Michael Jackson’s Family Members Release A Documentary of Their Own

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One month after HBO’s bombshell two-part documentary Leaving Neverland, highlighting Michael Jackson’s alleged sexual abuse against children, Michael’s family has released a documentary of their own.

Directed by Eli Pedraza and released on YouTube, Neverland Firsthand: Investigating the Michael Jackson Documentary refutes the allegations of Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who claimed in the HBO doc that the pop star sexually abused them.

Michael repeatedly denied any wrongdoing when he was alive.

The new film has interviews with Michael’s nephew Taj Jackson and niece Brandi Jackson, as well as with his longtime technical director Brad Sundberg, who regularly stayed at Michael’s Neverland Ranch estate.

“Not in a million years did I ever see a child around Michael Jackson that looked like they had been distressed, hurt, abused,” Brad said. “[Neverland] was such a peaceful, safe, fun place.”

Brandi, who dated Wade for seven years, added of Wade: “He has always been a bit of an opportunist,” before adding that the famous choreographer went public about the sex abuse claims to benefit financially. “He knows how to position himself into different situations that will benefit him in a financial way.”

She also added: “He’s saying that he was in a relationship with my uncle, that they were in love, and that they were having a relationship, if you will. He’s saying that my uncle kept him from women, which is not true. We were just talking about how my uncle put us together. It would discredit the things that he’s trying to claim, and I find it fascinating that he thinks he’s able to just erase 10 years of his life.”

Watch the documentary below: