Screened around the world in March, Leaving Neverland claimed to uncover the legendary singer's darkest secret. La Toya Jackson publicly condemned her brother Michael, and said he was a child predator and sexual abuser, in an unearthed MTV interview from 1993. The footage, which has resurfaced in the wake of HBO's Leaving Neverland - a documentary centred around allegations made by James Safechuck and Wade Robson, who say Michael Jackson sexually abused them as children – shows La Toya at a press conference telling reporters that she "cannot, and will not, be a silent collaborator of his crimes against small, innocent children." La Toya was responding to allegations of sexual assault made by the father of 13-year-old Jordan Chandler earlier that year. The case was eventually settled out of court for US$20 million (NZ$29 million). READ MORE: * Michael Jackson trained those around him to be soldiers to protect him at all costs * A devastating and credible 'Leaving Neverland' will turn you off Michael Jackson for good * Michael Jackson’s maid reveals sordid details on life at Neverland SUZANNE PLUNKETT/AP The producers of The Simpsons are removing a classic episode that featured the voice of Michael Jackson after the release of Leaving Neverland. "If I remain silent then it means I fuel the guilt and humiliation these children are feeling, and I think it's very wrong," said La Toya, before adding that her mother had shown her cheques in "very, very large amounts" that had been made out to the parents of "these children." "I am a victim myself, and I know what it feels like, and these kids are going to be scarred for the rest of their lives. And I don't want to see any more innocent, small children being affected this way," she said before saying her love for her brother is outweighed by her sympathy for the children he is accused of abusing. She then asked reporters, "Now you stop and think for one second and you tell me, what 35-year-old man is going to take a little boy and stay with him for 30 days? And take another boy and stay with him for five days in a room and never leave the room?" "How many of you out there are 35 years old? How many would take little kids and do that? That are 9, 10, 11 years old? TRISTAN FEWINGS/GETTY La Toya Jackson (centre) publicly condemned her brother Michael and said he was a child predator and sexual abuser in an unearthed MTV interview from 1993. "I love my brother, but it's wrong. I don't want to see these kids hurt," La Toya added. MTV News host Steve Blame ended the segment with: "The Jackson family replied by saying that La Toya makes her money from lying and was probably paid to speak out against her brother." "Only last month La Toya, who is estranged from her family, said she thought her brother was innocent," Blame said. La Toya later retracted her statements. TASOS KATOPODIS/GETTY Michael Jackson's children Prince Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson II and Paris Jackson, with La Toya Jackson (centre) at a baseball game in 2012. In 2011, she told The Daily Beast that "I never believed for a minute my brother was guilty of anything like that. When I spoke to Michael about it years later, he told me he knew it wasn't me saying those things … He always knew it wasn't true." Jackson's family, for their part, has denied all the allegations against him and described the documentary Leaving Neverland as "a public lynching," with his estate filing a US$100 million lawsuit against HBO, alleging the network violated a non-disparagement agreement. "HBO has disparaged Jackson's legacy by airing a one-sided hit piece against Jackson based exclusively on the false accounts of two proven, serial perjurers," the Jackson estate said. A spokesperson for La Toya Jackson did not immediately respond to request for comment. Leaving Neverland screens in New Zealand onTVNZ 1, Sunday and Monday and 8.30pm, then on-demand. - This story first appeared at BusinessInsider.com.au<doc-sep>The estate of Michael Jackson is facing some serious heat right now ever since Leaving Neverland debuted. Wade Robson and James Safechuck came forward with allegations against Michael Jackson claiming that he molested them when they were children. The allegations aren't new at all. A 1993 interview with La Toya Jackson suggesting her brother was guilty of molesting children surfaced online. Despite making these claims, she was spotted at a Michael Jackson tribute show in Mexico this past weekend. Ed Souza-Pool/Getty Images La Toya Jackson was spotted at a Michael Jackson tribute show which is described as "the worldâs best production that pays tribute to the greatest hits by Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5." The star arrived at the show waving at fans as she donned a sleek outfit with a bedazzled top. The tribute show is actually endorsed by the Jackson Family Foundation. This marks the first time she was seen since the 1993 interview resurfaced. Speaking to MTV, LaToya said that she has personally seen the hush cheques that were written to the alleged victims. "Michael is my brother, I love him a great deal but I cannot, and will not, be a silent collaborator of his crimes against small, innocent children," she said. Earlier today, reports surfaced claiming that Michael Jackson's kids are considering taking legal action against Wade Robson and James Safechuck. [Via]<doc-sep>"So we were like this married couple," Safechuck said. "I say married because we had this mock wedding ceremony. We did this in his bedroom and we filled out some vows like we would be bonded forever... It's hard to go back to that moment. "You know, I like jewellery and I liked it as a kid so I think something that I liked was used against me. It causes discomfort," he added. Safechuck, who alleges Jackson molested him between the ages of 10 and 14, explained that the music icon would often pretend he was buying jewellery for a girlfriend. "It is still hard for me not to blame myself. We would go buy them at jewellery stores and we would pretend they were for someone else," he said. "Like for a female, but he would pretend like my small hand would fit for whatever female we were buying it for." Newshub.<doc-sep>
La Toya Jackson discussed claims that Michael Jackson had sexually abused young boys in a 1993 interview, which has now resurfaced online. The footage of the MTV interview with the singer, songwriter, and actor has been unearthed in the wake of the Leaving Neverland documentary. In the video, La Toya told reporters: “Michael is my brother. I love him a great deal, but I cannot and will not be a silent collaborator of his crimes against small, innocent children. If I remain silent then it means I fuel the guilt and humiliation these children are feeling and I think it’s very wrong.” She said her mother had shown her cheques written to the families of the boys involved for “very, very large” sums. She added that, while she didn’t want to speak about it, she was doing so because she was also a victim of sexual abuse. “These kids are going to be scarred for the rest of their lives and I don’t want to see any more innocent, small children being affected this way. I love Michael very dearly but I feel even more sorry for these children because they don’t have a life anymore. They don’t.” She continued: “Now you stop and think for one second and you tell me, what 35-year-old man is going to take a little boy and stay with him for 30 days?. And take another boy and stay with him for five days in a room and never leave the room? How many of you out there are 35-years-old? How many would take little kids and do that? That are nine, 10, 11 years old? I love my brother but it’s wrong.” The Jackson family responded at the time, accusing La Toya of “making her money by lying” and said she was probably paid to speak out against him. Leaving Neverland premiered on UK TV earlier this week (March 6 and 7). Since then, adverts protesting Michael Jackson’s innocence have appeared on the sides of London buses. The two-part, four-hour documentary explores the allegations made against Jackson by Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who both say the pop star abused them as children. Jackson’s estate have denied the claims, while a civil suit was thrown out by a judge in 2012 after it was ruled the estate could not be held liable for Jackson’s behaviour.