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Spike Lee Defends ‘Michael’ From Criticism Over Child Sexual Abuse Allegations Being Excluded
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Spike Lee Defends ‘Michael’ From Criticism Over Child Sexual Abuse Allegations Being Excluded

The Hollywood Reporter·Carly Thomas·29 days ago
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Spike Lee is defending Lionsgate’s Michael  Jackson biopic after some criticized the film for excluding the music icon’s child sexual abuse allegations. The Oscar-winning filmmaker recently sat down with CNN , where he shared how much he “loved” Michael , noting that he saw the pic “twice.” During the interview, he also pointed out that allegations wouldn’t “work in the timeline of the film,” because the biopic covers the first half of Jackson’s life, with the movie concluding in 1988, and the pop legend didn’t face his first accusation until 1993. “First of all, if you’re a movie critic, and you’re complaining about the stuff — all this other stuff — but the movie ends at ‘88,” Lee explained. “The stuff you’re talking about, accusations, happen [later]. So you’re critiquing the film on something that you want in, but it doesn’t work in the timeline of the film. But people showed up.…

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