Donald Trump and Michael Jackson shared an unlikely friendship earlier but why is he silent now?
Controversial pop-star Michael Jackson's life has been laid bare again, this time after his death, in the recently-released documentary 'Leaving Neverland'. The HBO film details the horrors of sexual abuse the pop-star allegedly inflicted on choreographer Wade Robson, 36, and James Safechuck, 42, in mid-to-late 1980s. The allegations range from years of alleged sexual attacks, psychological grooming, and sleepovers at the singer's famous Neverland ranch.
Ever since the release of the documentary, multiple celebrities and supporters of Jackson have spoken up defending him, however, there is one voice which is peculiarly silent this time — President Donald Trump. The Republican has always been a staunch supporter of Jackson and has defended his close friend whenever the alleged sexual assaults were brought up, particularly in two separate cases, once in 1993 and in 2003 when Jackson was formally charged. The pop star was acquitted of all charged in 2005.