The backlash continues!
Not only were fans pissed by the fact that Fiennes looks nothing like the music superstar, many thought it was inappropriate that a White actor was playing a Black man.
On Wednesday, Jackson’s daughter Paris Jackson took to Twitter to denounce the controversial casting choice. When asked about the portrayal, she wrote:
@TheMJCast i’m so incredibly offended by it, as i’m sure plenty of people are as well, and it honestly makes me want to vomit.
Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) January 11, 2017
@TheMJCast it angers me to see how obviously intentional it was for them to be this insulting, not just towards my father, but my godmother liz as well
Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) January 11, 2017
@TheMJCast where is the respect? they worked through blood sweat and tears for ages to create such profound and remarkable legacies. shameful portrayal
Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) January 11, 2017
Additionally, Michael’s nephew Taj Jackson thought the portrayal was “blatant disrespect.”
The outrage doesn’t seem to be dying down anytime soon.
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