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Oprah Winfrey's intense interview with Michael Jackson accusers

NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey is arguably the most famous survivor of childhood sexual abuse in the world.

And, as she said Wednesday in Manhattan where she recorded a special with two men whose allegations against Michael Jackson are detailed in the HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland," the subject was a part of her daily talk show long before #MeToo ignited.

"In 25 years of the Oprah show, I did 217 episodes about sexual abuse," she said, noting that "Leaving Neverland," directed by Dan Reed, successfully conveyed the message that she had "tried and tried" to get across - "that sexual abuse was not just sexual abuse, it was also sexual

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