John Reed, the director of the documentary leaving the island that is not thereabout Michael Jackson, who launched new light on allegations of child abuse towards the artist and which made many fans of the king of pop see him with a more realistic look, he underlined in a note to Keeper What do you think “that the allegations are not yet taken seriously enough.”
In this line of reasoning he stressed about the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, by Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King, “what this documentary tells us is the total absence of outrage accompanying the announcement of this film is that Jackson’s seduction remains a living force, operating from beyond the grave.”
The documentary, produced by King, took on a new strength by taking on Antonio Fuqua to direct and to pop star and nephew of the singer, Jafaar Jackson to play the role of Michael Jackson.
Reed’s critique
In his article on Keepernearly four years after the documentary’s release leaving the island that is not thereReed reiterated his criticism of Jackson for believing that in addition to being acquitted by justice, he was guilty of child abuse.
“The most impressive view of leaving the island that is not there and the most painful thing for any parent to accept is that as part of the preparation process, the predator makes the boy fall in love with himluring them into a kind of guilty complicity in the abuse,” Reed wrote.
“So the victims of child sexual abuse, baffling to the uninitiated, they will cover their attackers and will protect them for years or decades. That’s why Robson, for example, became a key defense witness in Jackson’s 2005 molestation trial and was instrumental in getting him acquitted.”
“The jury believed Robson and found the singer not guilty. He now admits he lied in court to protect his mentor and abuser,” said the director.
The role of the media
Reed in the next paragraph went on to criticize the media for its coverage of the project and what he sees downplaying the allegations.
“What the total absence of outrage accompanying the announcement of this film tells us is this Jackson’s seduction remains a living force, which operates from beyond the grave,” he wrote. “It seems that the press, his fans and the large number of older people who grew up loving Jackson are willing to put aside their unhealthy relationship with children and follow the music.”
Reed concluded his piece by writing, “To the filmmakers, I say: How will you portray the moment when Jackson, a grown man in his thirties, takes a little boy by the hand and leads him into that room? How would you describe what happens next? By dodging the issue of Jackson’s predilection for sleeping with small children, he is sending a message to millions of child sexual abuse survivors. That message is: if a pedophile is rich and popular enough, society will forgive him.”
Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, aged 50, at his Holmby Hills villa, following a cardiorespiratory arrest caused by a combination of painkillers.
Source: Clarin
