Dan Reed Slams Michael Jackson Biopic

0:00It's April 29th, Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today starts now, AI-powered and spotlight-ready. I'm Cory with the story. Dan Reed, the guy behind leaving Neverland, just ripped into the new Michael Jackson bio-pick called Michael. He says it turns the king of pop into this asexual plastic action doll, dodging the real issues around his life with kids. Reed watched a whole thing and called out how it paints Jackson as an eccentric, overgrown child, which he insists ain't the full picture. He kinda bought the early scene, showing young Michael, but once it hits the adult years with Jofford Jackson playing him, it falls flat. Reed trashed the wooden acting in Weekscript, saying it skips any deep dive into what made Jackson tick. Instead, it's just a jukebox of hits, with zero real insight. Reed figures the film pushes back against his dock by flipping the truth upside down, like making Black White. He calls Jackson a religious figure to fans, so this bio-pick revives the myth of him as this pure, child-loving saint.

1:00No real counter to the allegations, just a shiny distraction. Critics hated it too, with a 37% on Rotten Tomatoes, and 39 out of 100 on Metacritic. But audiences showed a big, dropping $217 million, $300,000 worldwide in its opening weekend, a record for, musical bio-picks. Reed's blast keeps the debate alive as Michael rolls on, proving fans still crave that Jackson magic no matter the spin.