Spike Lee is pushing back against criticism of the Michael biopic, defending the film’s creative choices amid ongoing debate over its portrayal of Michael Jackson . During a recent interview with CNN , Lee addressed complaints that the film does not include allegations of child sexual abuse tied to Jackson later in his life. According to Lee, those critiques ignore a key structural detail: the film’s timeline. “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,” he said. “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.” Lee, who said he has seen the film “twice” and “loved it,” also pointed to audience response as a counterweight to critical discourse. “But people showed up. Worldwide, people showed their love,” he added, referencing the film’s strong performance at the box office.…