Paris Jackson and Janet Jackson are reportedly unhappy with the “Michael” biopic. Actor Colman Domingo, who plays Joe Jackson, addressed the criticism from Paris, the only daughter of the late Michael Jackson.
“I hope that she eventually loves the tribute that we made about her father,” Domingo told WSJ magazine in a recent interview.
In September, Paris called Colman “dishonest” after he told PEOPLE she was “very helpful” during the production of Michael.
“I read one of the first drafts of the script and gave my notes about what was dishonest [and] didn’t sit right with me and when they didn’t address it I moved on with my life,” Paris wrote in an Instagram Story. “Not my monkeys, not my circus. God bless and godspeed,” she added.
Fans assumed Paris was disappointed in the movie project that premieres in theaters on April 24.
Domingo said his statement to PEOPLE had been “conflated” and “taken out of context.” He said the article was amended to “more fully” reflect what he said.
The actor messaged Paris on Instagram to explain and she responded with a heart emoji.
Director Antoine Fuqua, who began working on the film in January 2023, said Colman’s portrayal of Joe Jackson was so realistic that it “scared the s–t out of” him.
Antoine said Colman captured “the look and his body language and even the way he spoke.”
But Michael’s sister, Janet Jackson allegedly threw a fit after attending a private screening of the movie in Los Angeles.
More than 60 members of the Jackson family attended the private screening. Stacy Brown, a writer who befriended Michael and Jermaine Jackson in the early Jackson 5 years, wrote about Janet’s criticism of the film for Page Six.
Stacy wrote that Janet “began dissecting the film with brutal precision, according to multiple people in the room.”
“She had something negative about almost every scene,” Stacy quoted someone who was there. “The acting, the makeup, how the actors spoke, even how they walked. It was Janet deciding against the room that this movie wasn’t going to meet her approval.”
