2019-03-03
今天早些時候，南方基督教領袖會議（由小馬丁•路德•金博士創立）的主席致信HBO、時代華納和美國電話電報公司（AT&T），公開譴責其播出《逃離夢幻島》的決定！
事態將轉向民權運動和反種族主義？
尊敬的先生們，
作為南方基督教領袖會議的全國主席/首席執行官，我認為《逃離夢幻島》對已逝之人處私刑是不公平且無法接受的。
HBO、AT&T公司和時代華納要對一位已經逝世的無法為自己辯護的人發起指控，讓我很困擾。同樣的指控曾在邁克爾•傑克遜生前被提出，法庭審判證實了他的清白。
再者，該紀錄片的許多內容自相矛盾、子虛烏有，並被廣泛懷疑。此外，這部片面的紀錄片未提供任何辯駁機會。
現在使公眾在輿論法庭上審判邁克爾，是對他的遺產的公開侮辱，是對他聲譽的詆毀，這與我們的創始主席小馬丁•路德•金博士信奉的非暴力哲學相悖——即公正與和解的原則。
在傑克遜家族的忠實支持者的鼓勵下，我要為此事件發聲。作為一名人權和民權領袖，我認為此紀錄片極其無禮並具有攻擊性。本著金博士的精神與非暴力哲學理念，我們懇請您重新考慮播放這部紀錄片的決定。我們可以在您方便時儘早會面或討論這個重要而敏感的問題。
真誠的，
查理斯斯蒂爾博士
主席/CEO
南方基督教領袖會議
（翻譯：Nikki. / 邁克爾傑克遜中國網特別工作團隊)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Slams ‘Leaving Neverland’ as ‘Posthumous Lynching’ of Michael Jackson
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference has written a letter to HBO asking the network to reconsider airing “Leaving Neverland,” the two-part film about Michael Jackson’s alleged sexual abuse of minors that’s set to premiere on the network Sunday and Monday. President/CEO Dr. Charles Steele invoked the civil rights organization’s founder, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in defending Jackson against the documentary, which he called “an affront to his legacy” and a “posthumous lynching.”
“It troubles me that HBO/AT&T/Warner Media would lodge allegations against someone who is deceased and not able to defend himself,” Steele said in a Feb. 27 letter to HBO. “These same allegations, when raised in trial in a court of law during Michael Jackson’s lifetime, affirmed his innocence,” he continued, referring to the 2005 trial in which the two then-minors, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, now claim they were forced into lying under oath as children to protect the superstar.
The SCLC’s letter echoes the sentiments of Tito, Marlon, Jackie and Taj Jackson, who on Feb. 26 sat for an interview with CBS’s Gayle King to vouch for their belief in the late singer’s innocence. Last week, the Jackson estate sued HBO on grounds that the studio is in violation of a non-disparagement clause that was present in previous TV specials about Jackson. As of HBO’s most recent response to the Jacksons’ lawsuit, their plans to air the documentary have not changed.
“Leaving Neverland,” which garnered critical raves after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January, renews allegations against Jackson regarding the sexual abuse of minors at his Neverland Ranch.
“I am voicing these concerns at the behest of the loyal supporters of the Jackson Family,” Steele wrote in the letter. “In the spirit of Dr. King and his nonviolence philosophy, we ask that you reconsider your decision to air this documentary.”
Read the full letter below:
As national President/CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference, I find the posthumous lynching, “Leaving Neverland,” to be
both unfair and unacceptable.
It troubles me that HBO/AT&T/Warner Media would lodge
allegations against someone who is
deceased and not able to defend himself. These same allegations, when raised in trial in a court of law during Michael Jackson’s lifetime, affirmed his innocence. Furthermore, the subjects of the documentary have given numerous conflicting stories and have been widely discredited. Additionally, the documentary is admittedly one-sided, offering no chance for rebuttal.
deceased and not able to defend himself. These same allegations, when raised in trial in a court of law during Michael Jackson’s lifetime, affirmed his innocence. Furthermore, the subjects of the documentary have given numerous conflicting stories and have been widely discredited. Additionally, the documentary is admittedly one-sided, offering no chance for rebuttal.
To try Michael now in the court of public opinion is an affront to
his legacy, a smear to his reputation, and incongruent with the principles
of justice and reconciliation which our founding president, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. professed in his nonviolence philosophy.
I am voicing these concerns at the behest of the loyal supporters of
the Jackson Family. As a human and civil rights leader, I find the concept
of the documentary offensive. In the spirit of Dr. King and
his nonviolence philosophy, we ask that you reconsider your decision to
air this documentary. We are available to meet or discuss this important
and sensitive issue at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely,
Dr. Charles Steele
President/CEO
National SCLC
Dr. Charles Steele
President/CEO
National SCLC
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