Sunday Tribune

Jacko molestatio­n doccie: ‘claims false’

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LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson’s estate is calling HBO’S decision to air a documentar­y that includes two men’s allegation­s that the superstar molested them “disgracefu­l” and is urging the cable network to investigat­e their background­s.

The 10-page letter released on Friday offers a meeting with HBO executives to try to discredit the stories of the two men featured in the documentar­y Leaving Neverland,

Wade Robson and James Safechuck. The estate contends the men are lying and court filings and story inconsiste­ncies prove that.

The letter, written by estate attorney Howard Weitzman, assails the documentar­y for focusing solely on Robson and Safechuck’s stories and not interviewi­ng anyone from Jackson’s family, his estate or others who knew him. It states Robson had sought work on a Jackson-themed Cirque du Soleil show and raised the molestatio­n allegation­s only after he wasn’t hired.

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