One of the stars of the new Michael Jackson biopic is addressing criticism that the movie whitewashes the king of pop's life.v
During an April 22 appearance on the "Today" show, Colman Domingo, who plays Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson in "Michael," was questioned about the fact that the movie ignores the child sexual abuse allegations against Jackson. The singer's nephew, Jaafar Jackson, portrays him in the movie, which takes place between the years 1966 and 1988.
"Today" host Craig Melvin asked in the interview, "We live in an environment now where survivors of sexual abuse, we take their stories very seriously. What would you say to folks who see this, and they're like, 'You know what? They whitewashed that part. They didn't even include that part.' How do you reconcile your performance with that?"
In response, Domingo said the movie "does not go into the first allegations" against Jackson because it is set before the initial claims came out and is focused on the rise of his music career.
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