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Leaving Neverland director says Michael Jackson was ‘worse than Jeffrey Epstein’ as fans rush to see new biopic

Leaving Neverland director says Michael Jackson was ‘worse than Jeffrey Epstein’ as fans rush to see new biopic

Dan Reed, the filmmaker behind the explosive 2019 Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland, has hit out at the new biopic starring Jaafar Jackson as his uncle. Michael, directed by Antoine Fuqua, opened in theaters on Friday to a 96 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes from more than 1,000 ratings despite being widely panned by critics. The film charts The King of Pop’s rise from Jackson 5 child star to 1980s icon, ending around 1988 and omitting the later abuse allegations he denied and was acquitted of. “It says that people don’t care that he was a child molester. Literally, people just don’t care,” Reed told The Hollywood Reporter of the film in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “I think a lot of people just love his music and turn a deaf ear. And short of having actual video evidence of Michael Jackson engaged in sexual intercourse with a seven-year-old child, I don’t know what would be sufficient to change these people’s minds.” Reed’s film focused on two men, Wade Robson and James …

What the Critics Are Saying Review Roundup

What the Critics Are Saying Review Roundup

Michael is dancing its way to theaters later this week — and the critics are already talking. Following its world premiere, reviews were unveiled, but they appear to be more critical. In the new movie, directed by Antoine Fuqua, the story follows the late Michael Jackson‘s rise to fame from when he was a child in the Jackson 5 in the ’60s to becoming the King of Pop, who was widely recognized as the world’s biggest entertainer, before he died in 2009. Michael’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, son of Jermaine Jackson, plays the superstar, taking over from Juliano Valdi, who opens the film when Michael was 10. More cast members include Miles Teller as attorney John Branca, Colman Domingo as Michael’s father Joe Jackson, Kat Graham as Diana Ross, Nia Long as Katherine Jackson, Laura Harrier as Suzanne de Passe, Kendrick Sampson as Quincy Jones and Amaya Mendoza as young La Toya Jackson. Michael’s sister, Janet Jackson, is notably missing. While many members of the Jackson family, who showed up at the Dolby Theatre premiere on …