They say in particular that being denied a job with a Jackson-themed Cirque du Soleil show prompted him to change his story. They have focused their criticism on Robson, whose allegations, they say, have coincided with financial problems. No one in the Jackson family has any memory of meeting Safechuck. Both say they experienced trauma that emerged as adults when they started to accept what happened to them. The film acknowledges and discusses the men’s initial denials of abuse. “To see that 180, it feels like the biggest backstab that you could possibly feel,” he said. Michael Jackson Estate Sues HBO Over 'Leaving Neverland' Documentary Taj Jackson said he remembers thanking Robson the day he testified, and Robson responding that it was the least he could do for Michael. He was adamant that nothing ever happened.” “Wade was the most adamant person when it came to 2005 and the trial. “I was like ’No that can’t be Wade Robson not the same guy that I knew, They must have got the names wrong,” Taj Jackson said. Robson had dated Jackie Jackson’s daughter for over seven years. Many Jacksons, including Taj, had known Robson and his family since he was a child. Jackson family members say they were especially stunned to first hear such allegations coming from Robson, a noted choreographer who has worked with Britney Spears and ’N Sync.
Robson, 36, and Safechuck, 40, both came forward as adults, first via 2013 lawsuits and later in the documentary, to talk about the alleged abuse, which Robson says started when he was 7, Safechuck when he was 10. Both had previously told authorities there had been no abuse, with Robson testifying in Jackson’s defense at the 2005 molestation trial that ended with the superstar’s acquittal. “People who spent time with him can go, ‘he couldn’t possibly be a pedophile.’ How do they know? It’s absurd.” The documentary’s director Dan Reed has repeatedly defended his film, which uses only the voices of Robson, Safechuck and their families. “It’s the story of these two families and not of all the other people who were or weren’t abused by Michael Jackson,” Reed told the AP the day after the film’s premiere. Michael Jackson Accusers Detail Road to 'Leaving Neverland' Doc He’s passed, and, we’re his brothers, we’re supposed to do this.”
“Oh, we definitely would have come and talked to them about the situation … to protect our brother,” Tito Jackson said. Their central criticism has been the film’s failure to talk to family members or other defenders of Jackson, whom they insist never molested a child. The brothers said they would have answered the allegations had the filmmakers asked them. 27) that it will air a special on Monday night in which Oprah Winfrey also interviews Robson and Safechuck. It was the latest and most public pushback from the family and Jackson estate, which have repeatedly denounced the documentary in recent weeks through written statements, a lawsuit, and letters to HBO and Britain’s Channel 4, which plan to air the film. They have a platform now to talk about Michael Jackson.” This is the time when everyone comes out of the woodwork, the same cast, the same characters that have been discredited throughout the years. “I remember a year ago I was like, ’This is too appetizing for the media. “It was going to be the 10-year anniversary,” Taj Jackson said, referring to his uncle’s June 2009 death. Michael Jackson Documentary From BBC Set For Late 2019