Twenty years ago, Michael Jackson stood trial for the alleged molestation of a 13- year-old boy. The People v. Michael Jackson became a global spectacle that
suspended millions for months in anticipation of a verdict.
Jackson, the internationally celebrated ‘King of Pop’, rose from fame as a child performer to superstardom in his solo career. Renowned for both his eccentricity and
originality, Jackson built his California Estate, Neverland Ranch, to bring joy to underprivileged children.
However, after the release of British journalist Martin Bashir’s 2003 documentary, "Living with Michael Jackson," his relationships with children came under intense
scrutiny. Had Jackson simply been hoping to reclaim an innocence lost to celebrity, or was something more insidious occurring behind the gates of Neverland Ranch?
In this 90-minute special, featuring exclusive interviews with American and British journalists, authors, and legal experts, and using dramatic reconstruction and
archive, we tell the story of one of the most controversial moments in pop culture history, The Trial of Michael Jackson.