What is Evan Chandler?
'''Evan Chandler''' (born Evan Robert Charmatz) (January 25, 1944 – November 5, 2009) was an American [[screenwriter]] and [[dentist]]. He was best known for accusing [[Michael Jackson]] of [[sexual abuse|sexually abusing]] his son Jordan Chandler in 1993. ==Early life== Chandler was born in the Bronx to [[Jewish]] parents. He changed his name from Charmatz to Chandler because he thought Charmatz was “too Jewish-sounding”. ==Career== Chandler wrote the 1993 movie ''[[:en:Robin_Hood:_Men_in_Tights|Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]''. In her book ''Shockaholic'', [[Carrie Fisher]] said that Chandler was her dentist.<ref>Shockaholic. Carrie Fisher, Simon & Schuster, 2011</ref> ==Accusations against Michael Jackson== In 1993, Chandler accused Michael Jackson of [[Molestation|molesting]] his son Jordan. Jordan had made the [[hebephilia]] allegations after taking [[:en:Amobarbital|sodium amytal]]. The 1993 molestation case ended in 1994 after Jackson reached a settlement with Chandler for a reported U.S. $20 million. Jordan legally emancipated himself from his parents in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/24/newsid_2512000/2512077.stm|title=1993: Michael Jackson accused of child abuse|date=24 August 1993|publisher=|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> An article in ''USA Today'' said that Chandler tried to sue Jackson again in 1996 but the case was dismissed in 1998. In 2006, Jordan took out a [[:en:Restraining_order|restraining order]] against his dad after claiming that he attacked him with a dumbbell weight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.net/news/evan-chandler-commits-suicide_1122799|title=Evan Chandler Commits Suicide|date=18 November 2009|website=Contactmusic.com}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==Death== Chandler shot himself in the head on November 5 2009. He suffered with depression for many years. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1228772/Michael-Jackson-Jordan-Chandlers-father-Evan-co