Michael Jackson’s nephew has sparked fury by launching a poster campaign on London buses insisting the pop star is innocent of child abuse claims.
Taj Jackson set up a ‘Gofundme’ page to pay for the Michael Jackson is innocent ads after two men alleged the singer abused them as kids on Channel Four’s controversial film ‘Leaving Neverland’.
The adverts which appeared on the side of the capital’s buses this week state: ‘Facts don’t lie. People do.’ They are accompanied by a photo of Jackson, who died at the age of 50 in 2009, with the word ‘innocent’ emblazoned across his face.
Michael Jackson’s nephew has sparked fury by launching a poster campaign on London buses insisting the pop star is innocent of child abuse claims
Documentary makers today blasted Transport for London for allowing the posters on buses where they can be easily seen by school children.
Bus operator TFL’s own strict advertising rules state that an advert can be guilty of a breach if ‘ it contains images or messages which relate to matters of public controversy or sensitivity.’
They can ban ads if it causes controversy or ‘is likely to cause widespread or serious offence to reasonable members of the public.’
Taj Jackson set up a ‘Gofundme’ page to pay for the Michael Jackson is innocent ads after two men alleged the singer abused them as kids on Channel Four’s controversial film ‘Leaving Neverland’
The adverts which appeared on the side of the capital’s buses this week state: ‘Facts don’t lie. People do.’ They are accompanied by a photo of Jackson, who died at the age of 50 in 2009, with the word ‘innocent’ emblazoned across his face
But transport bosses today told MailOnline the posters shouldn’t be withdrawn.
‘Leaving Neverland’ film has caused huge controversy and prompted Jackson’s brothers to appear on American television yesterday to hit out at the film and insist it ‘was all about making money.’
Taj, 45, whose father is former Jackson 5 guitarist Tito, tweeted his feelings about seeing pictures of his uncle’s image on London buses: ‘The pride of seeing my words on a London bus, next to my uncle Michael's image…Facts don't lie, people do.’
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