MichaelJackson fans are working hard to silence LeavingNeverland, a controversial documentary centred on the child abuse allegations that dogged the popstar for decades.
at face value, shaping a narrative uninterested in facts, proof, credibility. We faced similar"graphic" claims + trial-by-media in '05. Jury saw through it all. Trial-by-law proved Michael's innocence long ago. Fact.The documentary has shattered the glittering veneer around the late King of Pop, presenting in lurid detail the stories of Robson and Safechuck who say Jackson abused them for years as minors.
The documentary centres on Safechuck, 41, and Robson, 36, who recount separate but consistent accounts of how their idol molested them as boys.Both describe the childlike Jackson wooing them — inviting them into his fairytale existence, gaining their families’ trust and manipulating them into keeping their sexual relations secret.Their mothers also offer narratives of seduction into the cult of Jackson — and the ensuing guilt that haunts them.
Jackson faced accusations in 1993 of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy and settled out of court, with Robson and Safechuck saying at the time that Jackson hadn’t touched them. Amid the deluge of publicity and white-hot controversy that surrounds the release of the explosive documentary, Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in California’s scenic Santa Ynez Valley has popped back up for sale at $US31 million .
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