Though the filmmaker felt “it was a real long shot,” the accusers agreed to participate. Upon learning of Robson and Safechuck’s complaints, Reed reached out to the legal teams for the two men and expressed his interest in interviewing them. During lunch with an executive at England’s Channel 4, he suggested Michael Jackson: Was he or wasn’t he guilty of sexual abuse? The idea for the documentary began with Reed, who had been looking back in 2016 for his next nonfiction project: Something big and investigative, an iconic American story that had the power to engage audiences on a global scale. To give people the same connection and comfort we’ve got going through this.”ĭirector Jennifer Kent, from the film “The Nightingale,” photographed at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Friday, Jan. “It was really trying to tell the story and shine a light on it. “From the get-go, there was no money ever offered and we never expected anything,” Safechuck said after the film’s premiere. They have provided no independent evidence and absolutely no proof in support of their accusations … despite all the disingenuous denials made that this is not about money, it has always been about money - millions of dollars.” The two accusers testified under oath that these events never occurred. “These claims were the basis of lawsuits filed by these two admitted liars which were ultimately dismissed by a judge. “The film takes uncorroborated allegations that supposedly happened 20 years ago and treats them as fact,” Jackson’s estate said in a lengthy statement issued after “Leaving Neverland” premiered. The estate, and Jackson’s fans, are encouraging the public to see the film as nothing more than a smear campaign against a singer who was vilified his entire life and innocent of all allegations against him (Jackson was acquitted on charges of child molestation and of administering an intoxicating agent to a minor in 2005 he paid $22 million to settle a civil case with another accuser in 1994). The film takes uncorroborated allegations that supposedly happened 20 years ago and treats them as fact. In part because Robson and Safechuck defended Jackson years ago, the film has come under intense scrutiny by the estate, which has accused the film’s subjects of being motivated by money.
Richards, like most ardent Jackson fans who have been rallying online, is echoing the position of the Jackson estate, which has dismissed the “so-called ‘documentary’” as a rehash of “dated and discredited allegations.” … This is obviously bringing a lot of attention and fame, and eventually, down the road, I’m sure they’ll be able to make money somehow.”
But when you’ve been faced with a situation where someone has been lying for 20 years straight, you can’t take it at face-value. “I hear people saying you must believe the victims, which I strongly agree with. “To believe him now, you have to believe that he was lying for the last 20 years, including under oath,” she continued. “Basically, to believe Wade Robson’s allegations, you have to believe that he is a liar to a great degree,” said Sara Richards, a 26-year-old student who lives in the United Kingdom and is the co-owner of MJJLegion, one of the many Twitter fan pages that has dedicated its feed to discrediting the accusers. Hardcore fans were at the ready on Twitter, directing an onslaught of messages at any of the festivalgoers who walked out of the Egyptian and posted about what they had seen. Only a couple of protesters turned up at Sundance.
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