{"id":14865,"date":"2023-02-06T13:22:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=14865"},"modified":"2023-12-12T03:47:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T08:47:25","slug":"leaving-neverland-director-dan-reed-condemns-fuquas-michael-jackson-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=14865","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Leaving Neverland&#8217; Director Dan Reed Condemns Fuqua&#8217;s Michael Jackson Biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Antoine Fuqua\u2019s upcoming biopic about Michael Jackson has come under fire from<em><strong> Leaving Neverland<\/strong><\/em> director Dan Reed.<br \/><br \/>In a strongly worded article in <em>The Guardian<\/em> on Sunday, Reed thundered that the new film would be glorifying Jackson for his pedophilia. The biopic, being produced for Lionsgate, will star Michael Jackson\u2019s nephew, Jaafar, in the leading role.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/curohealthservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/cymbalta.html\">buy cymbalta<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> <br \/><br \/>Reed\u2019s own documentary was based on interviews he conducted with two men\u2014Wade Robson and James Safechuck\u2014who say they were sexually abused by Michael when they were children.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/curohealthservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/neurontin.html\">buy neurontin<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> <br \/><br \/>In his <em>Guardian<\/em> article, Reed wrote that \u201cNo one is talking about &#8216;cancelling&#8217; this movie, which will glorify a man who raped children\u201d while adding \u201cWhat the total absence of outrage accompanying the announcement of this movie tells us is that Jackson\u2019s seduction is still a living force, operating from beyond the grave. It seems that the press, his fans and the vast older demographic who grew up loving Jackson are willing to set aside his unhealthy relationship with children and just go along with the music.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/curohealthservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/fildena.html\">buy fildena<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br>\u201d<br \/><br \/>Reed added that his motivation in making <em><strong>Leaving Neverland<\/strong><\/em> was \u201cto bring to the widest possible audience an insight into how children fall victim to any sexual abuser, the psychology of the predator and, above all, the grooming process. Maybe we could help prevent young children from falling prey to this most scarring, crippling of crimes\u2026Setting fire to Jackson\u2019s reputation, already charred around the edges by multiple allegations and payments of hush money, was not the primary goal of the documentary. But it seemed like a necessary collateral impact: if you know that your idol has abused children, should that not make celebrating his personality a little more problematic, to say the least?&#8221;<br \/><br \/>Reed also criticized the entertainment industry press and media for their \u201cdeafening silence\u201d in not condemning Fuqua\u2019s new biopic. In his blistering article, he added: \u201cTo the film-makers, I say: how will you represent the moment when Jackson, a grown man in his 30s, takes a child by the hand and leads him into that bedroom? How will you depict what happens next? By sidestepping the question of Jackson\u2019s predilection for sleeping with young boys, you are broadcasting a message to millions of survivors of child sexual abuse. That message is: if a paedophile is rich and popular enough, society will forgive him.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Although early accusations involving the singer had been settled out of court for $22 million in 1994, the case was reopened in 2003 after the release of the documentary <em>Living with Michael Jackson<\/em>. In a subsequent trial, he was found not guilty and continued to protest his innocence until his death in 2009.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antoine Fuqua\u2019s upcoming biopic about Michael Jackson has come under fire from Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed. In a strongly worded article in The Guardian on Sunday, Reed thundered that the new film would be glorifying Jackson for his pedophilia. 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