An Oprah Winfrey interview with two men who say Michael Jackson sexually abused them as boys will air immediately after a documentary on the men.
HBO
and the
Oprah Winfrey Network
announced on Wednesday that the special, Oprah Winfrey Presents: After Neverland, will air simultaneously on both channels on Monday. That’s just after the conclusion of the two-night airing of Leaving Neverland
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Oprah Winfrey with Wade Robson, James Safechuck and Dan Reed. HBO[/caption] The networks say the pre-taped interview by Winfrey will be with Wade Robson and James Safechuck, and the film’s director,
Dan Reed
in front of an audience of people affected by sexual abuse. The documentary, which premiered at the
Sundance Film Festival
to a standing ovation, explored the abuse allegations of the two men who had previously denied Jackson molested them and supported him to authorities and in Robson’s case, very publicly. Jackson’s family and Jackson estate have
repeatedly denounced
the documentary through written statements, a lawsuit , and letters to HBO and Britain’s Channel 4, which plan to air the film. Their central criticism has been the film’s failure to talk to family members or other defenders of Jackson, whom they insist never molested a child. They said it spreads falsehoods about a man not alive to defend himself. (With inputs from The Associated Press)
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