John Bickley

The new blockbuster biopic, Michael, presents a glamorous and triumphant portrait of the world's biggest pop star.

The crowd pleaser has brought in massive box office revenues despite mixed reviews from critics who've called out its whitewashing of Michael's legacy, particularly claims of child sexual abuse that plagued the final decades of his life.

In this episode, we sit down with the director of the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, which chronicles sexual abuse allegations against Jackson and was controversially pulled from the platform after a legal battle.

I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe.

This is a weekend edition of Morning Wire.

Joining us now to discuss the controversial legacy of Michael Jackson is Dan Reed.

He's the director of the documentary Leaving Neverland, which chronicles sexual abuse allegations against the pop star.

Dan, thank you so much for joining us.

No worries.

Pleasure to be on the show.

So look, this new Michael Jackson movie is making big waves.

It's a huge success at the box office.

The critics' reviews aren't great, but the audience loves it.

Rotten Tomatoes, I think it's something like 96% approval.

It's a real crowd pleaser.

Did you see the film, and what do you think about the film, if you did?

We've heard there were earlier drafts of the movie.

I think the director talked about this, that would have addressed the abuse claims more directly.

What do you know about that?

What changed here?