Michael Jackson Biopic Sparks Debate, Doc on Netflix Japan

0:00It's April 28th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, powered by AI, your daily dose of celebrity buzz. The new Michael Jackson biopic is catching heat for skipping over his child molestation accusations, painting too clean a picture of the King of Pop. That ending choice has folks circling back to the 2019 doc leaving Neverland, where Wade Robson and James Safechuck detailed years of alleged abuse at Neverland Rants from the late 80s through the mid 90s. The Jackson estate sued HBO over a non disparagement deal from 1992, forcing the network to yank the two-part film from its platform. Last year. Now it's gone from all major US streaming services, leaving fans frustrated amid this fresh buzz. Reaction split hard, with a biopic smashing box office records thanks to die hard supporters while critics say it buried the tough questions. The original doc sparked a big public debate back in 2019, but that energy seems to have

1:00faded against the estate's legal wins. If you're in the US and want to see it, fire up a virtual private network to hit Netflix Japan. Solid pics like ExpressVPN or NordVPN connect quick to global servers, starting at about $13 a month with money back guarantees. Director Dan Reed dropped the sequel on YouTube last year, and has another in the works tied to Robson and Safechuck's civil suit against Jackson linked. Anyways, keeping these stories very much alive.