‘IT’S SO RIDICULOUS’
Michael Jackson’s niece Brandi slams ex Wade Robson as money-grabbing liar adding Leaving Neverland star never told her of abuse
MICHAEL Jackson’s niece has savaged documentary Leaving Neverland accuser Wade Robson for being “absolutely, 100 per cent” motivated by money.
Brandi Jackson, 37, who dated Robson during the time of the alleged child sex abuse, said he was after a large payout from her uncle's estate.
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Speaking to , Brandi said: “It's unfortunate but it's true.
“When I was watching [Leaving Neverland], I was completely sickened by it, to be honest with you.
“The things that he was saying were so over the top and so ridiculous."
Brandi, who is the daughter of Jackie Jackson - the oldest brother of the Jackson family - added: '[Wade] was not describing my uncle. He was describing a totally different person, but not my uncle.
“And that's why this is a narrative that has changed... over the last 15 years.
“Everything that he's ever said about my uncle is the complete opposite of who he was painting in this documentary.”
When I was watching [Leaving Neverland], I was completely sickened by it, to be honest with you
Michael Jackson's niece Brandi
Brandi also asked why 24-year-old Robson testified for Jackson during his child sex abuse trial in 2005 which the singer was later acquitted.
She said: “If you had a chance to go on the stand and put that man away for the rest of his life so that he couldn't hurt anyone else, you'd do it. You would.
“I can understand when he was a child if he was too afraid to do such a thing, that makes sense.
“But as a grown man, it doesn't.”
RELATIONSHIP WITH ACCUSER 'CONVENIENTLY LEFT OUT'
Her passionate defence of her uncle, who died of a drugs overdose in 2009, comes after the singer's furious nephew Taj Jackson slammed the makers of the documentary, which aired on Channel 4 and HBO last week, for twisting the truth.
Taj says child dancer Robson was dating Brandi Jackson when the alleged abuse happened — a fact he claims is “conveniently left out” of the explosive documentary where Robson, a choreographer, says Jackson began abusing him from the age of seven.
Speaking in response to the doc, Taj claims he knew dancer Robson “pretty well” during this time — because he was dating his cousin Brandi.
He said: “It's something they’ve conveniently left out of the documentary because it coincides with Wade saying [the abuse happened] from the age of seven to 14.
"But he was dating Brandi from nine to 18."
Wade has a story that doesn’t even coincide with reality
Michael Jackson's nephew Taj
Taj said it was his uncle that actually set them up because Wade had a crush on Brandi.
He said: “They met at the LA Gear thing and they were also in the Black and White video.
“So after Wade had said he liked her, Brandi and my cousin Siggy came up with Wade and his sister, Chantal, to spend the week at Neverland.
“It was then that Wade asked Brandi to be his girlfriend.
“That’s what’s so sick about this. Wade has a story that doesn’t even coincide with reality.”
'TIMELINES CHANGED TO SUIT THEIR STORY'
Leaving Neverland features allegations by Robson along with James Safechuck, a former child actor who says the singer molested him too.
But the film has been slammed by Jackson's estate and fans. They accuse the British filmmaker, Dan Reed, of being one-sided and distorting events and facts.
In one example, Taj cites Wade explaining why he decided to testify for Jackson at his 2005 child abuse trial.
He said: “Wade basically says he sees Paris and thinks to himself, ‘I have to save him [for the kids sake].
“'I can’t let him go to jail.’
"Well actually that dinner happened after he testified and that was my problem with it, they’ve changed timelines to suit their story.”
In this instance Taj alleged Wade was fed a script in the same way reality TV stars were.
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But Taj does not stop with the film itself.
He turns his fire on Oprah Winfrey, who interviewed Wade and Safechuck without giving the family a chance to speak on Michael's behalf.
He said: “We feel very backstabbed in a way because she didn’t even give us the common courtesy to say, ‘Hey, I’m doing this, do you guy want to add your voice too, or make a statement?’
“She didn’t ask anyone.
“No one even knew it was happening until they announced it. Because my uncle is no longer here she should have offered some kind of voice for him.”
Jackson always strongly denied all allegations of sexual abuse made against him.
Taj now wants to make a documentary in response to Leaving Neverland, which explores sexual abuse allegations made against the star.
He hopes to raise $777,000 ( £602,000) for an "explosive" project that will "conclusively destroy decades of salacious myths" related to his uncle.
Writing on his page, he said: “Once again, we have to defend Michael Jackson’s name and legacy from vicious and calculated lies."
Meanwhile the Jackson family lawyers have launched a lawsuit against Channel 4's co-producers, US TV network HBO, claiming damages from the film could exceed 100 million dollars (£77 million).
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Wade Robson claims he was raped by Michael Jackson in a hotel room in Leaving Neverland documentary
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