The documentary, Leaving Neverland, explores allegations made by two men James Safechuck, 40, and Wade Robson, 36, who say they suffered sexual abuse at the hands of Michael Jackson when they were children.
After the first part of the Channel 4 show aired yesterday, Louis Theroux, 48, has had his say on the matter.
The documentary maker wrote on Twitter: “If you can’t see that Michael Jackson was a paedophile after watching @danreed1000‘s film you are being wilfully blind.
“And if you are campaigning against it you are actively colluding in the silencing of victims.”
You are being wilfully blind
Louis Theroux
Louis’ opinion differed to Roxanne Pallett, who broke her Instagram silence yesterday following the controversy on Celebrity Big Brother.
The former Emmerdale actress shared a black-and-white picture of the King of Pop to her social media account.
Roxanne showed her support for the superstar following the documentary.
She captioned it: “‘Just because you read it in a magazine or see it on the TV screen, don’t make it factual…’
“(Lyrics:Tabloid Junkie) #michaeljackson #mjinnocent #mjfam.”
Yesterday, Channel 4 viewers took to Twitter to express their views on the