Michael Jackson's Final Tragedy, Told Gently
Lifetime’s <em>Searching for Neverland</em> mourns the exploitation of the King of Pop before his death—but there’s an uncomfortable irony to the project.
by Spencer Kornhaber
May 26, 2017
4 minutes
With an event as seismic and salable as Michael Jackson’s death, the eight-year anniversary also means it’s time to rev-up for the 10th-anniversary— that the next few years will see a stream of new and unauthorized Jackson-related content. The controversial Sky Arts TV episode Joseph Fiennes was set to play one of the most famous black people to ever live, canceled in January, was just the start of what is sure to be a fraught era. In the pipeline: a about Jackson’s pet chimpanzee and a film about a . This Monday brings Lifetime’s , a scripted biopic that portrays Jackson’s
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