United Kingdom, April 29 -- Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed has slammed the new Michael Jackson biopic.

The filmmaker helmed the 2019 documentary that saw Wade Robson and James Safechuck open up about how they were allegedly sexually abused by the Billie Jean singer (allegations denied by the Jackson estate) and revealed that he was particularly appalled by the depiction of Jackson's relationship with children - with scenes in Antoine Fuqua's film showing the late King of Pop visiting sick youngsters in hospital - in the new movie Michael.

Reed told Variety: "That made me feel really icky. It suggests that Jackson's engagement with children was entirely benign and motivated by nothing but philanthropy.

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