Michael Jackson-themed clothing to be pulled from Louis Vuitton men’s collection

It comes in the wake of the Leaving Neverland documentary which features two men who claimed Jackson sexually abused them for years

‘We find the allegations in the documentary deeply troubling and disturbing,’ said the label in a statement

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The Leaving Neverland documentary has revived claims that pop star Michael Jackson sexually abused children. Photo: AFP

Published: 10:01am, 15 Mar 2019Updated: 10:14am, 15 Mar 2019

Louis Vuitton is pulling Michael Jackson-themed clothes from a new collection in the wake of the Leaving Neverland documentary which revived claims that the singer sexually abused children.

The brand’s men’s autumn-winter collection, by the label’s American designer Virgil Abloh, was designed as a homage to Jackson’s “prodigious talent”.

It was shown at Paris Fashion Week in January on a spectacular set inspired by his Billie Jean video.

Abloh – one of fashion’s brightest new stars – penned a long tribute to Jackson in his notes for the show and posted a poem he wrote about him to his 3.7 million Instagram followers.

The brand’s men’s autumn-winter collection, by the label’s American designer Virgil Abloh, was designed as a homage to Jackson’s “prodigious talent”. Photo: EPA

He called the singer a “universally relatable marvel. Every person on Earth could mirror themselves in him”.

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