Three major radio stations remove Michael Jackson music amid documentary dispute

In this photo taken on June 27, 1988, U.S. pop star and entertainer Micheal Jackson performs during a concert at the Parc des Prince stadium in Paris, France. [File Photo: VCG]

Three major stations owned by the company Cogeco Media, one of the largest radio networks in Quebec, namely CKOI, Rythme and The Beat, have decided to pull all of Michael Jackson's music.

"We are attentive to the comments of our listeners, and the documentary released on Sunday evening created reactions," company spokesperson Christine Dicaire told Yahoo News in a statement. "We prefer to observe the situation by removing the songs from our stations, for the time being. No other comments will be made."

Dicaire told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that the decision also applies to Cogeco Media stations in smaller markets. The company operates 23 radio stations in total that reach more than five million listeners per week.

So far, Cogeco Media is alone in its move to silence Michael Jackson.

The controversial HBO documentary has aired detailed and disturbing stories from two men, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who say Jackson groomed them for sex and molested them when they were little boys.

The Jackson family has spoken out against the documentary and many of the Jackson family are publicly fighting back against claims by these two men.