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The multi-million-dollar attack on the controversial Leaving Neverland documentary and HBO by Michael Jackson's estate will dance on, at least for the time being. In a tentative ruling in federal court this morning, the always contemplative Judge George Wu said he's leaning towards rejecting the premium cabler's…

Acclaimed HBO documentary Leaving Neverland took home the gold for best documentary or nonfiction special at the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday, and director and producer Dan Reed was quick to give credit to the brave young men who came forward and spoke out so candidly about the sexual abuses they had…

Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed had some choice words for Dave Chappelle this evening on the red carpet at the Creative Arts Emmys. Reed was responding to Chappelle’s scathing comments about the film in his latest Netflix special, Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones. "I don't think Dave Chappelle was very funny or…

Dave Chappelle is stirring up controversy, mincing no words in a critique of Michael Jackson’s accusers featured in HBO’s Leaving Neverland documentary, in his new Netflix comedy special. “I don’t believe those motherf***ers,” Chappelle said in his Sticks & Stones special referring to Wade Robson and James Safechuck…

(UPDATED with Jackson estate statement) With five nominations going into next month's Emmy Awards, Leaving Neverland is hoping to score a final win in court too. Under legal fire from the extremely litigious estate of Michael Jackson, the HBO documentary examining allegations that the Thriller star sexually abused…

Three French Michael Jackson fan clubs are suing the two men featured in HBO/Channel 4 doc Leaving Neverland. The Michael Jackson Community, the MJ Street and On The Line have filed a lawsuit accusing Wade Robson and James Safechuck of "sullying" the reputation of the Bad singer. A court hearing was held in Orleans…

UPDATED, 9:55 AM: A federal judge in the lawsuit against HBO over its documentary Leaving Neverland has denied the Michael Jackson estate’s motion for immediate arbitration. The family had been trying to have the case be decided by the American Arbitration Association and to have it sent back to state court, but U.S…

Death threats from Michael Jackson fans and litigation by Jackson's estate have not convinced director Dan Reed to back down from his controversial HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, which depicts the late entertainer as a serial pedophile. "It certainly hasn't cowed either me or HBO," Reed declares. "I stand by every…

Oprah Winfrey told Trevor Noah she was subjected to a level of “hateration,” for speaking to Michael Jackson’s accusers on HBO, that she had not encountered since the late 90’s when she participated Ellen DeGeneres’ coming-out “puppy episode” of her ABC sitcom. Guesting on The Daily Show to talk about her new book The…

Diana Ross is the latest celebrity to defend Michael Jackson amid fallout from the two-part HBO documentary Leaving Neverland. The music legend took to Twitter Saturday to speak out on behalf of her late friend. To get her point across, she used the title of the 1965 Motown single, “Stop! In the Name of Love,” from…

UPDATE II: Barbra Streisand has further amplified her apology for remarks made on the accusers of Michael Jackson and the affects of the pop singer’s alleged child molestation. https://t.co/VYQLQullhd pic.twitter.com/10MluYcCWp — Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) March 23, 2019 UPDATE: Barbra Streisand has issued…

Channel 4 is to step up its high-end documentary push as controversial Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland is on track to become its most streamed or downloaded title. The British broadcaster has had success with its recent doc slate including Three Identical Strangers, 100 Vaginas and Leaving Neverland. CEO…