Source: http://www.crazydaysandnights.net

Once again, the producers of a soon to be released movie tried to do damage control by sending out two of the people involved to apologize for their apparent support of the child molesting singer.

Instead, it just turned into a non denial kind of denial and they never took the statements back.

The producers and studio are crazy right now because the movie is going to be a bomb because of it.

Leaving Neverland

Surviving ‘Leaving Neverland’: Why Muting Michael Jackson Won’t Be Easy (Opinion)

The Jan. 3 debut of the Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly” dealt a swift blow to R. Kelly’s career. One week after the premiere of the incendiary exposé covering longstanding sexual abuse allegations against him and uncovering new ones, Lady Gaga cemented his persona non grata status by joining Team #MuteRKelly.

Gaga apologized for working with him and vowed to remove their 2013 duet “Do What U Want” from streaming services, a move Celine Dion also made four days later with “I’m Your Angel,” her 1998 collaboration with Kelly. So what do we do now with arguably the biggest R. Kelly superstar summit of all: “You Are Not Alone,” the 1995 number-one single he wrote and co-produced for Michael Jackson?

The “Thriller” icon, who died in 2009 at age 50, could be on the verge of becoming the next cancelled superstar of 2019 following the Sundance premiere of another legacy-mangling documentary/exposé about a music legend. “Leaving Neverland” makes a new case for the old child molestation allegations against Jackson, and it screened to a standing ovation and unanimous praise. But even in a #MeToo era that increasingly blurs the line between art and personal life, can we just obliterate the Michael Jackson memories that helped define the best years of our lives?

The parallels with Kelly are haunting. Both were first dogged by rumors of sexual indiscretions around the same time (1993–1994), and both nonetheless continued to enjoy mass commercial success for years. Jackson would go on trial for his alleged misdeeds and be subsequently found not guilty, while Kelly was indicted on child pornography charges and exonerated in 2008. Although the Me Too movement reignited anti-Kelly furor, his career remained more or less untouched until “Surviving R. Kelly” turned public opinion further against him and sparked a new FBI investigation and calls by the Chicago District Attorney for victims to come forward.- Source


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