Leaving Neverland
Dan Reed, director of Leaving Neverland, called the Michael Jackson biopic Michael 'icky' for ignoring child abuse allegations, despite its $218 million global opening weekend. Nia Long, playing Katherine Jackson, offered a contrasting positive take after meeting the Jackson matriarch.
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James Safechuck, an accuser from the 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland, issued a message supporting childhood sexual abuse survivors, cautioning that promotion of the biopic Michael could be triggering. Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed criticized the film. Safechuck and Wade Robson are suing Jackson's estate for $400 million.