The New York Times

‘Michael’ Fans Danced in the Aisles, Critics Be Damned

The biopic of the pop singer crushed box-office records on its opening weekend as admirers moonwalked to a movie that critics have savaged. By Derrick Bryson Taylor They came in their sequined gloves ...
Slate

The Michael Jackson Movie Fails at the Basic Duty of a Biopic

Earlier this month, Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed was asked what he learned while making the four-hour documentary about Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who allege that Michael Jackson sexually ...
Variety

Spike Lee Defends ‘Michael’ From Critics Who Think Child Sexual Abuse Allegation Should Have Been Included: ‘Doesn’t Work in the Timeline of the Film’

During a recent interview with CNN, Spike Lee defended Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” from critics who think the pop legend’s allegation of child sexual abuse should’ve been included in ...
Wall Street Journal

Michael Jackson’s Biopic Blinds Us From the Truth

Michael Jackson’s celebrity is so blinding, his music so compelling, that it cloaks him with an almost impenetrable shield from the truth: He was a stone cold pedophile. Over 12 years from 1993 to ...
People

Where Is Michael Jackson's Chimp Bubbles Now? Inside the Life of the Famous Ape Today

Bubbles now resides at the Center for Great Apes in Florida PictureLux/The Hollywood Archive via Alamy; Center for Great Apes/Facebook Michael Jackson acquired his pet chimpanzee, Bubbles, in the ...
Rolling Stone

Michael Jackson Hits Record Streaming Numbers Thanks to Wild Success of Biopic

Despite overwhelmingly negative reviews and bitter blowback over the decision to not even hint at the child sexual abuse allegations that plagued his later years, the Michael Jackson biopic Michael is ...
Forbes

What We Know About ‘Michael 2’: Release Date, Allegations Covered

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The Washington Post

The terrible Michael Jackson movie exposes a central cultural question

You’re reading Fanfare With Will Leitch, a newsletter on the cultural moments capturing America’s attention. Click here to get the full edition in your inbox, including bonus musings on trends and ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Box Office Stunner: ‘Michael’ Over the Moon With Record $97M U.S. Opening, $219M Globally

Box Office Stunner: ‘Michael’ Over the Moon With Record $97M U.S. Opening, $219M Globally The Michael Jackson film scored the top launch ever for a biopic domestically after passing up 'Oppenheimer,' ...
Soap Opera Digest

Is Matt Really Dead on The Young and the Restless? Here’s Why We’re Not Convinced

Soap villains have a habit of cheating death — two words: Sheila Carter — and Matt is no exception. Back in 1995, he was shot by Amy Wilson (Julianne Morris Polaha), but survived. Then, following a ...
Variety

‘Michael’ Electrifies the Box Office: 5 Reasons Bad Reviews Couldn’t Derail the Michael Jackson Biopic

Critics have complained that “Michael” paints a sanitized portrait of Jackson since the film ends before he was accused of child molestation. (Jackson, who died in 2009, has denied all allegations.) ...