Leaving Neverland
Work in Documentary
Leaving Neverland has come up in 2 episodes across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Megyn Kelly Show. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Megyn KellyConservative broadcaster and podcaster
Kelly argues Safechuck's account is undermined because the Neverland train station where he alleged abuse was not built until 1994.
“it's public record that that train station didn't go up until 94. So there's no way James Safechuck was abused in that in 1991”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The DEFINITIVE Deep Dive on Every Michael Jackson Allegation From 1993, 2003, and 2013, with Andrew Hammel | Ep. 1327 (May 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:28:00
Kelly cites biographer Mike Smallcombe's finding that the Neverland train station where Safechuck placed abuse was built after the alleged abuse period.
“Mike Smallcomb revealed that that train station was not built until 1994”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:27
Kelly argues documentary filmmakers must disclose accusers' credibility problems and let audiences decide.
“you must include the credibility problems in your documentary and let the audience decide”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:00:02
Kelly says the two accusers featured in Leaving Neverland have serious credibility problems the film did not disclose.
“However, I do see serious credibility problems with at least the two men who were featured in Finding Neverland”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 2:12
Andrew HammelAmerican lawyer and journalist who wrote a Quillette article on the Michael Jackson allegations
Hammel characterizes Robson's and Safechuck's lawsuits against Jackson's estate as a stretch and a money grab.
“So the lawsuits are a real stretch, and they are a money grab, and they were eventually dismissed”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The DEFINITIVE Deep Dive on Every Michael Jackson Allegation From 1993, 2003, and 2013, with Andrew Hammel | Ep. 1327 (May 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:46
Mark GeragosAmerican criminal defense attorney who represented Michael Jackson; co-host of In the Well
Geragos objects that Leaving Neverland manipulated footage of him and argues documentaries should not distort facts.
“you shouldn't really manipulate the facts to the point that you just literally tell a story that is not true”
The Megyn Kelly Show: The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 58:02
Podcasts
- The Megyn Kelly Show · 2 episodes
Episodes
The DEFINITIVE Deep Dive on Every Michael Jackson Allegation From 1993, 2003, and 2013, with Andrew Hammel | Ep. 1327The Megyn Kelly Show · May 28, 2026 · 1 h 55 min
Megyn Kelly and lawyer-journalist Andrew Hammel review the Michael Jackson abuse allegations from 1993 through the Leaving Neverland accusers, weighing evidence against accuser credibility.
- The TRUTH About Michael Jackson as Biopic Sets Records, and Blake Lively's DOOMED Legal Strategy, with Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy
The Megyn Kelly Show · May 12, 2026 · 2 h 11 min
Megyn Kelly, Mark Geragos, and Matt Murphy weigh Michael Jackson's legacy and abuse allegations amid the Michael biopic, then critique Blake Lively's legal strategy against Justin Baldoni.