Season 12 – The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies | ISSN: 2452-0497

Episode 80 – The Staging of a Media Trial


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In this episode Elizabeth and Karin discuss the essay by Philipp Dominik Keidl where he explores how Michael Jackson fans responded to the sexual abuse allegations made by Wade Robson and James Safechuck in the 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland. The focus is on a phenomenon Keidl terms “forensic fandom,” where fans produce counter-documentaries and online content to defend Jackson’s…

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Season 12 – The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies | ISSN: 2452-0497By Karin Merx and Elizabeth Amisu