‘Leaving Neverland’ director details thousands of death threats from Michael Jackson fans


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'Leaving Neverland' documentary centres on the sexual abuse allegations levied by James Safechuck and Wade Robson (seen here), who were children when they say Michael Jackson leveraged his star power to groom them. Photo: Handout

The director of Leaving Neverland and its upcoming sequel — both about the men who accused Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them as children — says he’s received thousands of death threats from fans of the late King of Pop.

British filmmaker Dan Reed says he has “kept company with very violent people for a very long time,” as he told The Guardian in an interview at his office, the location of which had to be kept secret.

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