Museum pulls Michael Jackson items following controversial documentary

The biggest childrenā€™s museum in the world has pulled 3 Michael Jackson items from display following new child sex abuse allegations against the late pop icon.

The Childrenā€™s Museum of Indianapolis, as well as many other organisations, is reevaluating its relationship with the deceased popstar after the airing of a new HBO documentary that features the accounts of two men who allege Jackson groomed and molested them at his Neverland Ranch while they were young.

The museum is a non-for-profit and is centred on ā€œfamily learning experiencesā€. It said that it was ā€œvery sensitiveā€ to audiences and this is what prompted the removal of Jacksonā€™s iconic white glove and fedora from the childrenā€™s exhibit.

The museum said that it would ā€œcarefully consider the situation more fullyā€.

The two-part documentary follows the story of two men who say they were befriended and then sexually abused by Michael Jackson in the early 1990ā€™s. It has been met with a mix of shock and disbelief around the world, with many quick to condemn the piece as tarnishing the legacy of a dead man.

Jacksonā€™s family has called the recent coverage a ā€œpublic lynchingā€.

Famous fashion brand Louis Vuitton has also removed its Jackson inspired items from its storefronts.

Christian Woods
Christian Woods
Christian is a morning reporter and technology columnist for Best in Australia. Christian has worked in the media since 2000, in a range of locations. He joined Best in Australia in 2018, and began working in Melbourne in 2019.
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