Square One
Square One mounts a full-throated defense of Michael Jackson against the charges of pedophilia that plagued him in the latter part of his life and career. The centerpiece of the film lies in its debunking of the initial allegations made against Jackson in 1993. If those allegations can be disproven, the film seems to be arguing, then the subsequent charges against Jackson must be dismissed as well. To assist in this endeavor, filmmaker Danny Wu has assembled a series of never-before-aired statements from case witnesses, and new interviews with figures in Jackson's inner circle, including his nephew and 3T band member Taj Jackson.
The 1993 case never made it to court. Instead, Jackson paid his accuser - Jordan Chandler - a sum of $15 million to stop the case in its tracks. The film suggests that the case originated from a bitter custody battle between Chandler's parents. In an effort to attain full stewardship over his son as well as a hefty payout, the father drummed up false charges against Jackson and worked feverishly to coach his son to verify these allegations through false testimony.
The film damns many of the central players in this sad drama, as well as the circus players who roamed on its periphery. The non-stop media coverage of the case led to often misleading, and always sensationalist headlines.
A few interviews are offered that support the film's hypothesis that Jackson was wrongfully accused, including conversations with the legal secretary for prosecuting attorney Barry Rothman and, curiously, a series of fans who visited Neverland Ranch.
The film also tackles additional controversies related to the tabloid frenzy surrounding Jackson, including the scrutiny he received from his rare skin condition and the findings from the five search warrants that were carried out on his properties.
Square One is clearly the work of a fan on a mission, but it's produced with a lot urgency and passion. Viewers will have to decide for themselves if the insights contained in the film effectively disprove the initial accusation from 1993, or build a compelling case for the dismissal of the additional allegations that followed.
I worked as a flight attendant on a charter airplane and one of the pilots once told me that he walked in on MJ clothed but with a kid straddling him. The boy's mother was getting drunk in another part of the plane. He was a pedo.
MJ was a Pedophile.
Given the 2024 P.Diddy drama, one need to go back and carefully re-look whether MJ wasn't just a victim of the music industry smear campaign, before it got to the level it's now at. To think we may have vilified MJ whilst he was trying to tell us the awful truths.
Why did Jackson pay millions of USD compensation to his victims, if he wasn't guilty
so if i just have kids around me man call my home Neverland i think from Peter pan oki i am not a peddo
Shame about the goddawful piano 'hold music'...
It is the best and most transparent documentary
Worth seeing!
This Documentary is suburb!
I loved this.And Shame on those 2 liers who tarnish a man's name for money.Also they have been sued by his estate for lying.MJ was a highly misunderstood guy .The media never ever spoke for MJ becoz he was too powerful black man that too with an aim .They destroyed him and now they are destroying his legacy but don't know canceling MJ that too with a fiction movie is never possible.
Not an MJ fan at all,saw this documentary was recommended on social media,so I watched.I have watched another Michael jackson documentary on YouTube called Leaving Neverland,it’s so hard to watch,sometime I forgot I was watching a documentary,but a porn movie,I think the director had overdone it. I felt strange after watching that, expected to get some evidence to back up those 2 men’s stories,but there was none. This documentary was very well arranged,the timeline is very clear.
I normally don’t leave reviews but this is a fine documentary, exposes facts no exaggeration just pure evidence. Michael Jackson is innocent and there is the obvious evidence. Congratulations to Danny Wu
A factual documentary!!!!
Heartbreaking after watching this. I watched Leaving Neverland last year,I had no idea who were those 2 accusers,never heard of them,and I am not an MJ fan too. In my country,Leaving Neverland was not promoted at all,watched it on YouTube, and I had too many question marks after that.like where were the parents at that time,and I expected some evidence in there, but nothing,only 2 men talking about their stories.unlike this documentary,it clearly stated the timeline, the real witnesses, I can convince myself to believe MJ was never a monster. And I found out this director is not an MJ fan,thank you for putting in so much effort to let me know the truth.
This is what we call documentary, all facts, this documentary needs more attention.I watched Leaving Neverland,raised many questions in my head, I couldn’t convince myself that Michae Jackson was what they accused him of in that movie. And I tried to convince myself by the truth,I did research, and this Square one was one of it. Always pay station to the timeline. Facts don’t lie, people do.
For those who are interested in information and nothing but information, this documentary despite the lack of means does not lack professionalism, provision of evidence, facts and especially direct witnesses to all the madness that has surrounded the case which launched the unfounded suspicions on Michael Jackson. A must see. "lies runs sprints, but the truth runs marathons"
This is an excellent, factual and dispassionately presented documentary film which attempts (successfully, I believe) in answering all the questions about the 1993 allegations against Michael Jackson which provided the 'template' for what followed. Well done Danny Wu.
A great documentary one of the best i seen . It goes to the deep insight to the facts of the 93 allegations presented in a easy understand formal and well structured way. It feels you are in a big rabbit hole the more this film esculates
Great archieve and testomonies presented
Well recommended
An amazing factual documentary.
Finally a doc about the allegations, that doesn't just repeat the long debunked nonsense that has been circulated for decades. Evidence based, factual and packed with verified info.
A must see for anyone who cares for the truth.
I will bet the judge was in on some of the gravy from the settlement, otherwise no reason to rule against MJ on the two court motions. By ruling against him, force settlement, and force a percentage for the judge. Vs go to trial, potentially lose, no money for anyone. It's always easy to bribe a US judge, 75% of them allow illegal things in their courts every day so the prosecutors can put away innocent folks. And of course hater will always believe that MJ is pedophile, because the haters are wish they could be pedophiles themselves, it's just like gay bashing, the bashers are secretly gay.
He’s still guilty sorry.
MJ lied about so many things (plastic surgery, drugs abuse, being the biological father of his children, applying cream to make his skin more white, how rich he was), that it's impossible for me to see him as a truthful person.
Uhh... What? This guy doesn't think Jackson's a pedophile? Sure, he just "Likes" being around kids and keeps the special ones in his hotel rooms overnight. Give me a f'n break. The most obvious explanation for his behavior is that it is exactly what you think it is, were it committed by any person other than MJ. Sure financial incentive can be a reason to falsely accuse, but more often than not, wealth is used to get away with crimes, not an unfortunate side effect that leaves one open to them.
Honestly, all this only reaffirms to me is that nobody gives a f*** about the truth. Everybody just handpicking pieces of information that strengthen their own believes while dismissing the rest... Can't we just admit we're all clueless
MJ was just too pure for this cold, evil world. I’ve always known he was not guilty, just misunderstood. He is unbreakable. He will always break through these barriers and come out on top as he always was. Just a great documentary..