Michael Jackson, new accusations of abuse. Robson and Safechuck break silence: “He said that if someone had discovered everything, we would end up in prison”

Wade Robson and James Safechuck have returned to the spotlight. The two men, who have been accusing Michael Jackson for years of harassing them when they were childrentell in the new documentary Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson The harsh personal and legal consequences addressed in the last ten years. The film, directed by Dan Reed and followed by the discussed Leaving Neverland of 2019, does not focus only on the legal battle against the legacy of the king of pop, but also ondevastating impact that their complaints have had on their lives: threats, hatred by fansmedia pressure.

“It was really frightening,” says Robson in the documentary. “The reaction of the whole world, Michael’s angry fans, the media … Some can be extremely aggressive”. Safechuck also recalls the fear lived before the airing of the first documentary: «The enormity of everything that was about to happen … it was just what frightened me most».

The documentary also enters the raw details of the experiences experienced by the two when they were small. Safechuck He says that Jackson said to him: “” Your life would end, if people knew “. He wanted him to suck his nipples and then masturbated. Once I woke up and he told me he had made me oral sex as I slept. And I thought: “Ah, ok” ».

The lawyers of the heirs of the star continue to reject all the accusations decisively. “We are absolutely convinced that Michael is innocent,” Jonathan Steinsapir, lawyer of the heirs, said in 2023. “These accusations are contrary to all credible tests and independent feedback. They emerged only years after his death. We believe that the truth will eventually prevail once again. Michael said: “The lies run one hundred meters, but the truth runs the marathon” ».

In the documentary, Robson reviews and comments The interview that he and Safechuck released to Oprah Winfrey In 2019. «You really understood what James and I had experienced. Get to a point where we could no longer keep everything secret ». During the special one, Oprah said to the public: “Looking at this documentary was an intense and very emotional experience. Here with me there are more than one hundred people who have said they have been abused by children». Robson, on that occasion, confessed: “I had decided that I would bring all this into the tomb. I had no doubt. This was how it had to go ». According to him, Oprah was aware of the criticisms he would receive for giving space to their history. “It seemed to me that he had lived something similar. He said, “They will all attack us.” I appreciated the fact that he knew well what he was going to meet. ” Jackson’s heirs, however, reacted hard, defining Robson and Safechuck “opportunists” and liars.

For years Robson had been one of Jackson’s most heated defenders: he witnessed in his favor in the 2005 process, denying any abuse. Safechuck, in 1993, also said he had not been harassed, even if he then refused to testify in the second trial. Today both They claim to have been manipulated by Jackson to remain silent. «He said:“ We cannot let them destroy us. We cannot allow us to ruin us. The two of us, together “, says Robson.

Ron Zonen, prosecutor in the 2005 trial, also intervenes in the documentary, who does not intend to pursue Robson for false testimony. “In such traumatic situations, often not even the person who lived abuse manages to have full control of what he feels or does.” Finaldi, former lawyer of the two men, also defends them for not having told the truth in court. “A person who has been the victim of sexual abuse as a child is not ready to speak until the right time arrives». According to Finaldi, for Robson that moment came only after the marriage and the birth of the son. «It often happens that there is an event that triggers something. You realize that what you lived as a child was not love, it was not normal. It was abuse. And it was wrong ».

But Many Jackson’s supporters continue to accuse Robson and Safechuck of acting only for money. «It’s all a matter of greed. It has always been for money. Always money, money, money. Just dig a little and really deepen this story, “says a fan in the documentary. The film also shows an old interview from 2019, in which the brothers of Michael Jackson – Jackie, Marlon and Tito – and his nephew Taj strongly defend the singer and accuse Robson and Safechuck of looking for economic earnings.

The two men, however, explain that it took years to truly understand what they had experienced. Robson had two nervous collapses. Safechuck has suffered from insomnia and depression. Yet their feelings towards Jackson remain complex. Their case will be brought to court in November 2026.

“To carry on all this was my way of reacting,” says Safechuck. “I wanted to fight for little James. I wanted to defend him and myself. A part of me is building strength and protection to face the process. I imagine me there, in front of the judges, with the strength to fight for little Jimmy. When the time is, I will be ready ». Robson concludes: «Whatever the result, I don’t think I can lose. If I finally have the opportunity to tell the truth in the classroom – what I have never been able to say for decades – for me it will be a victory ».