Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed defends explosive Michael Jackson documentary

Leaving Neverland, an explosive new documentary set to air on HBO this weekend, is reigniting claims Michael Jackson sexually abused children, allegations he repeatedly denied. Wade Robson and James Safechuck accuse the pop icon of molesting them when they were young boys. Dan Reed, director and producer of Leaving Neverland, joins CBS This Morning for his first TV interview about making the documentary. The Jackson family has denounced Robson and Safechuck as opportunists and admitted liars. The Jackson estate also sued HBO last week.

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