Concerning Michael, the forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic, Colman Domingo has taken issue with Paris Jackson‘s criticism.
In his September 2025 interview with People, the superstar thespian stated that he’d “chatted briefly” with the late music icon’s eldest children, Paris and Prince, about the project, in which he portrayed Jackson family patriarch, Joe Jackson.
Mentioning that Paris was initially “supportive” of the feature, the now 27-year-old offspring subsequently took to her Instagram Stories to say that she had “zero per cent involvement” in the film.
Reacting to the online debate during a recent interview for WSJ Magazine, the Oscar nominated actor said that he hopes Paris watches the musical biopic, adding “I hope that she eventually loves the tribute that we made about her father.”
Domingo also claimed that his original comments to People had been “conflated”, and the article was later amended to “more fully” capture what he had said. Elsewhere in the chat he confirmed that he reached out to Paris after the drama erupted, and she simply responded with a heart emoji.
In one of her earlier social media posts about the film, the model-singer shared that she’d read one of the first drafts for Antoine Fuqua’s movie but didn’t contribute further, clarifying:
“I read one of the first drafts of the script and gave my notes about what was dishonest/didn’t sit right with me and when they didn’t address it I moved on with my life (sic).” “Not my monkeys, not my circus. God bless and God speed.”
Revealing that she “butted out” of the project after she pushed back against inaccuracies and “sugar-coating” in the script, Paris distanced herself further in follow-up videos stating:
“There’s a lot of inaccuracy and a lot of just full-blown lies and at the end of the day, that doesn’t really fly with me. I don’t like dishonesty. I spoke up, I wasn’t heard, I f**ked off. That’s it.”.
The King of Pop is portrayed by his nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in the film, alongside the likes of Nia Long and Miles Teller. Michael is set for theatrical release in April.
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Author: Al Dente
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