Leaving Neverland accuser calls MTV's decision to keep Michael Jackson's name on Video Vanguard Award "an unfortunate choice"

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MTV announced Monday that Missy Elliott will be the latest recipient of the MTV VMAs' Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. The announcement comes weeks after Page Six reported that the cable network was debating whether to strip Jackson's name in response to HBO's Leaving Neverland documentary. Asked to comment on MTV's decision, Jackson accuser Wade Robson told The Wrap: “I don’t personally need MTV to do one thing or the other, but as child abuse survivors all over the world watch to see whether society will support them or not if they have the courage to come forward, in that regard, it’s an unfortunate choice." MTV has yet to comment on the controversy.