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Some of the events that took place at the Ranch included the wedding of [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Larry Fortensky]] in 1991, the live [[Oprah Winfrey]] interview of Jackson in 1993, and an event in 1995 when Jackson and [[Lisa Marie Presley]] hosted children from around the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2014/06/22/michael_jacksons_neverland_remains_in_limbo_years_after_his_death.html|title=Michael Jackson’s Neverland remains in limbo years after his death {{!}} The Star|work=thestar.com|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en}}</ref>
Neverland Ranch was searched extensively by police officers in connection with the ''[[Trial of Michael Jackson|People v. Jackson]]'' trial after he was charged with multiple counts of [[Sexual abuse|molesting]] a minor in 2003. Jackson was acquitted of all charges. However, Jackson stated he would never live at the property again as he no longer considered the ranch a home and did not return to Neverland.<ref name="rollingstone1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/michael-jacksons-neverland-ranch-selling-for-67-million-w469968|title=Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch Devalued in Real Estate Market|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=2018-06-29}}</ref> Jackson's sister, [[La Toya Jackson|La Toya]], wrote of her experience staying at the ranch during her brother's trial in her 2012 memoir ''Starting Over''.<ref name="JacksonPhillips2012">{{cite book|author1=La Toya Jackson|author2=Jeffré Phillips|title=Starting Over|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SeQfvRHvZfwC|date=29 May 2012|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4516-2059-7|page=297}}</ref> In 2006, the facilities were closed and most of the staff were dismissed, with a spokesperson stating that this was the reflection of the fact that Jackson no longer lived there.
Neverland Ranch has a central role in the allegations against Jackson of [[child sexual abuse]]; it is one of the main sites where Jackson's accusers have said the sexual abuse took place. The ranch's association with sexual abuse allegations was described as a possible reason for a significant decrease in value.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/28/michael-jackson-neverland-ranch-reduces-price-by-70m|title=Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch cuts sale price by $69m|first=Guardian|last=music|date=28 February 2019|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/neverland-ranch-for-sale-michael-jackson.html</ref>
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