Colman Domingo hopes Paris Jackson “ultimately likes” the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, despite distancing himself from the film over her comments last year.
In September, People magazine reported that Domingo said he and his brother Prince were “very supportive of our film,” and Jackson denied any involvement in “Michael.”
Jackson wrote on his Instagram Story, “(Coleman), please don’t tell me I was ‘helpful’ on the set of a movie I wasn’t involved in (lol). It’s so weird. I read one of the first drafts of the script and gave notes about what was dishonest (and) didn’t sit well with me. And when they didn’t address it, I moved on with my life. Not my monkey, not my circus. God bless and God speed.”
In a new interview with Wall Street Journal Magazine, Domingo, who plays family patriarch Joe Jackson in “Michael,” said his words were taken out of context and that People magazine later updated the article to more accurately capture what he meant, which the paper confirmed to the Journal. After the incident, Domingo told the Journal that she directly messaged Jackson asking for an explanation, and that she also included a heart in the message. He added: “I hope she ultimately likes the tribute we have paid about her father.”
Directed by Antoine Fuqua, “Michael” is scheduled to be released in theaters on April 24, and stars Domingo as Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson’s nephew Jafar Jackson as the pop star, Nia Long as his mother Katherine, Miles Teller as lawyer John Branca, Laura Harrier as Suzanne de Passe, Jamal R. Henderson as Jermaine Jackson, and Tre Houghton as Marlon Jackson. Ryan Hill as Tito Jackson, Joseph David-Jones as Jackie Jackson, and Jessica Sula as La Toya Jackson.
In playing the leader of the Jackson family, who Michael Jackson claims was physically abusive, Domingo told WSJ that he focused on “finding the humanity,” adding, “He created some of the most iconic artists to ever walk this planet. What the hell is that guy made of?”
“You could say he disciplined the children,” Domingo said of the abuse allegations. “There’s always going to be debate about what’s the right way and what’s a good way to do it.”
