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Posted: 2019-03-08T16:51:44Z | Updated: 2019-03-08T22:31:16Z

Corey Feldman is walking back his defense of Michael Jackson after the horrendous child abuse allegations leveled against the late singer in the new HBO documentary Leaving Neverland.

Feldman, who maintains nothing inappropriate ever occurred between him and Jackson during their years-long friendship, initially criticized the documentary for being one-sided after the first installment aired on Monday night.

The former child star changed his stance in an interview with CNN s Headline News on Wednesday after sparking online backlash, saying that as a survivor of sexual abuse and champion for victims everywhere, he can no longer defend Jackson.

I cannot in good consciousness defend anyone whos being accused of such horrendous crimes, but at the same time, Im also not here to judge him, because, again, he didnt do those things to me and that was not my experience, he told Headline News. My place is not to be the judge and is not to be the accuser and not to be the defender.

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