Spike Lee knew Michael Jackson, and he thinks critics of the new biopic have got it all wrong.
In a conversation with CNN, the Oscar-winning "Do the Right Thing" director, 69, praised the movie "Michael" and pushed back on criticism that the film ignored the child sexual abuse allegations against the "Bad" singer.
"I've seen ['Michael'] twice," Lee told CNN. "Love it."
The filmmaker added, "If you're a critic, and you're complaining about all this other stuff [that isn't in the movie]. But the movie ends in '88! And the stuff you're talking about, accusations, happened [later]. So you're critiquing the film on something that you want in it, but it doesn't work in the timeline of the film!"
The movie stars Jaafar Jackson, the pop icon's nephew, and is directed by Antoine Fuqua.
