Michael Jackson’s brothers Jackie, Marlon and Tito and his nephew Taj speak out against HBO child sex abuse documentary “Leaving Neverland.”
Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY
After Part 1 of HBO’s Michael Jackson documentary “Leaving Neverland” aired Sunday, several famous names took to Twitter to comment on the film’s controversial elements.
The documentary, which airs its second part on Monday night at 8 EST/PST on HBO, is centered around Wade Robson, 36, and James Safechuck, 40, who tell their stories of Jackson allegedly sexually abusing them at ages 7 and 10, respectively, when they were in the singer’s inner circle at the height of his fame.
Amber Tamblyn wrote, “As a former child actress, I can’t help but watch this documentary and think about how wrong it is for children to be put in the position of performing for the soul (sic) purpose of pleasing adults. It’s such a slippery, dangerous, often abusive slope. #LeavingNeverland.”
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Bill Maher, whose “Real Time” show also airs on HBO, tweeted his praise of Richard Plepler, the since-departed HBO CEO who led the network through the past few months of “Leaving Neverland”-related controversies, including a $100 million lawsuit from the Jackson estate.
“Just watched Neverland doc – riveting, as has been so much on HBO with Richard Plepler at the helm, now resigned,” Maher wrote. “I don’t usually speak publicly about the inner workings of the/my biz, but just have to say…best boss I’ll ever have.”
Meanwhile, performer Amanda Palmer was inspired to write a poem from the perspective of Jackson’s accusers.
“Never accuse you will not be believed and you were to blame for being wantable,” she tweeted.
While John Legend hasn’t commented on the documentary since its Sunday premiere, he told radio host Elvis Duran on Thursday that he planned to watch “Leaving Neverland” upon its release.
“I think everybody has to make their choices for themselves about what’s too far for them and whether you can listen to somebody’s music without thinking of the terrible things that they’ve done,” said Legend, who personally participated in Lifetime’s “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary series.“I don’t know what’s going to be in the Michael Jackson documentary, so I’ll be watching just like everyone else.”
The singer’s estate has condemned the documentary in multiple statements and called Robson and Safechuck’s credibility into question.
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