Michael Jackson Child Abuse Allegations: Why Weren't They in the 'Michael' Movie?

The new Michael movie is a hagiographic depiction of the singer's early years, through his creation of the iconic Thriller album.

Although the movie shows Michael visiting children in the hospital, there is one angle that it controversially and conspicuously avoids: the child abuse accusations that Jackson faced before his untimely death at age 50.

Why did the movie leave out the child abuse allegations against Michael Jackson? And what were they? There was a reason for it, as it turns out.