Evan Chandler
| Evan Chandler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Evan Robert Charmatz January 25, 1944 Bronx, New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | November 5, 2009 (aged 65) Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Evan Chandler |
| Occupation | Dentist, Screenwriter |
| Known for | Accusing Michael Jackson of having molested his son. |
| Spouse(s) | June Chandler (1974-1985; divorced); Natalie (separated) |
Evan Chandler (born Evan Robert Charmatz; January 25, 1944 – November 5, 2009) was an American screenwriter and dentist, perhaps best known for accusing pop icon Michael Jackson of child sexual abuse against his son Jordan.
Evan Robert Charmatz was born in 1944 in Bronx, New York. In 1973 he moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, where he subsequently changed his last name because Charmatz sounded too Jewish.
In her autobiographical book Shockaholic, Carrie Fisher claims that Chandler was her dentist, and was known as the "dentist to the stars," happily accommodating questionable requests by the famous in exchange for being associated with them. In the late 1980s, addict Fisher would get unnecessary dental surgery just to obtain morphine from him. Fisher claimed Chandler could be persuaded via financial incentives or "favors" to come to a patient's house to administer drugs. His license plate read "SLEEP MD". In the book, Fisher refers to Chandler as "strange", referring to him as "this freak", saying Chandler told her in the privacy of a dental visit that "My son is VERY (unsettling smile, raised eyebrows, maybe even a lewd wink) good looking...It was grotesque. This man was letting me know that he had this valuable thing that Michael Jackson 'wanted'". She describes how shortly afterwards, he reversed himself and in 1993 told Fisher he was bringing charges against Jackson, and at that time was "shocked with moral indignation". Fisher then states, "This was the time I knew I had to find another dentist. No drug can hide the feeling of one's skin crawling...I never thought that Michael's whole thing with kids was sexual. Never. As in Neverland. Granted, it was miles from appropriate, but just because it wasn't normal doesn't mean that it had to be perverse. Those aren't the only two choices for what can happen between an adult and an un-related child hanging out together...and yes, he had an amusement park, a zoo, a movie theatre, popcorn, candy and an elephant, but to draw a line under all that and add it up to the assumption that he fiendishly rubbed his hands together as he assembled this giant super spiderweb to lure and trap kids into it is just bad math."
Chandler was also a screenwriter, co-writing the 1993 comedy film Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
In 1993, Chandler accused Michael Jackson of molesting Chandler's son Jordan after his son told him of the allegations while under the influence of sodium amytal during a routine dental procedure. At the time, Chandler was in the midst of a custody battle for the boy with his ex-wife, June Chandler-Schwartz. The 1993 molestation case ended after Jackson reached a settlement with Chandler for a reported U.S. $22 million, although this amount was never confirmed by Jackson and no formal charges were brought after two independent grand juries decided not to indict the pop star.
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