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Why Diana Ross Isn’t a Part of ‘Michael’

Rolling Stone·Kory Grow·about 1 month ago
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Actress Kat Graham, who played the Supremes leader, says “legal considerations affected a few scenes, including the ones I filmed” Kat Graham, who portrayed Diana Ross in the new Michael Jackson biopic, Michael , says she filmed several scenes that the world will never get to see. “Ahead of the April 24 release of the Michael Jackson film, I want to share that certain legal considerations affected a few scenes, including the ones I filmed with an incredible cast,” she wrote Thursday on social media . “Unfortunately, those moments are no longer part of the final cut, though the team worked hard to preserve as much of the story as possible.” Variety reports that producers and filmmaker Antoine Fuqua scrubbed several Michael scenes from the end of the picture because they related to a child sexual assault lawsuit Jackson faced in 1993. A clause in Jackson’s settlement with the plaintiff prevented any depiction or mention of the male child in film portrayals of Jackson’s life.…

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