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I think what weve done is extraordinary and unique, and its never been done before.
Jackson leaves withthe familys phone number.
That same day, Jordan Chandler repeats his allegations to a social worker and a police officer.
A demand for $20 million was made and presented.
It was flatly and consistently refused.
The refusals have in our opinion caused what has transpired in the last few days.
The documents also state that Jackson allegedly pressured Chandler not to speak of their relationship to anyone.
Without any physical evidence to build a criminal case, authorities focus on interviewing other children associated with Jackson.
Sure, I slept with him on dozens of occasions,Robson says.
But the bed we shared was huge.
He sleeps on one side, I sleep on the other.
Jacksons team maintains that the allegations are part of an extortion plot.
One of the more prominent accusers is Blanca Francia, who worked as Jacksons maidfrom 1986 to 1991.
According toGQ, Francia is paid $20,000 for the segment.
It was the most humiliating ordeal of my life.
But even though the civil suit is settled, the criminal investigation continues.
I continually maintained my innocence.
After a friend of Arvizos helps connect them, the boy and Jackson speak on the phone.
Immediately, the doc reignites skepticism about Jacksons relationships with children.
Later in the doc, Bashir returns to the subject of the sleepovers.
Its very loving, thats what the world needs now, Jackson says.
Its not sexual, were going to sleep.
I tuck them in … Its very charming, its very sweet.
In response to the news,CBS pullsthe upcoming TV special.
Francia also testifies that she was worried about her own sons contact with Jackson.
As does Macaulay Culkin, whocalls the allegationsabsolutely ridiculous.
Throughout the trial, Jacksons defense team picks at the credibility of the Arvizo family.
It just wasnt there.
Two years later, Robson was a first-time guest at Neverland Ranch.
Michael was, yes, an incredibly talented artist with an incredible gift, the then-30-year-old Robson says onToday.
And he was also a pedophile and a child sexual abuser.
Like Robson, Safechuck reportedly first met Jackson in the 80s, when he was a child.
He was cast ina 1987 Pepsi commercialfeaturing Jackson, and the two stayed in touch afterward.
In 2019,the L.A.Timespublishes a piece that reexamines Safechuck and Robsons allegations against Jackson.
Robsons attorney, Maryann Marzano, says in a statement that they plan to appeal the judges decision.
I began to recognize for myself that Jackson had molested me, Robson said in his statement.
I first spoke about the sexual activity I had with Jackson.
This revelation initiated an enormous emotional, psychological and physiological upheaval in my life that continues until this day.
The same judge uses the same reasoning in December when hedismisses Robsons lawsuitas well.
January 25, 2019:Leaving Neverlandpremieres at SundanceReeds film debuts at Sundance, where it earns strong reactions.
Some critics describe the documentary asdeeply empathetic,anddevastating.Acoupleofpiecessay that the audience left the screening shellshocked.
And when Robson and Safechuck take the stage following the screening,theyre greeted with a standing ovation.
We cant change what happened to us, Robsonreportedly says onstageduring a Q&A session after the film.
The feeling is what can we do with that now.
The creators of this film were not interested in the truth.
They never interviewed a single solitary soul who knew Michael except the two perjurers and their families.
That is not journalism, and its not fair, yet the media are perpetuating these stories.
According to the complaint, damages from the documentary could exceed $100 million.
Michael Jackson is innocent.
Period, the complaint reads.
HBO will move forward with the airing ofLeaving Neverland, the two-part documentary, on March 3 and 4.
This will allow everyone the opportunity to assess the film and the claims in it for themselves.
