Michael Jackson: Leaving Neverland

The frankness of the interviews with the main characters, James and Wade, was stunningly raw. Before this documentary , I had doubts as to the validity of their stories but listening to the interviews, I have little doubt this is how it went down. This isn't for kids to watch.

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.

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.

I'm a big fan of Michael Jackson and I wasn't in the US at the time of the scandals so I missed all the media coverage and seeing this documentary was an eye opening experience. Understanding MJ's life, however, was not as important as my realization and understanding of sexual abuse and the life long lasting physiological effect it has on people. I feel a little ashamed for defending MJ for so many years as I was convinced these gentlemen were speaking the truth. You can't make this up with so much detail that matches the documented parts of his life. The entire family feels shaken up when they portray their experience and I just can't imagine that all members of two families would be such good actors to make this all up. I am certain there will be much more talk about this documentary but I hope these gents and many other victims who watch this piece will benefit from it on their journey of healing. I wouldn't have watched it, had it not involved MJ and now I am educated about sexual abuse. So some good came out of it. I hope more people watch it.

As an adult who grew up in the 80's and remembers Michael and his influence very well, I watched this documentary with my own experiences with his music in mind. When he first began being accused of various acts of pedophilia in the late 80's and early 90's, it seemed clear that he had some extremely disgusting proclivities. As a survivor of molestation myself, I watched this documentary and went right back to my own experiences and found their stories very believable. This movie was not about providing evidence, although I believe that they did with their personal testimonies, witnesses to his behavior and faxes, videos, and recordings. This movie was about their experiences with him personally and what they went through. There is no situation wherein it is appropriate for a grown man to keep a young boy in his bed unless it is a father/son. I give this movie a 10. I hope that they can someday heal.