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The new Michael Jackson biopic. Why now?

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A blockbuster film about the controversial singer could make US$1bn worldwide. Owen Myers, the deputy arts editor for Guardian US, tells Nosheen Iqbal about the biopic’s troubled history and why it is being made now. Lanre Bakare, the Guardian’s arts and culture correspondent, explains Michael Jackson’s enduring popularity – and why so many fans choose to ignore the allegations made against him

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