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Michael Jackson documentary premieres at Sundance

Friday night's screening of the Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland at the Sundance Film Festival generated the expected headlines -- as well as a clash of opinions.

The four-hour film alleges that Michael Jackson began sexual relationships with two boys, the older of whom was 10, in the 1980s.

  • In the film, Wade Robson claims Jackson sexually abused him "for seven years," They first met in 1987 when he won a dance competition in his native Australia. He met Jackson again on a family vacation to Disneyland, which led to an invitation to the Neverland ranch, where the seven-year-old stayed for a week -- during which their sexual encounters began with Jackson telling the boy, "You and I were brought together by God. This is how we show our love."
  • James Safechuck, a child actor who appeared in a Jackson soda commercial, was invited to join him in Hawaii for a Pepsi corporate function -- where the singer got the child to sleep in his room. Jackson later brought Safechuck to Paris, where, he alleges, "He introduced me to masturbation... That's how it all started." Back at Neverland, Safechuck said, he had sexual relations with Jackson in various locations including the pool and jacuzzi, where "it happened every day."

The film also maintains that his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley was to divert public curiosity in his lifestyle and that perjured testimony was entered in the child abuse case brought by Jordy Chandler, who later settled his suit against Jackson for millions.

Both Robson and Safechuck were introduced after the Sundance screening, and got a standing ovation.

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