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‘Michael’ Breakout KeiLyn Durrel Jones Explains Why the New Ending Was an “Astonishing Dream Come True”

The Hollywood Reporter·Brian Davids·29 days ago
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Logo text It’s not easy to stand out in a movie with two showstopping Michael Jackson performances, but Michael star KeiLyn Durrel Jones threaded that needle with quiet power. Jones plays Bill Bray, a former LAPD officer who served as Michael’s head of security from 1971 to 1996. Given Michael’s fractured relationship with his father and manager, Joseph “Joe” Jackson, Bray quickly became a surrogate father and confidant to the gifted performer. As the Antoine Fuqua-directed biopic depicts, if Joe (Colman Domingo) was trying to control every aspect of Michael’s (Jafaar Jackson) life, then Bill was trying to empower every aspect of Michael’s life en route to a career that’s truly free of Joe’s influence. That moment finally came at the end of the film during the Jacksons’ (formerly the Jackson 5) last stop on the North American Victory Tour. Michael announced on stage that it would be the fraternal group’s final performance together. Naturally, Joe blew a gasket backstage and tore into Michael.…

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