The Michael Jackson "biopic"
The new Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, is a global box office sensation, raking in $217 million worldwide and prompting audiences to dance in theaters. Yet it deliberately sidesteps the sexual abuse allegations that have shadowed Jackson’s legacy, ending in 1988 at the peak of his car
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