English singer Boy George expressed skepticism about the documentary : " It 's just taken almost for granted that this is what happened and therefore we all should accept it . " American singer Madonna , who was a friend of Jackson , told '' British Vogue '' : " I do n't have a lynch-mob mentality , so in my mind , people are innocent until proven guilty ... Are there people asking for money , is there some kind of extortion thing happening ? " Joey Fatone of NSYNC , who had worked with Robson at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards , also expressed skepticism : " At the time it seemed like nothing was going on , that 's the whole thing . To come out later on and have these repercussions , it 's kind of weird and interesting because you never know what 's true . " Jackson 's niece Brandi Jackson told John Ziegler of Mediaite that Jackson had introduced her to Robson , and she and Robson began dating around the time Robson claimed to have been molested . She said that her experience with Robson contradicted his story of abuse . In an interview with '' Billboard '' , Brandi said that " the only thing he said was how blessed he was to have Michael as a business partner and a friend " . Three of Jackson 's brothers , and Taj Jackson , his nephew , denounced the film , saying it had no new facts to corroborate the allegations . A former bodyguard of Jackson dismissed claims of child sexual abuse , saying that Jackson was heterosexual . A second bodyguard condemned the film for omitting Robson and Safechuck 's lawsuits against the Jackson estate . Journalist Charles Thomson , who wrote about media bias against Jackson and has investigative experience in child molestation and child murder cases , told podcast host John Ziegler : " Robson and Safechuck have previously testified under oath , under intense cross-examination , have maintained for twenty years a consistent story about Michael Jackson being innocent , and they come forward and completely change their story . That in itself is discrediting . " Jackson biographer Mike Smallcombe argued that Safechuck 's claims of sexual abuse at Neverland ’s train station from 1988 to 1992 could not be true because the train station was not built until 1994 . Reed responded : " There seems to be no doubt about the station date . The date the accusers have wrong is the end of the abuse . " He said that Safechuck was present at Neverland before and after the construction of the station , and that it was " just one of the many locations where James remembers sexual activity taking place " . Smallcombe also criticised the documentary for omitting the debts Robson and Safechuck allegedly owe Jackson 's estate in court costs
2001 MTV Video Music Awards
2001 MTV Video Music Awards
Leaving Neverland