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LaToya Jackson Says Sister Janet ‘Kindly Declined’ to Be Portrayed in ‘Michael’: ‘I Wish Everybody Was in the Movie’
The music superstar is nowhere to be seen as a character in the new Antoine Fuqua-directed biopic about her late brother.
“I wish everybody was in the movie,” Jackson sibling LaToya Jackson told me Monday night at the film’s premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. “She was asked and she kindly declined so you have to respect her wishes.”
La Toya Jackson says Jaafar Jackson's performance in #MichaelMovie is so convincing, she and her family would think they were "watching Mike." pic.twitter.com/40bCXQAS7U
Michael is portrayed by their nephew Jaafar Jackson with Joe Jackson played by Colman Domingo and Nia Long playing Katherine Jackson. LaToya is portrayed by Jessica Sula. Juliano Valdi takes on the role of younger Michael.
Not All the Jacksons Wanted to Be in Michael
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Michael may have the Jackson 5 but doesn’t have the Jackson six, seven, or eight. Multiple members of the Jackson family are not featured in the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, per their own request. The most famous person not featured in the documentary is Janet Jackson. “I wish everybody was in the movie,” her sister La Toya Jackson said at the red-carpet premiere. “She was asked and she kindly declined, so you have to respect her wishes.”
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'Michael' drama: Which Jacksons said 'no thanks' and why the film cut the sexual abuse claims
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Michael Jackson’s famous clan stepped out to celebrate the premiere of the new “Michael” biopic, but some of the Jacksons snubbed the event and have opposed the film.
On Monday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, several members of the Jackson family gushed about the Antoine Fuqua-helmed film, which depicts the origin story of the King of Pop and follows the hitmaker from childhood through his upward trajectory to superstar status in the 1980s.
Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson, son of Jermaine Jackson, starred in the title role, and his aunts and uncles dropped accolades for his performance in red carpet interviews. Marlon Jackson said, “Watching the movie, sometimes we think we’re watching Michael up there, that’s how good he is.”
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