It’s wild how Hollywood can just gloss over the darkest parts of a person's history for a blockbuster. Dan Reed, the guy who did Leaving Neverland, is calling out the new Michael Jackson biopic, calling it 'startlingly disingenuous' for completely dodging the child abuse allegations. He’s even saying MJ was worse than Jeffrey Epstein because of how people just turn a blind eye just to enjoy the music.
It’s a valid question: can you really tell an 'authentic' story of the King of Pop while ignoring the very things that defined his public image for decades? Apparently, the estate spent $15 million just to reshoot parts because of legal blocks from past accusers. At what point does a tribute film just become a high-budget PR stunt?
People are choosing to look the other way because the hits are too good to give up, but Reed thinks we’re failing the victims by letting the movie airbrush history. #culture #film #ethics
