HBO chief executive Richard Plepler is told the documentary has violated journalistic ethics and norms and shouldn’t be aired in March.
Just as HBO sets a March 3 premiere date for Leaving Neverland, the documentary that left audiences at the Sundance Film Festival in tears with tales of Michael Jackson sexual abuse, the late pop star’s estate has sent a blistering 10-page letter to HBO to address problems in the documentary and requesting a meeting to discuss a “solution.”