Michael Jackson’s statue removed from National Football Museum amid sex abuse allegations

The soccer museum in Manchester, England has removed a statue of Michael Jackson from display.

The statue of Late King of Pop, Michael Jackson was removed from Britain’s National Football Museum in the wake of fresh allegations of sexual abuse that continue to trail the late superstar’s legacy.

Wade Robson and James Safechuck accused Jackson of sexually abusing them over a period of several years when they were children in a four-hour documentary “Leaving Neverland,” the first part of which aired in the UK on Wednesday March 6 2019.

Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson

Jackson’s family has pushed back against the film, calling it a “public lynching.” The musician’s estate is suing HBO, which co-produced the documentary. HBO shares its parent company, WarnerMedia, with CNN.

The soccer museum in Manchester, England, has displayed the statue since 2014 but removed it from display this week. The plaster and resin artwork was initially unveiled in 2011 at Fulham’s Craven Cottage stadium by the club’s then-owner Mohamed Al Fayed, who was friends with the singer.

Jackson visited the west London ground as a guest of Al Fayed in 1999, watching Fulham play a second-tier match against Wigan Athletic.

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