According to the HBO website, the final airing of the documentary Leaving Neverland will be moved to April 17th. It was supposed to be in late September but it is likely due to the inconsistencies in James Safechuck’s story. Safechuck alleged that he was abused by Jackson from 1988 to 1992 and that one incident happened at Neverland’s train station. However, the train station wasn’t actually built until 1993.
As was reported last week, Taj Jackson, Michael Jackson’s nephew, is raising funds for his own docuseries that will expose the lies the media has told about Michael. Also, the Jackson estate planned to sue HBO immediately after Leaving Neverland aired. Oprah Winfrey deleted her After Neverland interviews, conversations between her and the two alleged victims in Leaving Neverland, from her YouTube channel.
Despite hearing rumors about Michael Jackson and pedophilia throughout my life, I was still shocked when I saw Leaving Neverland. I was not alone in this reaction either, as the internet promptly erupted in a firestorm when it aired. Therefore, it would have been quite evil if both James Safechuck had completely fabricated his sexual relations with Michael.
We should also remember that a person’s memory is far from always correct. Being so young at the time, Safechuck could have misremembered the exact time span that the abuse took place, without lying about the abuse actually happening. Whatever the truth may be, I’m not going to firmly take either side of the controversy and will keep a look out for any future revelations.
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