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‘Michael’ Biopic Honchos Were Reportedly Paid Extra $25M After Scrubbing Sexual Assault Allegations from Film
‘Michael’ Biopic Bigwigs Reportedly Got Paid Extra $25M … After Scrubbing Sex Abuse Allegations From Flick Published April 25, 2026 8:21 AM PDT “Michael” biopic honchos were reportedly paid $25 million more than their original deal after they scrubbed the film of the child sex abuse allegations against the King of Pop, according to a […] More
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Michael Jackson Accuser James Safechuck Speaks Out Amid Biopic Release
Michael Jackson Accuser Message To Abuse Survivors Amid Biopic Release Published April 24, 2026 5:12 PM PDT | Updated April 24, 2026 6:07 PM PDT Michael Jackson‘s sexual assault accuser James Safechuck has a new message for childhood sexual abuse survivors … and he’s dropping it as a new “Michael” biopic hits theaters. In the […] More
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New Michael Jackson Molestation & Sexual Abuse Claims Surface As Biopic Debuts
On the day that the heavily promoted and controversial Michael biopic debuts, more accusations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate encounters with young boys and a young girl have emerged against the deceased self-declared King of Pop. Claiming that Michael Jackson was “constantly under the influence of drugs and frequently intoxicated,” a February lawsuit from the […] More
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R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe Has the Perfect Pick For Someone To Play Him in a Potential Biopic — Billie Eilish — ‘She’s Amazing’
To be clear, there is no R.E.M. biopic in the works. But if there were to be one, the retired band’s singer, Michael Stipe, has a predictably unpredictable choice of who might play the young version of him in such a movie were it to get greenlit. “Maybe Billie Eilish could do it,” Stipe, 66, […] More
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Exclusive | Liza Minnelli actress reveals how she landed Broadway icon role in Michael Jackson biopic
“Michael” actress Effie Spence applied for background work on an unspecified movie before she was cast as Liza Minnelli in the newly released Michael Jackson biopic. “I saw a posting, and I assumed it was ‘Michael’ because everything was really, really hush-hush at the time,” the actress revealed during an exclusive interview with Page Six. “I […] More
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Box Office: ‘Michael’ Michael Jackson Biopic Sees $12.5M+ Previews
EXCLUSIVE: The walk-up business for Lionsgate‘s Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, is doing significantly more than just easing down the road. Combined previews from yesterday’s Imax/PLF fan 6PM showtimes as well as showtimes which began today at 12noon are between $12.5M-$13.5M per sources, which is easily the best ever for a musical biopic (Straight Outta Compton‘s […] More
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Diana Ross Scenes Cut From Michael Jackson Biopic, Kat Graham Confirms
Between mixed reviews from critics and feverish anticipation from fans around the world, Michael is all but guaranteed to dominate the global box office this weekend. But a key figure from the King of Pop’s young adult years is conspicuously absent from the new film. On Thursday (April 23), Kat Graham — who was cast […] More
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Box Office: ‘Michael’ $18.5M Overseas, Best First Day Musical Biopic
Universal‘s international release of Lionsgate‘s Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, opened in most of its 82 markets Wednesday with an $18.5M first day (which includes Tuesday previews). Back out those previews, and Wednesday alone was $16.6M. China goes Friday, and India, Bolivia and Pakistan open Thursday in what is an overall foreign play in 23,230 locations […] More
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‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Criticizes Michael Jackson Biopic
The director of Leaving Neverland accused moviegoers of the new Michael Jackson biopic of turning a “deaf ear” to the child molestation allegations against the singer. Dan Reed, who helmed a pair of documentaries that detailed the accusations against Jackson, criticized the singer’s estate, Michael director Antoine Fuqua, and the moviegoing public in a new […] More
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Late Celebrity French Chef Bernard Loiseau Set For Biopic
The life of Bernard Loiseau, the late French culinary giant who inspired the character of Chef Auguste Gusteau in Pixar’s Ratatouille, is set to be explored in a biopic. Chi-Fou-Mi Productions, which is part of the Mediawan Group, and 31 Juin Films announced on Thursday that they are joining forces in partnership with Loiseau’s family, […] More
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‘Michael’ Cast On Why Child Abuse Allegations Not Included In Film
As Michael Jackson fans flock to the theaters to see the Antoine Fuqua-helmed biopic about the ‘King of Pop’, many are questioning how the film avoids the child sexual abuse allegations against the artist. Michael stars Colman Domingo and Nia Long, who play MJ’s parents Joe and Katherine Jackson, recently explained why the movie doesn’t […] More
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‘Michael’ review: Michael Jackson biopic is painfully bad
movie review MICHAEL Running time: 127 minutes. Rated PG-13 (thematic material, language, smoking). In theaters. This is it? How flabbergasting to see “Michael,” the new biopic about Michael Jackson, the best-selling solo artist of all time, crash and burn into such a cheap and embarrassing bore. Say what you will about Michael Jackson — and […] More














