r/movies • u/Bullingdon1973 • 15d ago

Article LEAVING NEVERLAND, the 2019 Michael Jackson documentary that shook the world, has effectively vanished after HBO-MAX removed it due to a non-disparagement clause

https://slate.com/culture/2025/03/michael-jackson-leaving-neverland-2-documentary-max-youtube.html
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u/KJS123 15d ago

It was BIG when it came out.....for a week, or so. Then everybody just kinda didn't change their opinion at all, on the allegations against Michael Jackson, remembered he was dead & just moved on.

Actually, that's a bit of a lie, radio stations also stopped/cut down on playing his songs for a couple of months. That's about it, as far as lasting impact on the story goes.

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u/hitokirivader 15d ago

For what it’s worth, I was a life-long MJ diehard who brushed aside the allegations for decades. Watching Leaving Neverland is what finally made me break down and convinced me he was really the rapist he was, especially hearing Wade Robson and James Safechuck describe their relationships with him as something both they and he believed to be consensual, which of course they were not. I haven’t listened to his music since.

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u/Beautiful-Quality402 15d ago

Was it a particular price of evidence or everything combined?

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u/Live_North7543 15d ago

I haven’t seen the doc, but fell into a rabbit hole on this topic a few years ago after watching a video about it possibly being a Pepsi conspiracy. There is one single piece of evidence for me that fully convinced me that MJ was a pedo. It’s the transcript of the therapist’s interview with Jordan Chandler. I read it and just cannot fathom a world in which it’s made up or coached. It’s just too real. I encourage anyone on the fence to read that one piece of evidence.