Safechuck appeared in one of Jackson’s famous Pepsi commercials and went on tour with Jackson as a featured child dancer. ![]() Much of both stories is part of the public record. ![]() Leaving Neverland is the story of two accusers and two families, where they overlap and where they diverge. Leaving Neverland is, ultimately, nearly as much about the 20-plus years during which Robson and Safechuck held onto secrets or even lied and covered up the truth - and the damage that can do - as it is about the alleged crimes themselves. What it illustrates, and in this respect it’s the film (and not just the accusers) that registers as persuasive, is that a thing that might be easy for an observer to evaluate from the outside isn’t so black and white when it’s your story. The documentary doesn’t shy from the fact that Robson was suing the Jackson estate as recently as four years ago, nor from the fact that both men told authorities and/or swore under oath on multiple occasions that Jackson didn’t molest them. ![]() It happens that beneath these two harrowing narratives, Reed’s film is also a complicated story precisely about the challenges of reviewing the film and reviewing Robson and Safechuck’s filmed testimonials.
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