Leaving neverland documentary6/7/2023 One of the most jarring elements of the film is the way it so casually dives into the molestation claims. Leaving Neverland lets Robson and Safechuck tell their stories in harrowing detail. Both say they were not only molested by Jackson, but that they entered into what they thought of as a full-blown romantic relationship with the man. Robson, who grew up in Australia, came to the attention of the King of Pop when he won a Michael Jackson dance contest. Safechuck appeared in a commercial with the superstar. Both are grown men now, but when they met Jackson, they were very young. Reed's doc – which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and airs on HBO in March – focuses on two of Jackson's alleged victims, Wade Robson and Jimmy Safechuck. Was Michael Jackson a pedophile? When the four-hours of Leaving Neverland ended, it became nearly impossible for me to think that he wasn't. But as Reed's brutal, unflinching, and often sickening doc unfolds, it's nearly impossible to draw any other conclusion. In the eyes of the legal system, he's still an innocent man, and to proclaim him to be 100% guilty of the charges in Leaving Neverland is above my pay grade. Before we go any further, a disclaimer: as I mentioned above, Jackson was acquitted on a charge of child molestation.
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