1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁F ans ▁of ▁Jackson ▁demanded ▁the ▁Sund ance ▁Film ▁Festival ▁cancel ▁the ▁screen ing . ▁At ▁the ▁Sund ance ▁premi ere , ▁Rob son ▁and ▁Sa fe ch uck ▁said ▁they ▁had ▁received ▁death ▁thre ats ▁from ▁some ▁fans . ▁F ans ▁organ ised ▁protest s ▁outside ▁Channel ▁ 4 ' s ▁office , ▁an ▁internet ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁film , ▁and ▁a ▁crow df und ed ▁campaign ▁placing ▁post ers ▁with ▁the ▁s log an ▁" Fact s ▁don ' t ▁lie . ▁People ▁do " ▁on ▁public ▁transport . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁Transport ▁for ▁London ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁remove ▁the ▁ad ver ts ▁after ▁the ▁char ity ▁Sur viv ors ▁Trust ▁compla ined ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁disc ou rage ▁vict ims ▁of ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁from ▁coming ▁forward . ▁ ▁American ▁actor ▁Core y ▁Feld man , ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Jackson ▁since ▁a ▁child , ▁called ▁the ▁document ary ▁" one - s ided " ▁and ▁said ▁Jackson ▁never ▁approached ▁him ▁in app ropri ately . ▁He ▁later ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁comments ▁"[ wer en ' t ] ▁meant ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁to ▁question ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ". ▁S inger ▁A aron ▁Carter , ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Jackson ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁remembered ▁his ▁friend ▁as ▁" an ▁amaz ing ▁gu y " ▁and ▁re iter ated ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁Jackson . ▁Bre tt ▁Bar nes ▁and ▁American ▁actor ▁Mac a ul ay ▁C ul