Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed has cast doubt on the documentary’s credibility. According to Mirror Online, Reed admitted the timeline given by alleged victim James Safechuck doesn’t fit the dates given in the series.
Safechuck alleged the King of Pop sexually abused him in an upstairs room at Neverland’s train station. Jackson biographer Mike Smallcombe has dissected his story and says it’s impossible considering it was built two years after Safechuck said the assaults stopped.
To support his case, Smallcombe shared the construction permits to Twitter, showing the Neverland train station was approved on September 2, 1993 and opened in 1994.
Reed responded directly to Smallcombe’s claims, which only threw fuel on the fire when Reed suggested Safechuck was confused about when the abuse occurred.
“Yeah there seems to be no doubt about the station date,” Reed tweeted. “The date they have wrong is the end of the abuse.”
Smallcombe told Mirror Online Reed’s response was “embarrassing.”
“Because the story has been debunked, it appears Reed is now suddenly wanting to change Safechuck’s timeline himself,” he said. “Firstly, I’m shocked that he’s spoken on Safechuck’s behalf. And secondly, it’s embarrassing that he feels he has to now change the narrative of the film – which is that the alleged abuse stopped in 1992 – all because part of it has been disproved.
“That’s what happens when you take allegations like that at face value, and make no attempts to scrutinize and investigate whether they are true.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Ze8LjzV7Q
While under oath in court and throughout numerous interviews, Safechuck was adamant the abuse stopped in 1992 when he was 14.
Smallcombe added the allegations of Wade Robson, the other accuser in the documentary, were disproved by his own mother in court documents. The case hinged on Robson claiming the abuse started when his family went to the Grand Canyon in early 1990 and he stayed behind with Jackson.
But Smallcombe said Robson’s mother Joy told a court in both 1993 and 2016 her son was actually on the trip. He points to Joy’s testimony under oath on both occasions as proof Robson hasn’t been truthful. In 2005, Robson testified the first time he stayed with Jackson alone was in 1993.
Leaving Neverland has divided Jackson’s fans. In the wake of the documentary, radio stations worldwide banned his music and The Simpsons’ creators axed a classic episode featuring Jackson’s voice.
The truth will come out …it’s starting to unravel. Unfortunately people are like sheep and believe anything. That wasn’t the only timeline that was wrong in that mockumentary.
Then you don’t understand abuse and the mind of a child. And because of your ignorance, you will never know the truth.
Go home, you’re drunk.
Hi, I was abused sexually molested by my uncle, mentally, and physically by my mom’s hangout boyfriend. All three while dealing with being mulatto and not understanding some white people reactions to me and black people as well. So unless you ask and I am willing to tell, assumptions tend to make people look like an a**.
I read the biography after Mr Michael Jackson’s passing and I was as hurt as Mr Michael how the situation was not what the trials usurped.
Dan Reed is a total fraud! Wade and James are both deceitful. Dan Reed publicity claimed to have spent 18 months fact checking both of these liars claims, which we all know he didn’t fact check anything. I hope the Jackson estate/ family sue Dan Reed and wade and James!
You are a complete nitwit if you think any minor timeline discrepancy means Jackson was innocent. He was a master manipulator and a pedophile, period…. and a major FREAK.
If he had been a master manipulator he would have never wasted his time on messy parents like Evan Chandler or Janet Arvizo or full families like the Robson and Safechucks. Fact is all four families who ended up accusing him did it after they wanted more from MJ or his Estate and didn’t get it and then ran to trial lawyers to find out how to get money by calling MJ a monster.
MJ didn’t have much talent to see people’s true character at all.
for real at that level they just buy babies or kids & keep em locked in secret rooms no contact with tbe outside world completely brainwashed until they’re done using em they dont invite them & their entire families over
If the room they claim to have been molested in didn’t exist at the time that is far from a minor discrepancy. Lets all just admit that its easy to believe a “weirdo” is a molester, and your mind was made up before this echo chamber of a documentary. Not saying he didn’t do it, but this shit doesn’t prove he did either…and I don’t find people guilty based on allegations
Wade and James are both future hall of famers no matter what you think of them. Tired of reading all of the hate people have of LBJ.
As I have read the biography of #MichaelJackson after his passing; I was very relieved to hear the indisputable facts surrounding pedophilia. In the book, it is very discerning with how the author goes about picking holes throughout the book; meanwhile, while reading you can’t wait to see the truth. The author is magnificent in his cordial going to great extremes painting the same picture as during the trials. Yet, every now and then, the plot takes a twist in discernments. In all, the book was extremely detailed and thought provoking as to the innocence of Michael Jackson.
This is Hip Hop news?
As I stated before these whities just lie all the time for money. Probably was there uncle who did this to them.
Michael Jackson lives on! We love you Michael!! We will not let them take you down!
Michael Jackson did far too much good for it to be wasted on two people. And he by far is a very extremely talented artist who caused American internet corporations to shut down internet services because they thought America was being hacked due to the enormous volume of searches to his passing.
The color of ‘THEIR’ skin is irrelevant, you racist P.O.S.
You know what? Leaving Neverland may leave a few bumps and bruises over the next year or two but its just not capable of any real damage to Mr. Jackson’s legacy. Trust me when I tell you, our kids and grandkids and their kids will still be inspired by him for generations to come. I feel sorry for the two guys because abuse is horrible but it just was not Mr. Jackson that sexually abused them at any point in their lives. Someday all involved with the construction of LN will have to come to terms with this hoax and realize that nothing, nothing, nothing, born from this level of dishonesty will stand for very long and will indeed destroy the souls who made it. RiP Mr. J, I miss you.
Very well said. They are just trying their hardest to taint this man’s incredible legacy.
The most disgusting aspect of these allegations against MJ is that they actually originates with a NAMBLA pedophile names Victor Gutierrez who made up pedo stories about MJ since the 90s and helped the Chandlers concoct their allegations.
Safechuck’s lawsuit is full of ideas that you can find in Gutierrez’s pedo fantasy book Michael Jackson was my lover.
Nobody in the media challenges Safechuck to explain that.
Where are all the people that were quick to judge Michael ? Saying if it was a white man
blacks wouldn’t let it rest. Where are all of you shameful unemployed haters? Michael may have had pedophilia tendencies because no normal adult surrounds himself with children for inspiration but it was clear these two dudes were lying and it was all for financial gain. Before you judge someone, try and know the whole story. May be Michael today but a close one to you tomorrow.
I don’t want Michael Jackson to be a pedophile, but when he willingly has stated on camera multiple times that it’s okay to sleep with a child, let alone one that isn’t him, it makes me wonder what the hell he is hiding. I didn’t watch this documentary because I already took Michael by his own words. You do an interview holding hands with an adolescent boy and something is going on. You can call me a hater or whatever, but this is how grooming looks.
I meant a child that’s not *his
Could you not sleep in a bed with a child that’s not yours and not rape them, that’s fucking worrying.
oh great ahole after you put this documentary about
now you going to get sued and so is HBO stupid shit to bad man for Michael who died
Michael’s look is very Andrew Eldritch, i love it!
Listen to Nicole’s View on Youtube, her interview with Brandi and Taj Jackson.
Brandi dated Wade Robson during the time he claim Michael was raping him. Michael introduce Brandi (his niece) to Wade.
Michael should have never bought those masters. He got to own half of Sony’s catalogue for a few years but history will always remember him as wacko jacko the child diddler.
No it won’t. Only those who wish to believe that a man who was in sooo much pain himself would turn around and inflict such pain on children of all people. I guess you’re saying he was such a ‘smooth criminal’ that he was only charged so few times and each time the accuser’s stories all had serious holes in them
They cut almost an hour out from the UK screening after it was shown in the US due to the lies being picked up. Dan Reed is a hack.
If mj liked kids so much, where were all the little girls?
Point taken. Actually I never thought about it before. Thanks
I walked into 7/11 about an hour after finishing this doco to get a slurpee (im in Australia and it aired here on a major network channel, not prem.cable. in two installments but not till a few days later so it wasnt yet as ubiquitous in the media at this moment but i watched online so had seen it) Anyway – i walk into 7/11 a of all the artists, its MJ on the store loop…and of all the songs, its Billy Fuking Jean (a song which is super creepy lyrically in hindsight) and i guess as i walked in and heard it i visibly shuddered the cashier was like, whats wrong you don’t like MJ/Billie Jean??? And i was prob a lil blunt/raw having just seen it but i just said, ‘well ya know how he’s a legally unproven pedo like OJ Simpsons a legally unproven murderer etc and she’ slowly nods and goes ‘uhhhh kinda’ – and i just said ‘trust me, by the end of the week you’ll know why i only got a slurpee cuz if i ate something right now id probably vomit just thinkin about what i heard in these firsthand account’
It was half raspberry, half pinacolada – and it still tasted bitter after that exchange…
Worst. Slurpee. Ever.
Your story sucks
I wish I can get my 20 seconds back ..your story does suck and you’re a sheep
You stupid thing, do you know how much of time you wasted with that pointless story? Wtf are you even talking about? Like what are you actually talking about? Legally unproven?
LOL…don’t take what he said personal…it’s just cooooomedy
Go lookup the the controversy about the lyrics from “they don’t really care about us” and the leaked audio where michael calls certain people leeches. He named the joo.
Ten Years Ago Michael was called to God’s Judgement. Let’s let his Soul Rest In Peace! Speaking of God what comes to Mind is This “ Before You try to Remove the Splinter from Your Neighbors’ Eye first Remove the Log from your eye” Those Michael Bashers are Probably just as Guilty or Worst.
Mike did something to those kids. straight up. I don’t care what people think. those kids are scarred from something he did. Just because they do not remember every exact detail/date and time of day doesn’t mean they were abused. THEY WERE CHILDREN back then and this took place close to 30 years ago. Mike had issues.
These kids have flip flopped over the years. They testified that it happened, then said their parents set them up to do so. Then they do this documentary. Its weird and it makes it hard to believe.
Amen to your story. They have no credibility. I could believe mj was a petofile easier than I could believe those two. I am a victim too. Know about abuse. These two are in it for the money. Michael Jackson is dead and cannot prove his innocence. Just following the law and these two are history.
“They were scared from something he did.” Are you suggesting that we assume the “something” was molestation- even though the alleged perpetrator isn’t alive to defend himself?
Maybe safechuck is also confused whether the abuse ocurred or not
There is definitely something wrong with Michael Jackson. I think we all can agree. I don’t believe in tarnishing a man’s reputation when he is not around to defend himself. They had they’re chances to confront the acxucedd but didn’t. They denied under oath aany abuse. I will go with their sworn testimony. I think they’re after money and have proved nothing. Regardless of what we think Michael Jackson could be. Rest in peace
After hearing their stories and looking at the evidence. Weather Michael Jackson is a perv. Is not really evidence of guilt toward these two. Don’t believe them for a minute. I was a victim of abuse too. They don’t fit. Nor does their stories or the evidence. Let MJ rest in peace.