John Branca, co-executor of Michael Jackson’s estate said that they are considering suing Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed over the allegations made against Jackson in the HBO doc. John Branca said that the team running Jackson’s estate are weighing a lawsuit against Reed in addition to their $100 million suit against HBO, according to Billboard.
“Those people made up a goddamn story because they wanted money and we will not allow that to go unchecked,” Branca told the magazine following a panel at Harvard where Branca and members of Jackson’s legal team discussed the documentary and its impact on Jackson’s legacy. “It’s that simple.”
He added that he believed the documentary was intentionally filled with false information.
“Dan Reed’s documentary is replete with inaccuracies, lies and stuff they knew not to be true,” Branca said. “They should be ashamed of themselves.”
Branca said that the potential lawsuit was an opportunity to get the truth about Michael Jackson out into the world.
“Hopefully the real truth will come out, other facts will come out and people will pay attention to both sides of the story,” said Branca. “From the point of view of society, I want to make it so people feel comfortable saying, ‘I love Michael’s music.'”
Michael’s estate is already suing HBO over the documentary, not because it reports any inaccurate information, but because they claim it violates a contract that they signed with the singer in 1992. The estate believes that HBO violated a non-disparagement clause in the agreement they had with Jackson to air the Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour concert film.
HBO is standing behind Reed following Branca’s statements. A spokesperson told Billboard that they consider Reed “a proven, award-winning filmmaker” and “have full confidence in his film.”
SOURCE: BillBoard
This is the best news yet, Mr. John Branca. Save that Greed rascal from himself. And declare Michael to be the magnificent human he is.
The CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISIONS is brilliant.
#JohnBranca #MJFAMUNITE
#mjtruthsquad #MJINNOCENT
Mr. Branca YESSSSSS !!!! DOGGONE RIGHT & I have thought about it a lot and I really truly do believe it’s the right thing to do because Dan Reed didn’t bother to take anything out and doesn’t care to admit it or not now as he thinks he’s protective because Michael Jackson is dead! He was SHOCKED that about the lawsuit from the French fans as he actually said “I just can’t believe it” !
He has no fear of any kind of Retribution as you will know he keeps on spouting off about a sequel or maybe even a docu-series about other #MICHAELJACKSON molestations ✋ME👉 (past liars and future Liars). UGH he sure is cocky and I think YOU are just the GUY to help US show HIM🔜 HIM…how it is and how it’s going to be!!! PLEASE?
In my heart I feel this is worth fighting for, we must retaliate, with retribution that will heed Redemption (once and for all) !!
#JUSTICEFORMJ #MJINSPIRES
😐😁 🌏❤👑🅿🅾🅿♾
Oops I just noticed I’ve been riding with hashtags you’ll have to forgive me as I have been on Twitter since January 10th Non-Stop and my name is ARMEDWITHLOVE85 AKA SCHOOLTHEWORLD 💪✌👊👊👊
It would be almost required to at least guarantee or give serious pause to any other director like Reed who think there’s no recourse for producing such salacious lies..
#MJINNOCENT
Good on John Branca and John Maclain, for standing up for MJ! Dan Reed, deserves to go up in flames. The whole truth needs to come out. Once and for all, I would like to see MJ’s name to be cleared, so that in the future no one else will try to extort money from the estate, and blight the name of MJ.
Bravo! Thank you Mr. Branca and others. Been a fan of Michael’s for well over 45 years. Let’s do this and clear his name once and for all!!!
This is marvellous! I am a 76 year old lady who hates injustice and think specially Gt Britain have treated Michael appallingly owing to the media who have written dreadful untruths and in so doing hastened his death! He was such a wonderful human being and did so much for the world ! This whole thing is so sad! I am Scottish!
This is marvellous! I am a 76 year old lady who hates injustice and think specially Gt Britain have treated Michael appallingly owing to the media who have written dreadful untruths and in so doing hastened his death! He was such a wonderful human being and did so much for the world ! This whole thing is so sad! I am Scottish!
mj fam i have a question is the estate shiting on mj legacy whit that remark that mj was a flawed man from the on line team alicia yaffe that does not sound good at all who ever read this tell me if wrong or right please .
why is mj online team scoling fans
Just Considering it is not good enough, do it! What are they waiting for?