Michael Jackson documentary āLeaving Neverlandā full coverage
The Michael Jackson documentary āLeaving Neverlandā has been generating headlines ever since it was announced in early January that it would premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. In the film, Wade Robson and James Safechuck share their stories of being allegedly sexually abused by Jackson when they were children and how they have since come to terms with the trauma. (Jacksonās estate has issued heated denials about the accusations made in the film.)
Look back at The Timesā complete coverage of the headlines so far, and keep this page bookmarked for the latest developments.
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Former child star Corey Feldman came to Michael Jacksonās defense on Monday after the polarizing HBO docuseries āLeaving Neverlandā accused the late King of Pop of sexual abuse.
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āYou canāt touch me ācause Iām untouchable,ā Michael Jackson sang on his last real studio album, and for years that appeared to be true.
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HBO aired the first half of its two-part, four-hour-long Michael Jackson documentary āLeaving Neverlandā Sunday with viewer reaction divided among mortification, denial and rage.
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Michael Jacksonās been gone since 2009, but when āLeaving Neverlandā arrives Sunday on HBO, it does so amid a new, or perhaps rekindled, controversy regarding the King of Pop.
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Oprah Winfrey is arguably the most famous survivor of childhood sexual abuse in the world.
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Oprah Winfrey will sit down with James Safechuck and Wade Robson, the two men who allege they were sexually abused by Michael Jackson in the upcoming HBO documentary āLeaving Neverland,ā in an hourlong television special.
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The ongoing feud between Michael Jacksonās estate and HBO over the documentary āLeaving Neverlandā escalated on Thursday, with the estate filing a lawsuit alleging that the cable channel is violating non-disparagement agreements it had made with the pop star prior to his death.
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They spoke out against Michael Jackson in āLeaving Neverland.ā Now, theyāre facing the fallout
Theyād told their stories before, first in the quiet confines of therapists offices, then explicitly in court documents.
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The new stage musical inspired by the life of Michael Jackson has hit a snag on its way to Broadway amid renewed scrutiny of the pop starās legacy.
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On Friday, HBO announced an air date for āLeaving Neverland,ā the two-part documentary from filmmaker Dan Reed about Wade Robson and James Safechuckās claims of sexual abuse by pop star Michael Jackson.
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Roughly an hour into āLeaving Neverland,ā it felt like my chest had caved in.
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Michael Jacksonās family is speaking out about the controversial new docu-series āLeaving Neverland,ā which sent shock waves through the Sundance Film Festival over the weekend ā and ignited a fury online from fans who have yet to see the film.
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Nearly 10 years after his death, the Michael Jackson brand is stronger than ever.
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Times film critic Justin Chang is keeping a regular diary over the course of a week at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
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A few years ago, when Dan Reed first learned that two men had filed child sexual abuse lawsuits against Michael Jackson, he was stunned.
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The Michael Jackson estate has responded to a controversial documentary about the late pop icon centered on two men who accuse him of sexually abusing them as children.
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The new four-hour documentary āLeaving Neverland,ā in which two men accuse late singer Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them as children, sent shock waves through the Sundance Film Festival at its premiere here Friday.
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The instant āLeaving Neverlandā was announced, controversy ensued.
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Michael Jacksonās estate has decried a documentary set to premiere this month at the Sundance Film Festival that features two men who say they were sexually abused by the singer.
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The Sundance Film Festival announced two additional documentaries have been added to the 2019 lineup Wednesday, each assured to make headlines.
