Michael Jackson, Jaafar and King of Pop
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The 29-year-old nephew of the music legend spent years learning how to dance and speak just like the King of Pop.
Jaafar Jackson is the nephew of pop star Michael Jackson and the son of Jermaine Jackson.
Antoine Fuqua's Michael is a surface-level replay of the iconic King of Pop's life. Audiences get toe-tapping entertainment value and an impressive impersonation by nephew Jaafar Jackson at the expense of virtually any investigation into the mind and motivations of the eponymous star.
The pop superstar, who is the subject of the new movie “Michael,” faced several sexual abuse allegations. But the songs he made have endured, and even thrived.
Jaafar Jackson is answering the question on everyone's mind.