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A lawyer for Barnes wrote to HBO in the week before the documentary premiered in the US to protest'Leaving Neverland'Lawyers for Brett Barnes have claimed that the filmmakers behind the controversial Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland refused their request to remove both footage and mention of Barnes from the film. The documentary notes Barnes’ friendship with the late singer when he was a child, with one interview suggesting that Barnes was a “replacement” for one of Leaving Neverland‘s primary […]The post ‘Leaving Neverland’ filmmakers refused to remove Brett Barnes from Michael Jackson documentary appeared first on NME.
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Michael Jackson: “I’m here to go against the lies”: we meet the Michael Jackson apologists protesting against ‘Leaving Neverland’ in London
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"I know I will be on the right side of history and I'd rather fight to be on this side of history to secure Michael's legacy," one superfan tells Nick ReillyMichael Jackson's supporters campaign outside Channel 4 HQSome of Michael Jackson‘s biggest supporters have led a protest outside Channel 4’s London HQ, ahead of Leaving ...
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Michael Jackson: statue removed from National Football Museum
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Jackson was a friend of former Fulham FC chairman, Mohammed Al FayedNational Football Museum, Manchester, UK - 18 Feb 2018A statue of Michael Jackson has been removed from Manchester’s National Football Museum amid revived allegations of him sexually abusing children. The documentary Leaving Neverland, which airs in two parts in the U...
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Michael Jackson: Dropped From Some Radio Stations Following Child Sex Abuse Doc
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Allegations of child sexual abuse have dogged Michael Jackson for decades, but the late pop star is facing new scrutiny this year due to Leaving Neverland, an HBO documentary chronicling the experiences of two alleged victims. (A second documentary is coming later this year via the BBC.) It looks like that increased attention on the…
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Michael Jackson: Stevie Wonder responds to Michael Jackson ‘Leaving Neverland’ controversy
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"Hopefully, we can continue the legacy of inspiration he has given a lot of kids and a lot of people"Michael Jackson and Stevie WonderStevie Wonder has responded to the controversy surrounding Michael Jackson in the wake of the Leaving Neverland documentary. The new documentary, which will air in the UK later tonight, focuses on testimony by W...
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Michael Jackson: songs banned from radio stations around the world
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Stations in Canada and New Zealand have taken Jackson songs off airMichael Jackson performs on stage on his HIStory tour in December 1996A number of radio stations across the world have dropped Michael Jackson songs from their playlists. The news comes in the wake of the US broadcast of Leaving Neverland, in which revived sexual abuse allegation...
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