Re: Sundance Festival 2019 - Controversial MJ Documentary "Leaving Neverland"
I honestly wouldn't want to have access to that book, let alone even have a PDF file of it. It's disgusting and, for me, bordeline illegal material. Just plain creepy.
But here you have a Twitter thread, which clarifys (including scans of the book) the whole Safechuck deposition. It's TOO much similar, even identical situations or details, to be just coincidence:
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I agree with you. Thanks for the link. I'll read the information later to see whether it achieves what I wanted to achieve.
Of course he will! And yet surely he won't be compensating the stars of the film without whom it would be nothing.. I think that's actually a very important point - they're trying to really emphasize that Jimmy and Wade didn't get paid for it, but it sounds like just some technicality that you know they're ultimately getting around. Like, maybe they didn't get "paid for appearing", but they will be getting a cut from profits (and there will be lot). Or secret payments to that charity they set up which can't be traced.
One thing is for sure...R&S WILL be profiting from this film in some way.
They have made far too much effort to gain financially from their case already, and they plan to appeal the judge's decision later this year. Despite what they say this IS about money. They hired a law firm who specialises in forcing financial settlements from organisations FFS! There's a giant red flag right there!
Finaldi is rubbing his hands with glee in the background and making public statements about the case and his clients demonstrates he is very much involved with this. His outrageous claims about being certain their appeal will be successful (when there are no legal grounds) will make no difference to a decision on the appeal, and as a lawyer he MUST know that, so they can only be aimed at the general public and press.
I can only assume Finaldi's statements are an attempt to promote public confidence in the allegations (through the press) and add pressure to the MJ Estate but I have to say that approach is confusing (IMO).The damage is done. Sure, once the film is shown on HBO and C4 larger portions of shite will hit the fan, but this documentary has ensured that the MJ Estate WON'T make a settlement, even if they wanted to. Surely the only leverage the R&S/Finaldi team was the threat of doing real damage to the MJ brand. Well they've done that now. The cat is out of the bag. There is NO WAY the MJ Estate could conceive of paying a settlement at this point. NO WAY. So if not a misguided attempt to force a settlement with the MJ Estate then what is the reason for those statements? Spite? why not just sit F down and shut the F up?!
Anyway, if this film were only about raising awareness as they claim, then there would be NO need to appeal their civil case. none at all.
Even without direct compensation for this film there IS a way these guys are going to get paid. I don't know exactly what their plan is but they WILL be paid, whether it be indirectly through profits, or even from another project that will be linked to this one. Will their book deal be successful now? Will there be a drama series? God the opportunities for them are almost limitless.
