Leaving Neverland Director Criticizes Michael Jackson Biopic

0:00It's April 29th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, AI-powered stories from the world of fame. I'm Cory with the story. The Michael Jackson biopic called Michael is smashing box office records, pulling in $219 million worldwide in its opening, weekend, with almost 100 million from North America alone. But leaving Neverland director Dan Reed is not impressed, especially with Jafar Jackson, Michael's nephew, playing the King of Pop. He told Variety he bought Jafar's kid version of Michael, but found the adult portrayal wooden, blaming a weak script that turns him into a lifeless. Dancer belting out jukebox hits with no real depth into what made Jackson tick. Reed blasts the film and Jackson family for whitewashing the child abuse allegations, ignoring undisputed facts like Jackson locking doors with young. Boys overnight, he calls the eccentric overgrown child angled nonsense that dodges the truth. Millpick director Antswan Fuqua shrugged off the claims, saying some folks do nasty things

1:02for money, but Reed fired back, calling that rich coming from. Someone pushing millions on a false narrative. Actor Coleman Domingo, who plays Joe Jackson, defends the movie as an intimate look at Michael's rise up to 1988, before the first big. Allegations hit. He even hints a sequel might tackle what came next, keeping the debate alive as fans'