Lisa Bloom Tells Why Fans Refuse to Believe Michael Jackson Documentary | E! News

In March 2019, Lisa Bloom appeared on E! News to discuss the public response to HBO’s “Leaving Neverland,” the two-part documentary in which Wade Robson and James Safechuck alleged they were sexually abused by Michael Jackson as children. Bloom — a longtime advocate for sexual abuse survivors — analyzed the psychological and cultural reasons fans refuse to accept allegations against beloved public figures, including parasocial attachment, the difficulty of reconciling an artist’s work with credible accusations against them, and the broader pattern of disbelief that survivors face when their alleged abusers are powerful, charismatic, or culturally significant.