Jackson's family has attacked the film, while his estate filed a lawsuit against HBO.
LOS ANGELES: Almost 10 years after his sudden death, Michael Jackson’s legacy is under fresh scrutiny in a documentary about alleged child sex abuse that has been met with outrage by the singer’s family.
HBO said in a statement however it would go ahead with the four-hour documentary and “allow everyone the opportunity to assess the film and the claims in it for themselves.” Jackson’s death was met with an outpouring of grief worldwide, a spike in record sales and new projects including a Cirque du Soleil show that has made him the highest-earning dead celebrity for the past six years, according to an annual Forbes survey.
Robson, now 36, had testified at Jackson’s 2005 trial in the singer’s defence. He and Safechuck said they saw their childhood experiences in a new light after they both became fathers to young sons of their own. Robson, who met Jackson after winning a dance contest in Australia at age 5, and Safechuck, who appeared with Jackson in a Pepsi commercial in 1986, filed after the singer’s death lawsuits seeking hundreds of millions of dollars from the Jackson estate. Both cases alleging sexual misconduct were dismissed but are being appealed.
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