Michael Jackson estate slams LeavingNeverland's 'complete farce' Emmys win
on Saturday night. The Dan Reed-directed film — which spans four hours and explores sexual abuse claims made against the late Michael Jackson by former child stars James Safechuck and Wade Robson — premiered on HBO in March.on Monday. "For a film that is a complete fiction to be honored in a nonfiction Emmy category is a complete farce," the statement read.
" and insisted it "isn't a documentary," while his family called Reed and the pic's two accusers "opportunists."how much the recognition from the Television Academy meant to him and those who worked on the doc. aired in March, it has launched many important conversations about child sexual abuse and the grooming that accompanies it. This was why James Safechuck and Wade Robson and their families spoke out, and why we made the documentary," said Reed.
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