▁financial ▁mot ive . ▁H BO ▁did ▁not ▁stop ▁the ▁air ing ▁of ▁the ▁document ary . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁Ple pler ▁res igned ▁from ▁H BO . ▁He ▁was ▁rum ored ▁to ▁have ▁ch af ed ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁John ▁Stan key , ▁Warner Media ' s ▁new ▁chief . ▁The ▁Jackson ▁estate ▁said ▁Ple pler ▁" must ▁have ▁known " ▁about ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁contract , ▁since ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁senior ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁communic ations ▁then . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁that ▁Ple pler ▁res igned ▁three ▁days ▁after ▁an ▁un named ▁share holder ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁critic izing , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁Ple pler ' s ▁green light ing ▁of ▁Le aving ▁Never land , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁it ▁opened ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁law su its . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁H BO ▁law y ers ▁Daniel ▁Pet ro cel li ▁and ▁The odore ▁B out r ous ▁file d ▁an ▁oppos ing ▁motion ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁contract ▁had ▁exp ired ▁once ▁both ▁parties ▁had ▁ful filled ▁their ▁oblig ations . ▁H BO ▁cont ended ▁that ▁the ▁estate ' s ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁clause ▁as ▁confer ring ▁perpet ual ▁imm unity ▁from ▁dispar agement , ▁even ▁in ▁death , ▁was ▁excess ively ▁broad . ▁They ▁argued ▁that ▁such ▁interpretation ▁would ▁" run ▁af oul ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁policy ▁emb od ies ▁in ▁numerous ▁California ▁stat utes ▁to ▁protect ▁children ▁from ▁sexual