LaToya Jackson Says Sister Janet ‘Kindly Declined’ to Be Portrayed in ‘Michael’: ‘I Wish Everybody Was in the Movie’
By Marc Malkin
Published on April 21, 2026.
The new Antoine Fuqua-directed biopic about Michael Jackson, starring his late brother, LaToya Jackson, has not been featured in the film. The film stars their nephew Jaafar Jackson, Joe Jackson, and Nia Long as Joe Jackson and Katherine Jackson. The director, Michael's estate, stated that it was important to have the Jackson family involved in the project as well as Michael's son, Prince Jackson, serves as an executive producer. However, his other children, Bigi and Paris, have publicly criticized the film for having a number of inaccuracies and "a lot of full-blown lies". The film is set to be released on April 24th.
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