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Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson picks up where the 2019 exposé left off, tracing Wade Robson and James Safechuck’s quest for justice through civil courts. Filmmaker Dan Reed frames their decade-long battle with the clarity of a vérité documentarian, intercutting split-screen Zoom hearings with archival footage.

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As with Satyajit Ray’s humanist eye, Reed captures fleeting expressions—Robson’s tight jaw, Safechuck’s distant gaze—to convey internal conflict without didactic narration. The editing rhythm mirrors street montages from Bollywood’s New Wave, shifting between press backlash and small-town courtroom whispers.

A sparse musical score underscores emotional weight, recalling the minimalist...

Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson's long list of interviewees shed light on the controversies surrounding Michael Jackson, including fans, lawyers, and LAPD Detectives. 

The new documentary showcases Wade Robson and James Safechuck's legal battle against Michael Jackson. They alleged that Jackson sexually abused them in the past.

Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson became available to stream on YouTube on March 19.

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Director Dan Reed has released a second documentary surrounding the Michael Jackson sexual abuse allegations. Titled Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson, the 53-minute film follows the two alleged victims from the first miniseries (Wade Robson and James Safechuck) as they come to terms with their grooming and sexual abuse, begin their decade-long attempt to file lawsuits, and handle the vitriol and support that stemmed from the initial documentary.

Both Leaving Neverland projects were directed and produced by Dan Reed. Leaving Neverland was released in 2019 on HBO, which led the Jackson Estate to file a $100 million lawsuit against the network. With HBO choosing not to air the sequel, Leaving Neverland 2 is instead available to stream for free in the US on YouTube.

In Leaving Neverland, Robson and Safechuck both allege they were sexually abused by Jackson as children. The two had previously defended Jackson during his 1993 child molestation allegations, publicly...

Director Dan Reed has released a second documentary surrounding the Michael Jackson sexual abuse allegations. Titled Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson, the 53-minute film follows the two alleged victims from the first miniseries (Wade Robson and James Safechuck) as they come to terms with their grooming and sexual abuse, begin their decade-long attempt to file lawsuits, and handle the vitriol and support that stemmed from the initial documentary.

Both Leaving Neverland projects were directed and produced by Dan Reed. Leaving Neverland was released in 2019 on HBO, which led the Jackson Estate to file a $100 million lawsuit against the network. With HBO choosing not to air the sequel, Leaving Neverland 2 is instead available to stream for free in the US on YouTube.)

In Leaving Neverland, Robson and Safechuck both allege they were sexually abused by Jackson as children. The two had previously defended Jackson during his 1993 child molestation allegations, publicly...

Wade Robson and James Safechuck, the two men who accused Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them as minors in the bombshell doc Leaving Neverland, look forward to their day in court with apprehension and assurance in a new clip from Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson.

Directed by Dan Reed (who also helmed the original Leaving Neverland), the new film focuses on Robson and Safechuck’s years-long efforts to secure a trial for their lawsuit against Jackson’s companies, which they claim enabled and covered up his years of alleged abuse.

For director Dan Reed, “Leaving Neverland” was never about Michael Jackson.

“It was their story,” Reed says over Zoom from London about Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who in his bombshell 2019 documentary alleged that Jackson, the iconic late pop star, had sexually abused them as children. “A lot of people see it as a story about Michael Jackson, but it is literally the story of these two guys. And this film is just what happened next.”

Reed is referring to “Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson,” his long-gestating follow-up that’s finally debuting on Tuesday — via Channel 4 in the U.K. and on YouTube in the U.S. — after six years. Featuring exclusive access to court hearings, the 50-minute documentary primarily focuses on Robson and Safechuck’s fight for justice after suing Jackson’s companies, which are governed by his estate, for neglecting to protect them from the alleged abuse.

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Channel 4 revisits the controversial allegations against Michael Jackson in “Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson,” airing this Tuesday. The original documentary sent shockwaves through the entertainment world, and this follow-up continues the story, focusing on Wade Robson and James Safechuck’s decade-long legal battle to have their claims heard in court. The documentary follows their […]

Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson...

Dan Reed’s Leaving Neverland 2 continues the story of Wade Robson and James Safechuck as they pursue legal action against Michael Jackson’s estate. The documentary follows their attempts to bring the case to trial, shedding light on the challenges they have faced in the legal system.

The sequel documents their efforts to hold Jackson’s companies accountable, arguing that they failed to protect them from alleged abuse. The case has moved through the courts for over a decade, with a California appeals court ruling in 2023 that their lawsuit could proceed to trial next year. Robson, expressing frustration over the delays, states, “I want my day in court.”

Reed, who spent years filming in their homes and at court proceedings, believes that the legal process reinforces the credibility of their claims. “I wanted to show how difficult and exhausting it is to try and get justice in the court system,...

It’s been six years since Leaving Neverland left an indelible impression on Michael Jackson’s legacy. The King of Pop was cleared of child abuse charges during his lifetime, but something about the Emmy-winning testimony of Wade Robson and James Safechuck stuck in the collective consciousness, despite consistent denials from Jackson’s family and those who manage his business empire.

Leaving Neverland 2 picks up the story where the first film left off in 2019, chronicling Robson and Safechuck’s legal battle with the Jackson estate as they seek to hold the singer’s enablers accountable for the abuse they claim to have suffered. “I want my day in court,” Robson says intensely. In this sense, the Leaving Neverland sequel feels like a prelude to the main event: a trial next year in which their allegations will be tested in front of a jury. Director Dan Reed calls it a “stepping stone” documentary.

“Leaving Neverland” director Dan Reed is planning on making a third installment to document the forthcoming trial of Michael Jackson accusers Wade Robson and James Safechuck against the late pop star’s companies.

Reed is already following up his bombshell 2019 docuseries — in which Robson and Safechuck alleged that Jackson sexually abused them as children — with a sequel, “Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson,” premiering March 18 on Channel 4 in the U.K. and on YouTube in the U.S.

The 50-minute “Surviving Michael Jackson” primarily focuses on Robson and Safechuck’s fight to have their day in court after suing Jackson’s companies, which are governed by his estate, for neglecting to protect them from the alleged abuse. Jackson consistently denied the allegations before his death in 2009, and his estate has continued to do so. After going back and forth in the legal system for a decade, in 2023 a California...

Leaving Neverland, the 2019 documentary about Wade Robson and James Safechuck's allegations of Michael Jackson's abuse, is getting a sequel and the trailer has been released. Directed by Dan Reed, Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson is set to premiere for free on Real Stories, Little Dot Studios' premium documentary channel on YouTube. Before its streaming release, the documentary will air on the UK's Channel 4 on Mar. 18, and then it will be available for free on YouTube.

Leaving Neverland 2 continues Robson and Safechuck's ordeal as they try to get some justice from Jackson's estate. Both men have accused the King of Pop of sexual abuse, and their allegations were documented in a two-part documentary film released by HBO under their label HBO Documentary Films. Dan Reed's documentary was critically acclaimed, and it won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. Leaving Neverland sits at 98% on Rotten Tomatoes,...

Back in 2019, Channel 4 and HBO brought the world a two-part documentary called Leaving Neverland, which dug into the stories of Wade Robson and James Safechuck, men who allege they were sexually abused as children by pop super-star Michael Jackson. Now a sequel titled Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson is scheduled to premiere on Channel 4 at 9Pm on March 18, and a short teaser trailer has made its way online. You can check it out in the embed above. In the United States and English-speaking Canada, the film will premiere at 8Pm Et on March 18 on Real Stories, Little Dot Studios’ premium documentary channel on YouTube. Leaving Neverland 2 will not be featured on HBO because the Jackson estate successfully sued the network for breaching a non-disparagement clause in a 1992 contract for an HBO concert special on Jackson’s Dangerous tour when they distributed the first Leaving Neverland.

Deadline informs us...

Exclusive: A trailer for Leaving Neverland 2 has dropped, promising to pick up the pieces of the bombshell 2019 documentary in which Michael Jackson faced pedophilia allegations.

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has published a 40-second teaser for the film, which follows Wade Robson and James Safechuck’s fight for justice after they accused the King of Pop of sexual assault.

“I want my day in court,” Robson says, arching an eyebrow. “People must have known,” adds Safechuck in a separate interview. The hour-long film will detail the personal toll of going public with their accusations and the backlash from Jackson’s global army of fans.

With exclusive access to hearings, the film will also show the extent to which Mjj Productions and Mjj Ventures fought to prevent Robson and Safechuck from pursuing justice.

Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson premieres at 9Pm on March 18 in the UK. In the U.S. and English-speaking Canada,...

A sequel to the bombshell 2019 documentary “Leaving Neverland” that featured the stories of two sexual abuse accusers of Michael Jackson will premiere on YouTube in the U.S. next month, not on HBO where the original film made waves after its Sundance premiere.

The documentary, titled “Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson,” again follows accusers Wade Robson and James Safechuck and is again directed by Dan Reed. This film, however, looks at Robson and Safechuck after they went public with their accusations against Jackson, including the “ongoing legal battle, the resulting personal toll, and the backlash they faced from Jackson’s global fanbase,” according to an official synopsis. The film also includes access to court hearings and other details about how Jackson’s team worked to prevent Safechuck’s legal case from reaching trial.

The film is an hour-long special that will first air on Channel 4 in the UK...

Premiering on HBO in 2019, Leaving Neverland was an explosive documentary that focused on the sexual abuse allegations of two men who said, as children, they were victimized by the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The film drew widespread acclaim and won several awards, including a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. Directed by Dan Reed, a sequel, Leaving Neverland 2, is set to make its streaming premiere next month, but not in the way you might think. Instead of debuting on Max, the documentary will launch on YouTube.

Per Deadline, Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson will premiere on YouTube in the U.S. and English Canada shortly after the film makes its UK debut on Channel 4 on March 18. Little Dot Studios acquired the rights to Reed's hour-long sequel, which will air on their Real Stories YouTube channel. The doc will once more trace the journey of Wade Robson and James Safechuck,...

The sequel to 2019 documentary “Leaving Neverland,” subtitled “Surviving Michael Jackson,” will be available to watch on YouTube in the U.S. and Canada.

Little Dot Studios, an All3Media company, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired the exclusive U.S. and English Canadian rights to the sequel and will premiere it on Real Stories, Little Dot’s premium documentary YouTube channel.

The hour-long follow-up, which is debuting in the U.K. via Channel 4 on March 18, will catch up with Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who accused the King of Pop of sexually abusing them when they were minors. Jackson denied the allegations during his lifetime, and his estate continues to do so. According to its official synopsis, “Leaving Neverland 2” captures Robson and Safechuck’s “ongoing legal battle, the resulting personal toll and the backlash they faced from Jackson’s global fanbase. With exclusive access to court hearings, the documentary...

Exclusive: Leaving Neverland 2, the followup to the explosive Emmy-winning Michael Jackson documentary, is set to premiere on YouTube in the U.S. and English Canada.

Little Dot Studios, the All3Media-owned digital content studio, has acquired the rights to stream director Dan Reed’s sequel film on Real Stories, its premium documentary channel on YouTube.

Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson, which follows Wade Robson and James Safechuck after they accused the King of Pop of sexual assault, will premiere shortly after the film has debuted in the UK on Channel 4 on March 18.

It captures the attempt by Safechuck and Robson to seek justice for what happened when they were minors. The hour-long film will detail the personal toll of going public with their accusations and the backlash from Jackson’s global army of fans.

Little Dot Studios has taken the rights after HBO declined to co-produce Leaving Neverland...

Leaving Neverland, the Emmy Award-winning documentary from HBO and director Dan Reed, is getting a surprise sequel. The controversial and harrowing documentary about the sexual assault claims laid out against Michael Jackson will return to screens in a movie calledLeaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson, but without the HBO documentary team involved. In fact, the reason why they're not involved may surprise you.

In a new report from Deadline, the trade publication confirmed that Leaving Neverland 2 will premiere in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 on March 18, 2025. The film will continue to follow Wade Robson and James Safechuck — the at-the-time minors who claimed that the much-beloved King of Pop (Jackson) sexually assaulted them — but this time in the aftermath of those accusations coming to light.

What Is 'Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson' About And Why Isn't HBO Involved?

Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson is said to document Safechuck,...

The documentary Finding Neverland premiered in two parts on HBO in 2019. Across four hours, former child performers Wade Robson and James Safechuck provided grueling descriptions of being allegedly groomed and sexually abused by Michael Jackson as children. The release sparked a number of questions, among them being the status of Jackson’s legacy. On March 18, director Dan Reed will return with the follow-up documentary Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson that interrogates a similar question, but for Robson and Safechuck as they weathered public response to their allegations.

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The Michael Jackson documentary “Leaving Neverland” is officially getting a sequel.

An hour-long follow-up film, subtitled “Surviving Michael Jackson,” will debut on the U.K.’s Channel 4 on March 18, Variety has confirmed. The sequel will catch up with Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who accused the King of Pop of sexually abusing them when they were minors. Jackson denied the allegations during his lifetime, and his estate continues to do so.

HBO, which produced the two-part 2019 doc, is not involved in the sequel. In 2020, HBO lost a legal battle against the Jackson estate, which sued the cabler for $100 million and argued that “Leaving Neverland” violated a 27-year-old non-disparagement clause from a 1992 concert film from the “Dangerous” tour.

Directed by Dan Reed, “Leaving Neverland 2” will explore the personal toll on Robson and Safechuck after they went public with accusations against Jackson. The two men continue to seek justice as they...

Leaving Neverland, the Emmy-winning Michael Jackson documentary, is set to return to screens with a sequel film next month.

Deadline first revealed five years ago that director Dan Reed was working on a follow-up to his 2019 documentary, in which Wade Robson and James Safechuck alleged that they were sexually assaulted by the King of Pop when they were minors.

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has now confirmed that the sequel will premiere on March 18. HBO, which co-produced the first documentary, is not involved in the second installment after a legal battle with the Jackson estate. U.S. courts ruled that Leaving Neverland constituted a breach of a non-disparagement clause in a 1992 contract for an HBO concert special on Jackson’s Dangerous tour.

Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson captures the attempt by Safechuck, Robson and their legal representatives to seek justice for what happened. The hour-long film will detail the personal...

The highly anticipated Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, might not make its initial 2025 release date, according to some reports.

Michael Jackson was one of the biggest musical artists of all time, earning the nickname 'The King of Pop'; his death on June 26, 2009, was a major moment in pop culture. The idea of a Michael Jackson biopic had circulated for years but gained traction in 2019 when Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King secured the life rights. So far, the movie has assembled an impressive creative team including Training Day director Antoine Fuqua, The Aviator screenwriter John Logan, and a cast that includes Nia Long, Coleman Domingo, Laura Harrier, Miles Teller, and Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson stepping into the role of his late uncle.

The site Film Stories noticed that Michael had been removed from its Oct. 3, 2025 release date on Box Office Mojo. This would mark the second delay to the film, as...

Certainly this could have been avoided? According to a bombshell report in Puck, Lionsgate‘s upcoming Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” faces massive rewrites and reshoots because of a deal the Jackson estate made years ago with the family of one of the performer’s child molestation accusers. Lionsgate did not return calls seeking comment.

In November 2024, Lionsgate announced that “Michael,” directed by Antoine Fuqua, would be delayed from a April 2025 release to October 3, 2025. According to Puck, the problem lay with an agreement between Jackson’s legal team and the family of Jordan Chandler, the then-13-year-old who accused Jackson of molestation in 1993.

That deal, made years before the movie began development, specifically excludes the Chandler family from any movies about Jackson’s life. However, the “Michael” script began and ended in 1993 with the Chandler accusations, with a third act that hinges on the legal drama surrounding the Chandlers’ eventual $20 million settlement.

The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, simply titled Michael, has been derailed by the promise of significant reshoots. The fresh rewrites and changes reportedly stem from an overlooked agreement signed by the Jackson family promising that a film would not feature the story of Jordan Chandler, the 13-year old whose molestation claim against Jackson sent shockwaves through the industry and changed the artist’s reputation forever.

According to Puck News’ Matthew Belloni, who shared his findings in his newsletter, “What I’m Hearing,” the film’s third act centers around the 1993 investigation into statements from Chandler, depicting Jackson as naïve in the face of opportunistic people with unfounded claims. This is consistent with Belloni’s previous reporting on Michael, which shared that the film “directly engages with the allegations against Jackson. And it not only engages, it wants very much to convince you Michael is innocent.”

However, long before the biopic was in development,...

The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, simply titled Michael, has been derailed by the promise of significant reshoots. The fresh rewrites and changes reportedly stem from an overlooked agreement signed by the Jackson family promising that a film would not feature the story of Jordan Chandler, the 13-year old whose molestation claim against Jackson sent shockwaves through the industry and changed the artist’s reputation forever.

According to Puck News’ Matthew Belloni, who shared his findings in his newsletter, “What I’m Hearing,” the film’s third act centers around the 1993 investigation into statements from Chandler, depicting Jackson as naïve in the face of opportunistic people with unfounded claims. This is consistent with Belloni’s previous reporting on Michael, which shared that the film “directly engages with the allegations against Jackson. And it not only engages, it wants very much to convince you Michael is innocent.”

However, long before the biopic was in development,...

Macaulay Culkin has long maintained the innocence of Michael Jackson after the Thriller singer was accused of misconduct against minors. There were several accusations against Jackson, most notably from Wade Robson and James Safechuck. Robson even went on to claim that Jackson replaced him with Culkin at the time. However, the Home Alone actor denied these claims.

Macaulay Culkin in a still from Richie Rich | Credits: Warner Bros.

Culkin shared that he had no reason to hold anything back about the pop icon. He reiterated during a 2020 interview that Jackson never did anything to him, while also adding that he never saw any wrongdoing at the Neverland Ranch. Culkin went on to narrate a story about how he shut down a conversation about Jackson with actor James Franco.

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Michael Jackson in the Beat It music video | Credits: Billboard Music

In fact, both supporters and critics of the late pop icon have weighed in on the issue. However, there seems to be a rather thin line between what is real and what is fictional. With netizens taking to social media to share their takes on the matter, a few rumors like a connecting tunnel...

Michael Jackson’s reputation suffered a serious blow the day the allegations broke. Fans and fellow celebrities gathered their collective senses and pondered over the Moonwalker’s dual identity. After all, nothing in the world of glitz and glamor is ever what it appears on the surface.

Michael Jackson performing live at the Dangerous World Tour in Monza, Italy in 1992 [Photo by Daniele Dalledonne, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons]

Over the following 16 years, the iconic musician’s life was overshadowed by rumors, scandal, controversy, and lawsuits. The singer no longer inspired messages of unity, peace, and hope. No longer did his songs transcend the listener’s soul into disco heaven. Michael Jackson’s name was forevermore tarnished by the unresolved mystery of what happens behind the closed doors of Neverland.

Michael Jackson’s Legacy Recedes Into the Shadows

In July 1993, a 13-year-old boy named Jordan Chandler confided in his father...

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Michael Jackson performing live at Dangerous Tour in Monza, Italy in 1992 [Photo by Daniele Dalledonne, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons]

As the years rolled by, the singer faded from the frontlines of popular culture, and his music was replaced by new pop icons like Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, and The Weeknd. However, the allegations remained the talk of the town, following him around, snapping at his heels, even after his highly controversial, tragic, and untimely death three weeks before Jackson was set to make a career comeback.

A judge sided with Michael Jackson’s estate Thursday and blocked an attempt by accusers Wade Robson and James Safechuck to obtain “the entirety of the criminal file” involving child molestation allegations leveled against the singer in two California counties since the early Nineties. Photographs of Jackson’s nude body and genitalia taken by Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies in connection with a 1993 criminal investigation were part of the rejected request.

“These requests for evidence relate to basic fairness, so we can all have the same evidence,” John Carpenter, the lawyer representing Robson and Safechuck,...

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Not everyone is thrilled that there’s a biopic being made about pop sensation Michael Jackson. The director of “Leaving Neverland,” the HBO documentary that delves into accusations of Jackson’s alleged child abuse, last month accused director Antoine Fuqua’s film of being “a complete whitewash” and that it aims to “completely rewrite the allegations and dismiss them out of hand.”

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Dan Reed, director of the documentary Leaving Neverland, is calling the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic “a complete whitewash” of Jackson’s life.

Reed’s documentary covers the alleged sexual abuse by Jackson against two young boys, Wade Robson and James Safechuck. Reed, who says he read the script for the biopic Michael, says the film fails to address the allegations against Jackson.

In a statement, Reed said, “It’s an out-and-out attempt to completely rewrite the allegations and dismiss them out of hand, and contains complete lies. You never even see him alone with any boys when it is a matter of fact that he shared his bed with small children for many years.”

The biopic will star Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in his acting debut. Other cast members include Colman Domingo as Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson and Miles Teller as John Branca, Jackson’s manager.

Reed criticized Jackson’s estate,...

Michael Jackson biopic accused of whitewashing sexual misconduct allegations, omitting controversial aspects of his life. Director Dan Reed criticizes upcoming film for only showing positive interactions between Jackson and children. Film portrays Jackson as a caring figure, leaving out allegations of child sexual abuse and legal battles.

Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed blasted the upcoming Michael Jackson musical biopic for peddling "complete lies." While Michael's release is still over a year away, Reed read a draft of the script and blasted it as a "complete whitewash", as it pertains to the sexual misconduct allegations against the late King of Pop (via Deadline).

MIchael Biography

A biopic about the life and career of famous singer/songwriter Michael Jackson.

Release Date2025-00-00DirectorAntoine FuquaCastJaafar Jackson, Miles Teller, Nia Long, Colman DomingoWritersJohn LoganStudioLionsgate

"It's an out-and-out attempt to completely rewrite the allegations and dismiss them out of hand, and contains complete lies.

The legacy of the Late Michael Jackson, who was widely called the King of Pop, and still is to this day, might never be fully able to be expressed through the medium of entertainment. And yet, filmmaker Antoine Fuqua is said to be bringing his A-Game in the future as he is currently directing the upcoming biopic of the legendary musician, titled Michael.

Michael Jackson from his music video They Don’t Care About Us

While several documentaries may have been made in honor of the star’s life in the past, this will be the first major Hollywood production that will tell the tale of the early days of the star’s life and how he became a worldwide sensation.

But according to British filmmaker Dan Reed, who made one of the most famous documentaries about the star, titled Leaving Neverland, he claims that this film is Whitewashing all...

The forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic has been slammed by the maker of the documentary Leaving Neverland, with Dan Reed calling the movie’s script “a complete whitewash.”

Reed, whose 2019 film featured claims by Wade Robson and James Safechuck that Jackson had abused them as children, told The Times of London he had seen a draft script of the biopic, due for release next year. He said:

“It’s an out-and-out attempt to completely rewrite the allegations and dismiss them out of hand, and contains complete lies. You never even see him alone with any boys, when it is a matter of fact that he shared his bed with small children for many years.”

The biopic has drawn a pedigree team in director Antoine Fuqua, who made Training Day, and writer John Logan, Oscar-nominated for Gladiator, The Aviator and Hugo.

Oscar-nominated Colman Domingo is playing Jackson’s abusive father, Joe, while Miles Teller will play John Branca, Jackson’s manager.

The newspaper adds that music sales data suggests that Jackson’s appeal is growing again after his star waned prior to his death in 2009. It cites Sony’s confirmation last month that it will acquire half of Jackson’s catalog in a deal that valued his assets at $1.2 billion — the largest transaction for a single musician’s work. And Billboard reports that consumption of Jackson’s music worldwide grew last year by more than 38 per cent to 6.5 billion on-demand streams.

The musical Mj, telling the story of the star’s life and using his music, has also arrived in London, fresh from success on Broadway, with German and Australian tour dates also scheduled. The musical makes no mention of the abuse allegations that Jackson faced.

Michael producer Graham King emphasizes his unbiased approach to the King of Pop biopic, focusing on humanizing without sanitizing. Despite controversy surrounding Michael Jackson's allegations, the film maintains his innocence, leaving the audience to form their opinions. Michael's stance on the pop star has sparked controversy in the wake of the documentary series Leaving Neverland.

Michael producer Graham King speaks on the film’s “unbiased” approach. Michael is an upcoming biopic surrounding the family and career life of the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Michael is directed by Antoine Fuqua and features a leading cast of Jafaar Jackson, Colman Domingo, Miles Teller, Nia Long, and Laura Harrier.

Jafaar Jackson, who plays the King of Pop in the movie, is the real-life nephew of Michael Jackson.

Speaking with Variety, King explains the team’s stance on Michael and its approach. According to King, he and the Michael team sought...

Since January, the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” has released a series of announcements of the film’s cast, including recent Oscar nominee Colman Domingo as Jackson’s father, Joe, Nia Long as Jackson’s mother, Katherine, and Miles Teller as John Branca, Jackson’s attorney and the co-executor of his estate. Each press release includes the same description of the film, promising a “riveting and honest portrayal of the brilliant yet complicated man” that will include both Jackson’s “undeniable creative genius” and his “human side and personal struggles.”

There is one significant aspect of Jackson’s life, however, that will make that promise practically impossible to fulfill: The multiple allegations that the King of Pop leveraged his global fame to groom prepubescent boys into a sexual relationship.

According to a report by Puck News, which Variety has confirmed, director Antoine Fuqua, producer Graham King and screenwriter John Logan contend...

Michael Jackson Biopic Budget vs Production Cost Of Top 3 Highest Grossing Biopics Of All Time! (Photo Credit – IMDb)

Michael Jackson was working on a concert film days ahead of his death. It was later released as a documentary and became the highest-grossing concert film of all time. Antoine Fuqua is now releasing a biopic on the king of Pop, which is likely to address the child abuse allegations against him. Its budget has been released, and below is a detailed comparison with the most successful biopics at the box office.

Titled Michael, the biopic will reportedly try to convince you that the late star was innocent. As per Puck News, it will address the abuse allegations made by Jordan Chandler in 1993. It is also to be noted that the film is scheduled to release in 2025, the same year when the civil trial by Wade Robson and Jimmy Safechuck is scheduled against the late artist.

The not-so-secret $600 million sale of Michael Jackson’s music assets to industry giant Sony was the subject of a heated hearing in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday, with lawyers for Katherine Jackson arguing that estate co-executors John Branca and John McClain should be held “in contempt” for closing the deal while she’s still appealing a ruling on the matter.

The eye-watering sale, first reported by Billboard and confirmed Friday by Rolling Stone, was negotiated by the executors to take advantage of an asset market that was “by far” the “hottest it had ever been,...

The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic Michael has the approval of his estate and will even star his own nephew, Jaafar Jackson, but according to a new report, it’ll also mark the very first time any estate-affiliated project will address Jackson’s allegations of sexual misconduct — albeit in such a way to cast doubt on his accusers.

According to Puck News’ Matthew Belloni, who obtained an early script of the biopic, the film is quite flattering of Jackson and “wants very much to convince you Michael is innocent.” To that end, it addresses the controversies very directly, even beginning with a depiction of Jackson being raided by police in the aftermath of Jordan Chandler’s allegations in 1993.

As Belloni describes it, the script for Michael — which may be far from the finished product, he noted — goes to “great lengths to minimize and downplay the actual claims and eviscerate the Chandlers.

After almost two years off the air “So You Think You Can Dance” returned for its 18th season on Monday night, March 4, on Fox. So what happened on the first night of competition? Scroll down for our “Auditions: Day One” live blog, updating throughout the episode.

Cat Deeley is back as host of the show, but there are major changes around her as the series revamps its format for this latest edition of the competition. For starters, we have a refreshed judging panel. “Dancing with the Stars” Mirror Ball champion Maksim Chmerkovskiy is coming onboard “Sytycd” as a judge for the very first time, joining Emmy-nominated “DWTS” and “Sytycd” alum Allison Holker and returning “Sytycd” judge JoJo Siwa, who recently made “DWTS” history as the first celebrity to compete with a same-sex partner, Jenna Johnson; they ultimately finished second. During this year’s “Sytycd” auditions rounds, series All-Star Comfort Fedoke...

The two Michael Jackson molestation accusers featured in the 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland have won the right to combine their negligence lawsuits against Jackson’s companies into a single case and are pressing for a trial by early next year – before the April 2025 debut of the Michael biopic helmed by Training Day director Antoine Fuqua.

A judge granted the consolidation to plaintiffs Wade Robson and James Safechuck during a Wednesday hearing in Beverly Hills, Calif. Standing outside the courtroom after the ruling, the duo’s lawyer said he believes defendants Mjj Productions...

In what is likely the largest transaction for a solo musician’s body of work, Sony completed an agreement to acquire half of Michael Jackson’s publishing and recorded masters.

The deal values the music assets at above $1.2 billion, sources told Billboard. The outlet also estimated that Sony will pay at least $600 million for its stake. An attorney for Jackson’s estate declined to comment to Rolling Stone.

Last February, Variety reported that Jackson’s estate was in negotiations seeking $800 million-$900 million for half of its interests in the singer’s music catalog.

Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears have both taken back their apologies, very possibly to each other.

Justin Timberlake, who celebrated his 43rd birthday with a free concert at New York City’s Irving Plaza on Wednesday night, introduced his song “Cry Me a River” by saying, “I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to absolutely fucking nobody.” Timberlake didn’t name who his retraction was necessarily directed at, but the January 31st concert did happen to fall on the same day as the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show, where Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson’s breast on live television.

The claim also follows the highly-publicized rift between Timberlake and Britney Spears, who dated from 1999 to 2002. “Cry Me a River” was speculated to be about Spears and her confirmed infidelity with dancer Wade Robson, and arrived with a music video that featured a blonde woman resembling Spears.

Justin Timberlake had a few choice words to share during a concert performance.

While performing at a free show at Irving Plaza in New York City on his birthday Wednesday, the singer took a moment to state that he has “nobody” to apologize to.

“I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to absolutely fucking nobody,” the singer is overheard saying in fan videos from the concert circulating online, with a concertgoer confirming Timberlake’s statement to People.

The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Timberlake’s reps for comment.

The statement comes after Britney Spears made an apology statement on social media Sunday in a now-deleted post shared via her Instagram, which has now gone private. In the post, Spears had shared a clip of Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show’s “Classroom Instruments” segment, writing, “I wanna apologize for some of the things I wrote about in my book.

Director Antoine Fuqua will helm a new biopic on the life of Michael Jackson, with filming starting on January 22, 2025. The film, titled Michael, is produced by Graham King and will be an honest portrayal of the legendary pop star's highs and lows. Jaafar Jackson, Michael's nephew, will play his uncle in the title role. Jackson's resemblance and talent impressed Fuqua and the producers.

The renowned director of Training Day, and The Equalizer franchise, Antoine Fuqua, will be helming a new biopic centering around the life of the legendary, and controversial pop star, Michael Jackson. Via Deadline, Michael will begin Principal Photography on January 22 according to Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International, who announced on January 11 that the long-awaited project is finally moving forward. It is currently slated for release on April 18, 2025.

First announced in 2019, Michael is being produced by Graham King, the man behind other such hits as Bohemian Rhapsody, and The Departed.

When Julia Ormond sued CAA faulting the agency for encouraging her to take a meeting with Harvey Weinstein that eventually led to her being assaulted, the suit asked a pivotal question that may decide the case and lead to more legal action against the company depending on the answer: When did CAA’s top agents discover his history of sexual misconduct?

The answer to that question, the agency says, is not too long ago. Moving to dismiss the suit, CAA argues in a motion filed Tuesday that it learned of Weinstein’s crimes when the rest of the world did in 2017 and not before Ormond was allegedly assaulted in 1995.

“Plaintiff’s claims for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty against CAA turn on the premise that the agency allegedly knew of Weinstein’s history of sexual assault and nevertheless failed to protect her,” the filing states. “But the Complaint seeks...