Michael Jackson music dropped from BBC Radio 2 amid paedophile claims in Leaving Neverland documentary
The late King of Pop's discography has been wiped from their playlists amid fresh claims he sexually abused Wade Robson, 36, and James Safechuck, 41, from the ages of seven and ten.
Director Dan Reed’s film Leaving Neverland concludes in the US on Monday and details new child sex abuse claims.
According to The Times, Jackson was last played on the popular channel over a week ago.
They say the decision not to have any of the King of Pop’s songs played on the station was made last week.
When approached by The Sun Online, the BBC said: "We consider each piece of music on its own merits and decisions what we play on different network are always made with relevant audiences and context in mind."
Leaving Neverland – a two-part documentary – will air on Channel 4 on Wednesday and Thursday in the UK.
Oprah Winfrey interviewed Robson and Safechuck last week and her chat will air on HBO on Monday.
The chat show legend, who was raped aged nine, said during filming: "This movie transcends Michael Jackson. It is a scourge on humanity. It’s happening right now.
"It’s happening in families, we know it’s happening in churches and it’s happening in schools and sports teams. Beware of people who just want to be around your children."
She admitted she fears a backlash from the Jackson family and added: "I’m gonna get it" during the chat in New York.
Robson and Safechuck spoke out to detail a catalogue of abuse by the King of Pop days before the tell-all documentary.
Jackson died aged 50 in 2009 and his estate has dismissed the allegations as "outrageous and pathetic" and "an attempt to exploit and cash in" on the star.
But both men went into harrowing detail about their experiences with Jackson, and accused the singer of hiding his behaviour by getting close to their parents.
Safechuck, who said he was aged ten when the abuse started, revealed he was molested “countless” times by Jackson.
He told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire: “It starts with him teaching you how to masturbate, showing you this new thing that everybody does and that’ll change your life.
"Then you start French kissing, he said I taught him how to do that, then oral sex starts."
Robson had his own shocking tale to tell, claiming he was abused from the age of seven to 14.
He said the abuse included Jackson fondling and touching his body and penis.
“Every time I was with him, every time I stayed the night with him, he abused me,” Robson recalled.
Robson also claimed Jackson attempted to rape him, which was one of the last sexual abuse experiences he was subjected to.
As part of the interview, Derbyshire read out a statement from the Jackson family, which denied the allegations and slammed the media for conducting a “public lynching” without any evidence except the word of “two perjurers”.
The letter pointed to the previous court battles that saw Jackson exonerated.
Derbyshire went on to ask Robson why he defended Jackson twice – first in 1993 and then again in 2005 – and was only now coming forward.
Robson explained by saying Jackson had told him they were in love, but if others found out they wouldn’t understand and both would be jailed for the rest of their lives.
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