Since the reveal of a contentious documentary on Michael Jackson was announced, the conversation surrounding HBO’s upcoming project has continued to increase. Now, the powerhouse cable network unveiled the Leaving Neverland trailer which depicts the recollections of two men who were reportedly sexually abused when they were boys by Jackson.
Within the trailer, James Safechuck and Wade Robson discuss certain moments that they held as secrets for decades. “He told me if they ever found out what we were doing, he and I would go to jail for the rest of our lives,” Wade says in the visual. The Dan Reed-directed film also features interviews with the two men’s families and significant others.
In response to the doc’s Sundance premiere, Jackson’s family issued a statement calling out the reel’s developers. “The creators of this film were not interested in the truth,” the family’s statement reads. “They never interviewed a single solitary soul who knew Michael except the two perjurers and their families. That is not journalism, and it’s not fair, yet the media are perpetuating these stories.”
Watch the trailer below ahead of its two-night premiere on March 3-4.
