'For a film that is a complete fiction to be honored in a nonfiction Emmy category is a complete farce,' the estate said.
won the award for outstanding documentary or nonfiction special Saturday night at the Creative Arts Emmys, and Michael Jackson's estate is not happy about it, calling the HBO film"complete fiction" and the Emmy win a"farce."
The film detailed allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse from James Safechuck and Wade Robson. The two men claim Jackson lured them away from their families when they were children and set up elaborate protective networks to prevent the lewd acts from being seen by others. Jackson's estate then filed a $100 million lawsuit against HBO for violating a 1992 agreement to never disparage Jackson's public image—a defamation suit could not be brought against the cable network because Jackson is dead. In May, a federal judge rejected a motion by the Jackson estate to move the case to an arbitrator.'s director, Dan Reed, thanked Safechuck and Robson in his acceptance speech.
Reed went on to say he was thankful for the reactions, both the praise and the criticism, saying"it's been a journey into the heart of the world media."
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