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AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Jaafar Jackson says 'Michael' sequel will address child abuse allegations against his uncle Fri Aug 21 17:42:55 2026

The star of the billion-dollar Michael Jackson biopic told GQ Middle East the planned sequel will tackle the abuse accusations head-on, a subject the first film avoided entirely by ending its story in 1987. Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson's nephew and the lead of the two-part biopic "Michael," said in a recent interview that the second […] The post Jaafar Jackson says 'Michael' sequel will address child abuse allegations against his uncle appeared first on American Almanac .

The star of the billion-dollar Michael Jackson biopic told GQ Middle East the planned sequel will tackle the abuse accusations head-on, a subject the first film avoided entirely by ending its story in 1987. Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson's nephew and the lead of the two-part biopic "Michael," said in a recent interview that the second film will give audiences "more insight" into the child abuse allegations that shadowed his uncle's later career. The first installment, which Variety reported surpassed $1 billion in global ticket sales this summer, closes with the 1987 release of the album "Bad", six years before Michael Jackson faced his first accusation in 1993. That timeline was no accident. By ending the story before the allegations…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Lionsgate's 'Michael' becomes first biopic to hit $1 billion at the global box office Mon Jul 13 18:09:54 2026

The Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" crossed $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales, a milestone no biographical film has ever reached and a landmark moment for a studio that has long played second fiddle to Hollywood's biggest players. The film's global tally stood at $1.001 billion as of Saturday, Variety reported, with $629.8 million coming from […] The post Lionsgate's 'Michael' becomes first biopic to hit $1 billion at the global box office appeared first on American Almanac .

The Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" crossed $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales, a milestone no biographical film has ever reached and a landmark moment for a studio that has long played second fiddle to Hollywood's biggest players. The film's global tally stood at $1.001 billion as of Saturday, Variety reported , with $629.8 million coming from international markets and $371.8 million from domestic theaters. For Lionsgate, which produced the picture and handled North American distribution, the number rewrites the company's record book entirely. It also sends a message that Hollywood's cultural gatekeepers have been trying to muffle for years: audiences still want to sit in a dark theater and watch a big story told well, no streaming…Open

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