![]() ![]() They watched Safechuck, Robson, and their respective mothers, Stephanie and Joy, talk about how Jackson groomed them with lavish attention, gifts, and the otherworldly perks of his stardom before, during, and even after the men say they were having sex with the pop star. They watched Safechuck and Robson describe in painstaking and painful detail the sex acts they say Jackson made them perform with him for years, Safechuck starting when he was 10, Robson when he was 7. ![]() The reaction likely was because the audience was filled with child sexual abuse survivors and their supporters. In the film’s fourth and final hour, when Safechuck’s mother shared her glee upon learning Jackson had died - “Oh thank god, he can’t hurt any more children!” - the audience began clapping with sudden, almost angry passion. On a chilly afternoon in New York City last Wednesday, a crowd of roughly 100 people spent the afternoon at TheTimesCenter watching an advance screening of Leaving Neverland, the HBO documentary alleging that Jackson maintained intimate sexual relationships with two underage boys - James Safechuck and Wade Robson - over multiple years. "I think we can all agree that the false allegations being made in your 'documentary' are 'significant allegations'… it is hard to imagine more significant accusations that can possibly be made against anyone.Ten years after Michael Jackson’s death, it’s bracing to hear those words spoken aloud about the pop music megastar - let alone hear an audience burst into applause in response. "Those concerned should be given an appropriate and timely opportunity to respond," part of the statement says. Jackson's estate recently released a statement about Leaving Neverland, stating the documentary's director failed to contact them before the film was shown at Sundance. ![]() There are a variety of reasons for this, including confusing feelings of love and abuse due to grooming, fear of retaliation from the abuser, or fear of hurting the abuser themselves. However, as Refinery29 reports, it's actually common for victims to defend their abusers, even well into adulthood. Because Jackson was acquitted of child molestation charges in 2005, at which trial Robson himself defended the late singer, many fans are ready to believe the whole thing is false. In the trailer for the documentary, Robson says that he has come out now to finally speak the truth that he’s kept quiet about for so long. And to be honest, it's hard to prove definitively either way. Wade Robson and James Safechuck are the subjects of the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, and viewers are already likely wondering if Leaving Neverland is true or if these accusations have no merit. But now two individuals are accusing the famed singer of allegedly molesting them in their youth. Michael Jackson has been dead for almost 10 years, well after being cleared of the 2005 child molestation charges against him. ![]()
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