Channel 4 To Spotlight ‘The Trial Of Michael Jackson‘ Michael Jackson’s trial will be spotlighted in a Channel 4 doc series from Wonderhood Studios.
The Trial of Michael Jackson [working title] will feature contributors who have never spoken before to plot the story of the singer’s 2005 criminal trial alongside his rise to fame and life in the spotlight.
It will explore Jackson’s relationship with the media and delve into his life story. In 2005, Jackson went on trial for molesting Gavin Arvizo, who was 13 years old at the time of the alleged abuse.
Jackson was acquitted on all counts several months later. Many years on, Channel 4-HBO’s Leaving Neverland aired allegations from two other men of sexual abuse by Jackson when they were boys, and this remains one of the network’s best-performing shows of the past few years.
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