It seems like everything has been said about the Leaving Neverland documentary. Of course,
it’s difficult to ignore the reports of Wade Robson and James Safechuck, but on the
other hand, numerous inaccuracies pointed out in HBO documentary made people stop believing
in these stories! Still, there’s no end to the comments from both sides and the battle
between the faithful fans and the accusers of the King of Pop continues. What makes Michael
Jackson's supporters so confident in the innocence of their idol? Stay with CurioSips to get
to know what they have up their sleeve! In our previous videos, we have talked about
many inconsistencies of the documentary. So far, the issues haven’t been commented on
by the creator of the film. However, recently there has been some information which the
director of the documentary couldn’t ignore. James Safechuck revealed that he was close
to the musician from 1988-1992 and that intimacy took place, among others at the train station
on the Neverland ranch. Meanwhile, Michael Jackson's biographer Mike Smallcombe notes
that the station was built in 1993 and opened a year later!
This is one of the pieces of information suggesting obvious inaccuracies of the film. The director,
Dan Reed, admitted "Yeah there seems to be no doubt about the station date. The date
they have wrong is the end of the abuse." In the meantime, it caused even bigger discussion.
People accuse creators of lying and manipulation! Fans believe it to be proof of the lies about
the legendary musician and another evidence of his innocence!
In connection to such reports, there were rumors that HBO intends to remove Leaving
Neverland from its website. It would be something that the musician’s defenders would like,
but for HBO it’d simply be a waste of money! According to the channel's representative,
Quentin Schaffer, the film will be available on HBO until April 16, then it’ll be on
the HBO NOW and HBO GO platforms. What's more, according to the spokesman of the channel,
the documentary is the “second most watched on HBO in the past ten years with 7.5 million
viewers for Part 1.” Can you imagine how much of profits it is?!
Meanwhile, Oprah Winfrey removed her tweets and Youtube videos with her comments about
the documentary. The influential journalist, in March, interviewed the director and main
characters of Leaving Neverland. She claimed that the film opened her eyes to the truth
about the artist she had known for many years. Meanwhile, at the beginning of April in the
program The Daily Show, she admitted that after the publication of that interview she
hadn't faced as much hate response since the episode in which Ellen DeGeneres revealed
her orientation! The star admitted that during her career,
217 episodes were devoted to harassment. From the very beginning, she wanted people to understand
that it’s not about a specific person, but about the way in which people are abused.
Fans, however, believe that Oprah Winfrey is trying to defend herself and stop negative
comments because she has just signed a contract to create her own programs for Apple. Does
it mean she has to forget about this case to earn money?
From the very beginning, Michael Jackson has been fiercely defended not only by fans but
also by people who were close to him. In addition to lawsuits and claims for multi-million damages
for defamation from the film, they recently published their own document on these events.
Neverland Firsthand: Investigating the Michael Jackson Documentary is half an hour long and
was published on Youtube. In it, Michael's nephew and niece, Taj and Brandi Jackson and
Brad Sundberg, a friend of the singer, undermine the reliability of the two accusers from the
HBO documentary. They recall that they both defended the singer earlier, and say that
now Wade Robson and James Safechuck are simply trying to make money using these accusations!
Because even if, as they say, they didn’t get paid for the film, they can, after all,
give paid interviews, and in the future write memoirs!
The narrator of the movie, Liam McEwan, a journalist known for interviewing celebrities,
not only talks to his guests but also cites the documents about Robson's financial crisis
and reports of his nervous breakdown, suggesting once again that Leaving Neverland was all
about money. What’s interesting is that after the publication of the controversial
documentary, the sales of Jackson’s records increased, and thus the profits of his heirs!
Do you think the accusers are seeking justice and truth? Or do they only want money? Who
actually made money on it? We’ll be glad to read all your comments and don’t forget
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