Viewers of the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland have been horrified by accusations and graphic details of alleged sexual abuse choreographer Wade Robson and James Safechuck say they experienced from the beloved icon. Jackson who died ten years ago, faced allegations from two other accusers in his lifetime.
Cancer patient Gavin Arvizo, who was the accuser in the 2005 trail where Jackson was acquitted of 10 felony counts, four of those being molestation or attempted molestation. As reported in Vanity Fair, his parents had successfully sued on his behalf before when he was injured in a confrontation with police who suspected he and his family were stealing clothing. Reed also contacted Arvizo, who did not respond. His whereabouts are unknown.
In light of the damaging information presented in Leaving Neverland, some celebrities and others who knew or worked with Jackson have come forward to defend him. Here are some of those who have.
Singer Stephanie Mills
2. Former child actor Corey Feldman, who has spoken about his own experience with sexual abuse (but not by Jackson)
#Neverland OK I WATCHED IT ALL I KNOW IS WHAT I EXPERIENCED, & YES EVERY EXPERIENCE WAS THE SAME….RIGHT UP 2 THE SEX PART! THAT IS WHERE IT BECOMES LALA LAND, INSTEAD OF NEVERLAND 4 ME. WE NEVER SPOKE ABOUT SEX OTHER THAN A FEW WARNINGS ABOUT HOW SEX WAS SCARY, & DANGEROUS. MJ
MY MEMORIES. AND THANK GOD 4 ME, MY MEMORIES OF MJ WERE MOSTLY FOND, ASIDE FROM R 1 & ONLY FIGHT BECAUSE HE INCORRECTLY FEARED I WOULD TURN ON HIM, & MAKE UP LIES. I NEVER DID. I NEVER WOULD! I PRAY THOSE BOYS CAN SLEEP W THAT SAME CLARITY OF CONSCIOUSNESS! LET GOD B THY JUDGE!
3.Webster star Emmanuel Lewis, who was friends with Jackson and was often carried around by him has publicly denied any molestation and has recently retweeted pictures with Jackson and others who have defended Jackson:
The only thing that this “documentary” proves to me is that the name Michael Jackson is still interesting enough to generate loads of money.
And that’s what is all about for those boys: money.#LeavingNeverland
I’m watching LN again, this time it’s Funny. Both Wade and James are mentally sick to have allowed themselves and their families to concocted this entire documentary. Should have been called “Living a Neverland Fantasy”
Michael said this to me and I want to share it with his Fans.
‘I was, am and always will be loved and the evil in the world will always try to rip me and my memory down. No matter how hard they try they will never win The dark always tries to destroy the light’ Michael
— Brenda Harvey Richie (@BrendaRichie) March 7, 2019
6. U.K. journalist Piers Morgan
Interesting to see so many journalists on here accept everything in #LeavingNeverland is true, without applying any questioning eye.
The 2 accusers have changed their story multiple times & are suing Jackson’s estate for 100s of millions. At least be challenging, surely? pic.twitter.com/vsNVWDBbba
7. Michael Jackson’s friend Brett Barnes, who is referenced as a possible victim in the ‘Leaving Neverland’ documentary:
Not only do we have to deal with these lies, but we’ve also got to deal with people perpetuating these lies. The fact that they fail to do the small amount of research it takes to prove these are lies, by choice or not, makes it even worse.
8. Brandi Jackson, Jackie’s daughter, who dated Wade Robson:
Tea time 🐸☕️
Wade and I were together for over 7 years, but I bet that isn’t in his “documentary” because it would ruin his timeline. And did I mention, it was my uncle, #MichaelJackson, who set us up? Wade is not a victim, #WadeRobsonIsaLiar
You can link to a video of Brandi Jackson’s video interview HERE.
9. Taj Jackson, Tito’s son. has been trying to get a rebuttal documentary done and has been passionate in his defense of his uncle.
10. Paris Jackson, Michael’s daughter, asking fans not to be upset by the allegations:
i didn’t mean to offend by expressing that titties should be calm, i know injustices are frustrating and it’s easy to get worked up. but reacting with a calm mind usually is more logical than acting out of rage and also…. it feels better to mellow out.
If you talk bad to me about Michael Jackson I’ll literally punch you in your face. I’m just letting wade and this other kid talk I do have something to say though… 🧐
There are other celebrities reported to have befriended Micheal Jackson as children, from Alfonso Ribiero, producer Mark Ronson, Sean Lennon, Nicole Richie and even Eric Trump. None of them have publicly commented on the documentary.
