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furore and outrage that greeted the Leaving Neverland documentary from earlier in the year. You can see the documentary here, that revolves around allegations by Wade Robson and James Safechuck towards Michael Jackson. When the documentary came to light, the press and radio stations were keen to have their say. A lot of the focus, as you’d image, geared around the severity of the accusations and the outcome was clear: Jackson was guilty and his music/legacy should be reviewed. This article from The Guardian brought together contributors to give their opinions; whether Jackson was still valid and okay to listen to. Alexis Petridis had this to say:

“I thought about that remark when the furore around the Leaving Neverland documentary blew up. More compelling allegations that Jackson was a paedophile will undoubtedly lead to more calls for his music to be treated the way Glitter’s is – unofficially banned from radio and TV, never mentioned in public (even the Glitter fans I met would only talk to me under a veil of anonymity). I can see why, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. You can’t easily eradicate Jackson from history: too many people have too much of their lives bound up with his music. And perhaps you shouldn’t. Perhaps it is all right that his music continues to be heard, so long as it comes with a caveat: that it reminds us great art can be made by terrible people, that talent can be weaponised in the most appalling way, that believing an artist automatically embodies goodness because we like their work is a dreadful mistake that can have awful consequences”.