▁else ▁for ▁the ▁production . ▁Rob son ▁states ▁in ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁compla int ▁that ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁had ▁suffered ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁two ▁nerv ous ▁break down s ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁second ▁nerv ous ▁break down ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Rob son ▁explained ▁his ▁nerv ous ▁break down ▁was ▁triggered ▁by ▁an ▁obs ess ive ▁quest ▁for ▁success . ▁In ▁his ▁own ▁words , ▁his ▁career ▁began ▁to ▁“ c rum ble .” ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁Rob son ▁failed ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁publishing ▁deal ▁for ▁a ▁book ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁would ▁al lege ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁sex ually ▁ab used ▁by ▁Jackson . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Rob son ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁alleg ing ▁that ▁Jackson ▁had ▁sex ually ▁ab used ▁him ▁for ▁seven ▁years , ▁beginning ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁seven ▁years ▁old ; ▁the ▁suit ▁was ▁reported ly ▁worth ▁up ▁to ▁$ 1 ▁billion . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁James ▁Sa fe ch uck , ▁another ▁former ▁friend ▁of ▁Jackson , ▁file d