Stop the making of the Michael Jackson biopic


Stop the making of the Michael Jackson biopic
The issue
All victims of childhood sexual assault and particularly the victims of Michael Jackson are set to be re-traumatised. Graham King is making a Michael Jackson biopic glorifying a man who abused children. At the very least, this mega famous pop star regularly slept in the same bed as young boys - incredibly problematic behaviour. The recent article by Dan Reed, the Director of documentary 'Leaving Neverland', perfectly outlines the issues:
"To the film-makers, I say: how will you represent the moment when Jackson, a grown man in his 30s, takes a child by the hand and leads him into that bedroom? How will you depict what happens next? By sidestepping the question of Jackson’s predilection for sleeping with young boys, you are broadcasting a message to millions of survivors of child sexual abuse. That message is: if a paedophile is rich and popular enough, society will forgive him."
Please sign this petition to STOP this film being made.
We want to give Graham King and GK Films the message that if they continue with making this film and ignore the suffering of so many children (in reality telling them they don't matter) then they will lose money. They don't care about children but they'll care about their profits.

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The issue
All victims of childhood sexual assault and particularly the victims of Michael Jackson are set to be re-traumatised. Graham King is making a Michael Jackson biopic glorifying a man who abused children. At the very least, this mega famous pop star regularly slept in the same bed as young boys - incredibly problematic behaviour. The recent article by Dan Reed, the Director of documentary 'Leaving Neverland', perfectly outlines the issues:
"To the film-makers, I say: how will you represent the moment when Jackson, a grown man in his 30s, takes a child by the hand and leads him into that bedroom? How will you depict what happens next? By sidestepping the question of Jackson’s predilection for sleeping with young boys, you are broadcasting a message to millions of survivors of child sexual abuse. That message is: if a paedophile is rich and popular enough, society will forgive him."
Please sign this petition to STOP this film being made.
We want to give Graham King and GK Films the message that if they continue with making this film and ignore the suffering of so many children (in reality telling them they don't matter) then they will lose money. They don't care about children but they'll care about their profits.

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Petition created on 5 February 2023