Watching 'Leaving Neverland' after a lifetime of loving Michael Jackson
PARK CITY, Utah - Roughly an hour into "Leaving Neverland," it felt like my chest had caved in.
It was the first full day of the Sundance Film Festival, and Park City's Egyptian Theatre was packed for the premiere of the controversial documentary about two men who claim Michael Jackson abused them sexually as children. We'd heard these stories before, but I tensed up about an hour into the film when James Safechuck, one of Jackson's accusers, began to describe how the singer introduced him to the concept of masturbation when he was 10.
The details were graphic, delivered with agonizing precision. As the words rolled out of his mouth, I felt the air
