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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Michael Jackson biopic titled \u2018Michael\u2019 is ready to hit the big screens on Friday. Chronicling the making of the late legendary musical artist Michael Jackson, the biopic made headlines right from the word go, unfortunately, not always for the right reasons. For instance, recently, the movie found itself in hot water for claims of whitewashing child abuse allegations. According to many fan reactions and critics\u2019 reviews of the movie, the biopic has been \u201cwhitewashed\u201d to remove any mention of the allegations. Reacting to the said claims, co-stars Colman Domingo<\/a> and Nia Long shared that the biopic only deals with things that led to the making of Michael Jackson, and not his later years.<\/p>\n \u201cThe film takes place from the \u201960s to 1988. It does not go into the first allegations in 2005,\u201d Domingo said on the \u201cToday\u201d show\u2019s Wednesday episode. \u201cSo basically, we center it on the makings of Michael. It\u2019s an intimate portrait of who Michael is \u2026through his eyes,\u201d he continued.Not just this, he further dropped a hint on a potential sequel, which \u201cmay deal with some things that happened afterward.\u201d\u201cThat\u2019s what this film \u2014 and there\u2019s a possibility of it being a Part 2 that may deal with some other things that happened afterward. This is about the making of Michael, how he was raised, and then how he was trying to find his voice as an artist and be a solo artist,\u201d quoted Colman Domingo, who is playing Michael’s father, Joseph Jackson, in the movie.However, it is worth noting that so far there are no confirmed details on the sequel, whether it will happen or not, and if it does, then what it will document. Reportedly, the movie was initially set to address the allegations, but was later re-shot and re-edited to exclude the scandalous details.<\/p>\n Amid all this, Antoine Fuqua also spoke about the claims. While speaking to the New Yorker, the filmmaker said that he is \u201cnot convinced that Jackson did what he is accused of doing.\u201d\u201cWhen I hear things about us \u2014 Black people in particular, especially in a certain position \u2014 there\u2019s always a pause,\u201d he added.Starring Jackson\u2019s real-life nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in and as \u2018Michael,\u2019 the biopic is slated to release on April 24, 2026.<\/div>\nColman Domingo breaks the silence over \u2018whitewashing\u2019 of child abuse claims<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
What Antoine Fuqua has to say about the child abuse claims<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n