HBO’s documentary Leaving Neverland tells the stories of James Safechuck and Wade Robeson, who both accuse Michael Jackson of abusing them as childs. Right after part one was released in March, immediately the internet became the battling ground for those who believe the allegations, and those who don’t. Even before the debut of the groundbreaking documentary, supporters of the late singer had formed a website called MJinnocent.com and set up billboards and bus-side ads. The site’s opening webpage has the line: “Facts don’t lie. People do.” which eerily sounds like something a Second Amendment defender would say.
As one would imagine, the Jackson family were extremely opposed to Dan Reed’s documentary. Taj Jackson, Michael’s nephew, was the first in the family to speak out against the documentary and specifically Wade Robeson, who he claimed only did the documentary for money. Taj Jackson is now asking for $777K on a GoFundMe for his own docuseries, which he claims will detail the relationship between Michael Jackson and the media. This docuseries, Jackson hopes, will reveal some of the supposed lies told in Leavin Neverland.
It makes sense to me that Taj Jackson is going through with this. Leaving Neverland has really hurt the Michael Jackson’s image and legacy and if the Jackson estate wants to somehow combat this firestorm, they need to strike back.
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