▁arbitr ation ▁On ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁shortly ▁before ▁broadcast , ▁Howard ▁We itz man , ▁att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Jackson ▁estate , ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁H BO ▁chief ▁executive ▁Richard ▁Ple pler ▁critic izing ▁Le aving ▁Never land ▁as ▁journalist ically ▁un eth ical . ▁The ▁letter ▁said ▁that ▁H BO ▁is ▁" be ing ▁used ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Rob son ' s ▁and ▁Sa fe ch uck ' s ▁legal ▁strategy ▁[ both ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁currently ▁seeking ▁appe als ] ", ▁and ▁that ▁Re ed ▁intention ally ▁did ▁not ▁interview ▁anyone ▁who ▁det ract ed ▁from ▁the ▁story . ▁The ▁letter ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁acc users ▁had ▁been ▁caught ▁lying ▁in ▁testim ony , ▁and ▁the ▁document ary ▁would ▁only ▁bol ster ▁their ▁cred ibility . ▁" We ▁know ▁that ▁this ▁will ▁go ▁down ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁shame ful ▁episode ▁in ▁H BO ' s ▁history ," ▁the ▁letter ▁said . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁the ▁Jackson ▁estate ▁su ed ▁H BO ▁for ▁viol ating ▁a ▁non - dis par agement ▁clause ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁contract ▁by ▁agree ing ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁document ary . ▁The ▁suit ▁sought ▁to ▁comp el ▁H BO ▁to ▁lit ig ate ▁the ▁issue ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁arbitr ation ▁process ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁estate ▁could ▁be ▁awarded ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁or ▁more ▁in ▁dam ages . ▁The ▁suit ▁accused ▁H BO ▁of ▁fabric ating ▁lies ▁with ▁a