Jaafar Jackson on ‘cut’ third act of ‘Michael’ that tackled child abuse allegations

Jaafar Jackson has spoken about the cut third act of the Michael Jackson biopic that was set to deal with child abuse allegations READ MORE: ‘Michael’ review: safe, shiny reminder of the King Of Pop’s musical genius Michael was released in April and tells the story of The King Of Pop, from his time in the Jackson 5 to becoming one of the biggest stars in the world. The biopic ends in 1988 with Jackon performing at Wembley Stadium as part of the ‘Bad World Tour’. The film had the biggest ever opening for a musical biopic and went on to take more than $1billion at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing biopic of all time. However Michael didn’t include any reference to the child sexual abuse allegations against Jackson, though the story was included in the initial screenplay. During production, a clause in a legal settlement was discovered, which forbid the Jackson estate from mentioning one of the accusers, Jordan Chandler, meaning that the production spent $15million on reshoots. The movie ultimately ended at a different point in Jackson’s life, shifting the narrative tension onto his relationship with his father, Joe (Colman Domingo). Jaafar Jackson, Michael’s nephew who pl...