▁and ▁the ▁US ▁broad c aster ▁H BO . ▁Following ▁its ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Sund ance ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁H BO ▁in ▁two ▁parts ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁short ened ▁version ▁on ▁Channel ▁ 4 . ▁It ▁received ▁acc laim ▁from ▁critics , ▁winning ▁the ▁Prim etime ▁Em my ▁Award ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Document ary ▁or ▁Non f iction ▁Special , ▁but ▁it ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁view ers . ▁ ▁The ▁document ary ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁media ▁back l ash ▁against ▁Jackson ▁and ▁a ▁re ass ess ment ▁of ▁his ▁legacy . ▁However , ▁it ▁boost ed ▁sales ▁of ▁his ▁music . ▁Some ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁one - s ided ▁and ▁question ed ▁its ▁ver acity ; ▁the ▁Jackson ▁estate ▁condem ned ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" tab lo id ▁character ▁assass ination ". ▁The ▁film ▁led ▁to ▁protest s ▁from ▁Jackson ' s ▁fans . ▁Michael ▁Jackson : ▁Ch ase ▁the ▁Tr uth , ▁a ▁document ary ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁Le aving ▁Never land , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 ▁by ▁Amazon ▁Prime ▁Video . ▁▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁the ▁Jackson ▁estate ▁su ed ▁H BO ▁for ▁bre aching ▁a ▁non - dis par agement ▁clause ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁contract . ▁The ▁suit ▁sought ▁to ▁comp el ▁H BO ▁to ▁particip