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James Brinsford

Leaving Neverland director confirms sequel 'would reveal more Micheal Jackson abuse'

Leaving ­Neverland director Dan Reed has said that he is hoping a second documentary would 'reveal more Michael Jackson abuse'.

Taking to Twitter, Reed confirmed that the documentary is now second only to HBO's Scientology expose as the most viewed of the past decade.

The filmmaker is now hoping to persuade more alleged victims of Michael Jackson to come forward, with plans that the documentary will focus on Jordan Chandler and Gavin Arvizo, whose allegations sparked Jackson's trial in 2005.

Chandler received a $23 million payout from Jackson in 1994 and after filming testimonies from James Safechuck and Wayne Robson, Reed is hoping that a second documentary is on the cards, with the stories of Chandler and Arvizo's experiences at the centre of it.

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Speaking to Mirror Online previously, Reed said: "What’s interesting is to look at the Jordan Chandler civil case and criminal trial.

“Those are two films I’d like to make. But Gavin and Jordan would have to come forward.”

Jackson's estate has vehemently denied the claims of Chandler and Arvizo and the testimony of Robson and Safechuck in Leaving Neverland, has been pulled apart by the Jackson family in their own film, Neverland Firsthand: Investigating the Michael Jackson Documentary.

Michael Jackson and Jordan Chandler (REX)

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This came a month after Reed's documentary and is directed by Eli Pedraza. It features interviews with Jackson family members as well as his longtime technical director Brad Sundberg, who all deny accusations the King of Pop abused children.

According to People, Sundberg regularly stayed at the Neverland Ranch, and tells producer Liam McEwan in the film that he had never witnessed any signs of abuse when he was there.

"Not in a million years did I ever see a child around Michael Jackson that looked like they had been distressed, hurt, abused," he said.

"[Neverland] was such a peaceful, safe, fun place."

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