Hosts Leon Neyfakh and Jay Smooth discuss deconstructing the Michael Jackson myth—and how that involves surprise guests like Stephen King and Doug E. Doug.
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After Dan Reed’s bombshell documentary Leaving Neverland, about the sexual abuse allegations leveled against Michael Jackson, premiered in 2019, it seemed as though public opinion on the pop superstar had been determined: He was unforgivable, case closed.