Michael Jackson: Leaving Neverland

I sat and watched all 4 hours of this disturbing documentary today. I have always been a die-hard fan of Michael Jackson's music. I followed him from his early Jackson 5 days through his death. I knew he was deeply affected by his own upbringing and really wanted to believe that he just loved being with kids because he was emotionally stunted but I wondered if the allegations were true. This documentary handled the stories of these 2 men, Robson and Safechuck with respect and care. The fact they are coming forward knowing they will be vilified in public to tell their truths convinced me. This was very well done and I hope it raises awareness of a very sad social issue.

I wouldn't consider myself a diehard MJ fan but as a child growing up in the 80's I understood the super star power that MJ had. I get why these families were awestruck by MJ wanting them to be a part of his family. Ultimately it blinded them from the sick realities of MJ's own struggles with pedophilia. This film did a great job at laying out the facts and focusing on the two men and their experiences. Anyone that actually watches this movie will have a tough time denying the stories from these two men.

This at times is very hard to watch. The supposed victims describe in detail what they went through. They did not get paid for their participation in the doc so I have a tendency to believe them.

Sad that this has a current rating of around 3 on IMDB when you know the majority of people rating it have never even seen it...it has not even had a wide release yet on HBO...all because it shines a bad light on their favorite pop singer. So to the unbiased people out there, sit back, watch, listen, and decide for yourself. I personally don't think its right for a grown man to want to have sleep overs with very young boys, no matter how rich and power they are, which Jackson admitted to doing. There is something that doesn't sit right with me with that picture, and it shouldn't sit well with you either. Peace.

Legitimately, there's no way to know if this is 100% true or not but can anyone explain to me what is wrong with these mothers? "I never thought anything of my seven year old spending the night with him over me." "He was like a nine year old so it seemed fine." Is it legitimately possible for people to be so star struck that your children's welfare is not even considered. I'm so disgusted in so many ways... the other reviews that I have seen only confused me. Most people say it's either fake or it's sad but no one seems to be outraged at these garbage parents. I hope this is fake because I hope no one would allow this to happen to their children just because the person is famous. If it is true, which I personally think it may be, these two boys went through a terrible childhood. I grew up a MJ fan, I'm mostly disgusted with him now, which makes me sad in a different level. Curious if the majority of these reviews are big fans that don't want to believe these things are true...? Either way, after watching this I'm truly depressed and confused.

The Jacksonphiles are screaming like banshees in denial...well they are just that: peripheral extras buying into the illusion for years and now seeing it crumble whilst refusing point blank to accept the evidence, any evidence. I am very concerned about the "reviewers" here saying the testimonies of the two protagonists are not credible: they are amongst the most believable and moving things I have ever seen, The Jackson cultists have crossed the (perhaps thin to start with) threshold away from human empathy and nothing will shake them from their untenable position. Let us hope they will never be called to serve on jury dities. This documentary is a MUST. Let us hope that this and the #metoo movement will signal the turning of the tide and that we will be able to recognise more easily and we will adopt the belief in the victims as our default stance.