This past weekend, the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held in Los Angeles, California. The show recognized outstanding work in the television industry.
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Michael Jackson's Estate Fires Back At 'Leaving Neverland' Emmy Win
Among those recognized was the HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland" which was produced by Dan Reed.
The documentary features the testimony of Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who claim Michael Jackson sexually abused them when they were children in the late eighties and early nineties.
"Leaving Neverland" won the Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special this past Saturday night.
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While giving his acceptance speech in Los Angeles last night, Reed paid tribute to Safechuck and Robson, commending their bravery.
"None of this would have been possible without the incredible courage and determination of Wade and James and their families, and I wanted to salute that."
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"This is one of the first times we’ve been able to shine a light on child sexual abuse," he continued.
"The pattern of how it unfolds is not an easy story to tell. It often remains undisclosed for so many decades, so I thank them from the bottom of my heart.”
Now, Jackon's Estate has fired back at the Emmy win, calling the film a "complete farce."
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"For a film that is a complete fiction to be honored in a nonfiction Emmy category is a complete farce," the statement began.
"Not one shred of proof supports this completely one-sided. so-called documentary which was made in secrecy and for which not one person outside of the two subjects and their families were interviewed."
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The Jackson Estate has been tireless in their anti-Leaving Neverland push, praising the Amazon Prime Video documentary Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth which aims to defend Jackson against the allegations made in Leaving Neverland.
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