Colman Domingo hopes that Paris Jackson will “eventually love” the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, despite her comments distancing herself from the film last year.
In September, Jackson denied having any involvement in “Michael” after People magazine quoted Domingo as saying that she and her brother Prince were “very much in support of our film.”
On her Instagram Story, Jackson responded: “[Colman], don’t be telling people I was ‘helpful’ on the set of a movie I had 0% involvement in lol. That is so weird. 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. Not my monkeys, not my circus. God bless and godspeed.”
In a new Wall Street Journal interview, Domingo — who plays family patriarch Joe Jackson in “Michael” — said that his words were taken out of context and that People later updated the article to more accurately capture what he meant, which the publication confirmed to WSJ. After the incident, Domingo told WSJ that he direct-messaged Jackson to explain and that she hearted his message. He added: “I hope that she eventually loves the tribute that we made about her father.”
Directed by Antoine Fuqua, “Michael” is set to hit theaters on April 24. Alongside Domingo as Joe Jackson, the film stars Michael Jackson‘s nephew Jafaar Jackson as the titular pop star, Nia Long as his mother Katherine, Miles Teller as lawyer John Branca, Laura Harrier as Suzanne de Passe, Jamal R. Henderson as Jermaine Jackson, Tre Horton as Marlon Jackson, Rhyan Hill as Tito Jackson, Joseph David-Jones as Jackie Jackson and Jessica Sula as La Toya Jackson.
To play the Jackson family leader, who Michael Jackson alleged physically abused him, Domingo told WSJ that he focused on “finding his humanity,” adding: “He created some of the most iconic artists that have ever walked this earth. What goes into the making of that man?”
Of the alleged abuse, Domingo said: “I will say that he chastised his children. It’s always going to be arguable what’s right and a great method.”
Source: variety.com
