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Michael Jackson's Family On 'Leaving Neverland' Claims, Oprah to Interview Accusers | THR News
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Oprah Winfrey will interview Michael Jackson accusers Wade Robson and James Safechuck in a TV special that will air after the premiere of HBO's upcoming documentary 'Leaving Neverland.'
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Oprah Winfrey is set to interview Michael Jackson accusers Wade Robson and James Safechuck,
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who are the subjects of the upcoming HBO documentary, Leaving Neverland, in a TV
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special that will air after the premiere of The Doc. The hour-long special, titled
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Oprah Winfrey Presents, After Neverland, will be taped in front of an audience that includes
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survivors of sexual abuse and will air simultaneously on HBO and OWN on March 4 at 10pm.
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Leaving Neverland follows Robson and Safechuck as they recount childhood abuse they
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claim to have suffered at the hands of Jackson. Last week, HBO unveiled the Doc's first
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trailer in which both men explain how their experiences with the late pop superstar,
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who passed away in 2009 at the age of 50, have affected them.
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Dancer and choreographer Robson, best known for his work with Britney Spears and NSYNC,
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among other pop acts, says,
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Despite having defended Jackson in court during the singer's 2005 child molestation case,
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Robson now says in the documentary that he wasn't telling the truth in his
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testimony.
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I want to be able to speak the truth as loud as I had to speak the lie for so long.
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Leaving Neverland debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January, with Jackson's
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estate calling the film a tabloid character assassination and insisted it isn't a
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documentary, while his family called director Dan Reed and the film's two accusers
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opportunists. Members of the Jackson family also claim that Robson and Safechuck are
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making allegations now against the thriller singer because they are looking for a payout.
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It's all about the money, Jackson's brother Marlon told Gayle King during an interview
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for CBS This Morning. Nephew Taj Jackson added,
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It's always been about money.
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I hate to say it when it's my uncle, it's almost like they see a blank check.
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These people felt that they're owed something. Instead of working for something,
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they blame everything on my uncle.
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When asked by King if Michael was ever abusive toward children, the family members all
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adamantly denied the claims, with older brother Jackie saying...
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The people that really know him, they know the truth too.
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The interview is one of several that CBS This Morning is conducting with parties involved
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with leaving Neverland. On Tuesday, director Dan Reed appeared on the program and on
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Thursday, King will also conduct interviews with Robson and Safechuck.
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Jackson's estate has since filed a $100 million lawsuit against HBO and its parent
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company, Time Warner, claiming that the network has violated a non-disparagement clause
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from a 1992 contract, which was written up after HBO aired one of Jackson's concerts.
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Meanwhile, HBO last week issued a statement announcing that it would be releasing the
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doc as planned on March 3rd and 4th. Said the company,
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This will allow everyone the opportunity to assess the film and the claims in it for themselves.
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To read more on this story, head to THR.com. For The Hoyt Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.
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