ate ▁in ▁a ▁non - conf ident ial ▁arbitr ation ▁that ▁could ▁result ▁in ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁or ▁more ▁in ▁dam ages ▁reward ed ▁to ▁the ▁estate . ▁H BO ▁denied ▁claims ▁of ▁a ▁bre ach ▁of ▁contract ▁and ▁file d ▁an ▁anti - SL APP ▁motion ▁against ▁the ▁estate . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁Judge ▁George ▁Wu ▁issued ▁a ▁r uling ▁that ▁denied ▁H BO ' s ▁motion ▁to ▁dismiss ▁the ▁case , ▁allowing ▁the ▁Jackson ▁estate ▁to ▁comp el ▁arbitr ation . ▁On ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Judge ▁Wu ▁granted ▁H BO ' s ▁motion ▁to ▁stay ▁the ▁arbitr ation ▁proceed ings ▁with ▁the ▁Jackson ▁estate ▁pending ▁H BO ' s ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁Director ▁Dan ▁Re ed ▁described ▁Le aving ▁Never land ▁as ▁a ▁" stud y ▁of ▁the ▁psych ology ▁of ▁child ▁sexual ▁ab use , ▁told ▁through ▁two ▁ordinary ▁families ▁... ▁gro omed ▁for ▁twenty ▁years ▁by ▁a ▁ped oph ile ▁mas quer ading ▁as ▁a ▁trust ed ▁friend ." ▁In ▁the ▁film , ▁Rob son ▁and ▁Sa fe ch uck ▁al lege ▁that ▁Jackson ▁sex ually ▁ab used ▁them ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁children , ▁Sa fe ch uck ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Rob son ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁They ▁give ▁graph ic ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁Jackson ' s ▁alleg ed ▁sex ▁acts , ▁including ▁m ast urb ation , ▁or