{"id":3677,"date":"2026-05-27T16:16:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/netflix-faces-backlash-over-new-michael-jackson-trial-documentary\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:16:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:16:34","slug":"netflix-faces-backlash-over-new-michael-jackson-trial-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/netflix-faces-backlash-over-new-michael-jackson-trial-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix faces backlash over new Michael Jackson trial documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2F128827899.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Netflix is facing backlash on social media ahead of the release of its in-depth documentary about Michael Jackson\u2019s trial.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/16\/entertainment\/michael-is-back-at-no-1-on-its-fourth-friday-in-theaters\/\">Jackson, one of the most famous<\/a> and beloved figures in pop culture of all time,\u00a0was charged with multiNetflix\u2019s new doc,\u00a0\u201cMichael Jackson: The Verdict\u201d,\u00a0revisits the case and features numerous key individuals who were inside the courtroom, including jurors, eyewitnesses, accusers, and defenders alike.ple counts of child molestation in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>The trial set off a media firestorm and courtroom proceedings that captivated the world and kept him at the centre of headlines for months.<\/p>\n<p>His acquittal on all counts only further stoked public interest, and questions remained over his innocence.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix\u2019s new doc,\u00a0\u201cMichael Jackson: The Verdict\u201d,\u00a0revisits the case and features numerous key individuals who were inside the courtroom, including jurors, eyewitnesses, accusers, and defenders alike.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Netflix is facing backlash on social media ahead of the release of its in-depth documentary about Michael Jackson\u2019s trial. <span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Michael Jackson wipes his nose as he leaves the courtroom at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse during a break in his child molestation trial, on April 5, 2005. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fans of the star have taken to social media to criticise Netflix over the timing of the doc\u2019s release, which is coming just weeks after the release of his\u00a0critically panned but highly profitable biopic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is disgraceful from Netflix, every other studio is regretting that they passed on the Michael movie that ended up being a huge success. So they make this in retaliation to try and gain some money from it all? What a joke,\u201d remarked one angry fan.<\/p>\n<p>A second commented: \u201cIt was already decided that Michael was INNOCENT. If anyone really wants to decide without watching this sensationalist bulls**t, just read the court transcripts.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Michael Jackson goes through security as he arrives for the closing arguments in his child molestation trial at Santa Barbara County Superior Court on June 2, 2005. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Michael Jackson (C) arrives for closing arguments in his child molestation trial at Santa Barbara County Superior Court, June 2, 2005 in Santa Maria, California.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWow, this man is still being exploited by people 17 years after his death,\u201d tweeted a third.<\/p>\n<p>While another added: \u201cThe media still trying to convict a man whose innocence has been proven an indescribable amount of times\u2026 you\u2019re so pathetic for endorsing this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The series is directed by Nick Green and executive produced by Fiona Stourton, who say it felt like the right time to revisit the trial and its lingering questions. They approached it as a historical account, presenting the facts as they unfolded in court.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Aerial view of Michael Jackson\u2019s Neverland Ranch. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rhyan Hill as Tito Jackson, Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson, Tre\u2019 Horton as Marlon Jackson (L-R) in the new Michael Jackson movie. <span class=\"credit\">Lions Gate\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt has been 20 years since the trial of Michael Jackson, in which he was found not guilty. Yet, to this day, controversy still rages,\u201d the filmmakers told Netflix\u2019s fan event Tudum. \u201cNo cameras were allowed in court, and so the public\u2019s view of the facts at the time were filtered by commentators and presented piecemeal. It was time to take a forensic look at the trial as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone interested in the Michael Jackson story should feel this documentary gives them a window into what was largely a closed event and a chance to feel closer to what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/24\/celebrity-news\/siblings-suing-michael-jacksons-estate-claim-they-were-brainwashed-to-defend-him-from-abuse-allegations\/\">four siblings who once shared a close friendship<\/a> with Jackson alleged that, behind closed doors,\u00a0he was subjecting them to sickening child sexual abuse\u00a0in a bombshell 60 Minutes Australia report.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/27\/entertainment\/netflix-faces-backlash-over-new-michael-jackson-trial-documentary\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix is facing backlash on social media ahead of the release of its in-depth documentary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/128827899.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}