{"id":5178,"date":"2019-03-02T21:02:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T02:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=5178"},"modified":"2019-03-02T21:02:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T02:02:14","slug":"leaving-neverland-begins-sunday-march-3-8pm-on-hbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/02\/leaving-neverland-begins-sunday-march-3-8pm-on-hbo\/","title":{"rendered":"“Leaving Neverland” Begins Sunday, March 3 8PM on HBO"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"When allegations of sexual abuse by Michael Jackson involving young boys surfaced in 1993, many found it hard to believe that he could be guilty of such unspeakable acts. Filmmaker Dan Reed\u2019s two-part documentary film Leaving Neverland<\/em><\/strong> explores the separate but parallel experiences of two young boys, James \u201cJimmy\u201d Safechuck, at age 10, and Wade Robson, at age 7, who were both befriended by the star. They and their families were invited into his singular and wondrous world, entranced by the singer\u2019s fairy-tale existence as his career reached its peak.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Through gut-wrenching interviews with Safechuck, now 40, and Robson, now 36, as well as their mothers, wives, and siblings, the film crafts a portrait of sustained abuse, exploring the complicated feelings that led both men to confront their experiences after both had a young son of his own.<\/p>