Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed has hit back after claims that he admitted one fact from the controversial documentary was wrong.



Recent reports suggested that one of Michael Jackson's accusers, James Safechuck, couldn't have been molested in a room at the Neverland train station at some point between 1988 and 1992, as the station wasn't actually built until 1994.

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Jackson biographer Mike Smallcombe shared construction permits, which showed approval for the building works in September 1993.

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The picture below was taken on August 25, 1993. The train station wasn’t there (top of image). Work on the floral clock had started.



The construction of the actual building was approved by Santa Barbara County on September 2, 1993 (see below).



End of discussion. pic.twitter.com/ycOTKw0Vj5 — Mike Smallcombe (@mikesmallcombe1) April 2, 2019

Director Reed then replied to the detail via Twitter and said: "Yeah there seems to be no doubt about the station date. The date they have wrong is the end of the abuse."

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Yeah there seems to be no doubt about the station date. The date they have wrong is the end of the abuse. — Dan Reed (@danreed1000) March 31, 2019

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Dan then hit back at numerous reports that claimed he was now backtracking in light of the details.

He clarified in subsequent tweets that Safechuck was still at Neverland Ranch beyond 1994 and took pictures of the station which appeared in the documentary, and that the victim claimed he was abused into his teens.

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Nope. No u-turn. No clash of dates. James was present at Neverland before and after the train station was built. In fact he took photos of the completed station which we included in the doc. And his sexual contact with Michael lasted into his teens. That’s all in the film. — Dan Reed (@danreed1000) April 2, 2019

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Admitted what?? Safechuck was at Neverland after the train station was completed. He even took photos of the station, we put two of these in the film. And he’s clear in the documentary that the sexual contact with Jackson continued into his teens... — Dan Reed (@danreed1000) April 2, 2019

Last month, Reed spoke out to defend his documentary's claims, as he took down suggestions that Jackson's accusers Safechuck and Wade Robson were lying.

The Leaving Neverland documentary was recently cleared by Ofcom following claims that it misled some viewers. Meanwhile, Reed has revealed hopes for a follow-up film with more of Jackson's accusers.

Jackson consistently denied the abuse allegations while he was alive, while his estate has called them a "tabloid character assassination".

The Leaving Neverland documentary is available on catch-up on Channel 4's 4OD.

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