After a huge backlash against a Sky TV comedy featuring Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson, the company has announced it will not will not broadcast ‘Urban Myths,’ which was to have kicked off January 19th. The singer’s family lashed out on social media, which seems to have been the deciding factor in shelving the project.
Earlier this week, Jackson’s 18-year-old daughter Paris said she wanted to ‘vomit’ after seeing a teaser clip of the actor as her father.
Paris tweeted: ‘I’m so incredibly offended by it, as I’m sure plenty of people are as well, and it honestly makes me want to vomit.’
‘It angers me to see how obviously intentional it was for them to be this insulting, not just towards my father, but my godmother Liz as well.
‘Where is the respect? They worked through blood sweat and tears for ages to create such profound and remarkable legacies. Shameful portrayal.’
She added: ‘He made a point of it plenty of times to express his pride in his roots. He would never have wanted this.’
Though it won’t show in England, we may not be safe from the series here, since the TV company will look to recoup some of the money spent on the show.
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