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Dan Reed

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
207 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

You know, I think there's so many holes in the Jackson story.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

What we do know is that he did spend the night alone with very, very young children.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

He didn't deny that.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

And so that in itself, you couldn't put that in a movie because it would creep people out.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

So, you know, this is definitely a movie that sidesteps, it swerves all these important biographical pictures.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

And as a result...

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

The image you get of Jackson from the movie is really wooden.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

Well, that quote actually is about the Casio family.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

So this is a new bunch of accusers that came out of the woodwork after when they watched Leaving Neverland.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

This is in 2019.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

So this is five kids who were kids at the time that they knew Jackson.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

They watched my documentary and they go, geez, that's what happened to us.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

And they all kind of look at each other and like, you too?

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

You too?

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

You know, they realize for the first time, according to their current story.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

But yes, that family had enthusiastically supported and vindicated Jackson's innocence and taken quite a lot of money from the estate, apparently as a sort of, you know, to buy their silence.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

Just to be clear, Wade Robson and James Safechuck never took money from the estate, never even

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

allowed themselves to be gagged.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

They came out and they've been steadfast and consistent.

Morning Wire
How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?

They haven't made a penny from my film or from any other endeavor connected with Michael Jackson.