When most people hear about MJ, one of the first thoughts is how they deal with the allegations. Any article or review is going to have to reference that.
He really had to ask.
He could not write that he believed that employees of the production were prohibited from talking about the abuse allegations. He needed someone to say that they would not talk about it.
A lot of times the point of asking a question is to get on record the refusal or evasion.
