Overview
- Channel 4 released a trailer for the four-part docuseries that includes archival audio of Michael Jackson saying, "Children just want to touch me and hug me," and noting that such attention "caused me problems."
- The program examines allegations from the early 1990s and 2003 that culminated in a 14-week 2005 trial in Santa Maria, California, where Jackson was acquitted on all 14 counts.
- The New York Post reports the series features an audio clip in which Jackson says he would kill himself if he could never see children again, a claim not independently detailed by Channel 4.
- The New York Post also reports previously unseen footage tied to Gavin Arvizo, including alleged bed-sharing at Neverland years before the 2005 proceedings.
- Producer Wonderhood Studios says the series uses unseen images, never-before-heard audio, and testimony from Jackson’s entourage and police to explore the roles of celebrity, race, and the U.S. justice system, with the release arriving ahead of an April biopic.