In the two-part HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, Wade Robson and James Safechuck accuse pop star Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them while they were children. (He was not charged with any crimes related to Robson or Safechuck, and was…
In the two-part HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, Wade Robson and James Safechuck accuse pop star Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them while they were children. (He was not charged with any crimes related to Robson or Safechuck, and was acquitted of molestation charges related to another accuser in 2005, per The New York Times.) Jackson had well-documented friendships with many children, not just the documentary subjects. Actor Macaulay Culkin comes up in the doc because of his relationship with the late icon. Though he’s not interviewed in the film, a card at the end of Part I reminds viewers that the actor has never alleged that Jackson abused him. Macaulay Culkin recently commented about Michael Jackson elsewhere, acknowledging that he’s still questioned about the nature of their friendship.
In early January, Culkin appeared as a guest on the podcast “Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum,” per USA Today, and addressed public perception of his friendship with Jackson. « It’s almost easy to try say it was ‘weird’ or whatever, but it wasn’t, because it made sense,” Culkin said. “It’s one of my friendships that people question, only because of the fact that he was the most famous person in the world.
