The story ‘Michael’ doesn’t tell

In one scene in Lionsgate’s “Michael,” a young Michael Jackson — portrayed by his nephew, Jaafar Jackson — tells producer Quincy Jones he wants his first solo album to be “pure escapism.”

In one scene in Lionsgate’s “Michael,” a young Michael Jackson — portrayed by his nephew, Jaafar Jackson — tells producer Quincy Jones he wants his first solo album to be “pure escapism.” At the film’s Los Angeles Dolby Theatre premiere on Monday, the audience appeared to crave that same escape.

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