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<p>Michael Jackson's family have blasted 'Leaving Neverland' after it won a Creative Arts Emmy.</p>
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<p>The Dan Reed documentary - which details sexual abuse allegations made against Michael Jackson by James Safechuck and Wade Robson - picked up the award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special on the first night of the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday but was slated as "complete fiction" by Jackson's estate.</p>
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<p>The estate told Entertainment Tonight in a statement: "For a film that is a complete fiction to be honoured in a nonfiction Emmy category is a complete farce. Not one shred of proof supports this completely one-sided, so-called documentary which was made in secrecy and for which not one person outside of the two subjects and their families were interviewed."</p>
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<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p>"Not one shred of proof supports this completely one-sided, so-called documentary."</p><cite>— Michael Jackson's family </cite></blockquote>
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<p>However, Dan believes that the five nominations and one win helped to "validate" the documentary, explaining: "It does help to validate the film, [which has] been so controversial. The increased awareness confronts people with a crime that they don't really want to know about, and wish didn't exist.</p>
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<p>James and Wade claimed in the bombshell HBO documentary that they were abused by the late King of Pop when they joined him on tour as children.</p>
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<p>Robson alleged he was sexually abused by Michael from the age of seven until 14, while Safechuck claimed he was a victim from the age of 10 until he hit puberty.</p>
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