It's not the first-time Michael Jackson has been accused of sexually assaulting young boys, but the allegations in the new HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland" — the first against Jackson in the #MeToo era — are getting wide traction.
In the film, Wade Robson and James Safechuck share detailed and often graphic accounts of years of abuse by the singer. Jackson's family has denied all claims of abuse. In light of the documentary, many are questioning: Is it possible to separate the art from the alleged abuser?
To discuss, Jim Braude is joined by Boston Globe columnist Renée Graham, attorney Mitchell Garabedian — who's represented thousands of victims of sexual abuse at the hands of the Catholic Church — and Phil Saviano, a church abuse survivor and founder of the New England chapter of Survivors Network of Those Abused.
