7.0118 minSeason 1 • Episode 2
LatestConclusion. A documentary about two men, now in their thirties, who recount their experiences of being sexually abused by Michael Jackson when they were children.
Explores the experiences of James Safechuck and Wade Robson, who were both befriended and sexually abused by singer Michael Jackson, and the complicated feelings that led them both to confront their experiences.
Direction
Reed lets silence do the screaming.
Editing
Home footage cuts like a knife — then keeps cutting.
Production
Four years of trust-building, visible in every frame.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Premiered at Sundance with armed security; Jackson estate sued HBO for $100M before it aired.
Reed specifically avoided 'experts' — no psychologists, no lawyers, just the survivors. This was deliberate.
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