“It’s such an honor to play her,” Graham adds of the Grammy nominated songstress Kat Graham still finds it “surreal” to be playing Diana Ross in the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic. PEOPLE spoke to the Heatwave actress, 35, at the 2024 TIME100 Next event at Pier59 Studios in New York City on Wednesday, Oct. 9, about stepping into the role …
JAY-Z was apparently in rare form. JAY-Z was apparently uniquely “humble” when he met Michael Jackson for the first time. Rodney Jerkins, who produced much of the legendary singer’s 2001 album Invincible, recently detailed how he and JAY met for the first time during an interview with The Almanac of Rap. After the meeting, JAY eventually brought Jackson out at …
Janelle Monae didn’t seem to address the backlash to their controversial reenactment directly, but actions speak louder than words. Janelle Monae caught an unfortunate bit of backlash for some slightly dark humor the other day, as they posted a video reenacting Michael Jackson’s infamous balcony-baby incident (if you don’t know what we’re talking about, you’ve got some serious pop culture …
“It’s gonna surprise people what we’re gonna do with this film,” teased ‘Michael’ actor Colman Domingo Colman Domingo is teasing the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic. Michael, scheduled for an April 18, 2025, release, will “shine a different light on Michael Jackson,” Domingo, 54, told Entertainment Tonight at the June 30 BET Awards, where he was nominated for best actor. The …
Prince Jackson remembers the good times. Michael Jackson cast a towering shadow over the music world. He transcended the medium altogether, and redefined what it meant to be a pop star, for better or worse. June 25 marked the 15th anniversary of Jackson’s passing, which led to various social media tributes from fans. The most notable statement released, however, was …
Chris Brown and Michael Jackson are one and the same — with the only difference being one of them beat the hell out of Rihanna … so says Fat Joe. In his latest IG Live session, FJ came with a bit of a hot take — namely, arguing the only thing keeping Chris Brown from matching up with the King …
Michael Jackson’s former doctor Dr. Conrad Murray — who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 — has opened up his own medical institute. The DCM Medical Institute opened last month in El Socorro, San Juan. At the launch event, Murray opened up about why he chose to open his own institute. “When I came back to Trinidad, most of …
Joseph Fiennes is reflecting on the most controversial role of his career: Michael Jackson. A 2016 episode of the anthology series Urban Myths: A Brand New Collection of TV Comedies starred the British actor, 53, as the late King of Pop — alongside Brian Cox as Marlon Brando and Stockard Channing as Elizabeth Taylor — embarking on a road trip …
If there’s one catalog in the music industry that’s worth a billion, it’s Michael Jackson’s. Apparently, the late singer’s estate is working out a deal that would amount to at least $800M. Per Variety, Michael Jackson’s estate is in the middle of selling half of the interest in the singer’s catalog for $800M-$900. The details surrounding the sale aren’t clear, …
Michael Jackson’s son Prince Jackson reacted after his cousin, Jaafar Jackson, landed big role of playing the King of Pop in his biopic Michael. The actor and producer took to Instagram to extend his heartiest congratulations to Jaafar with an iconic image of his late father. “My cousin @jaafarjackson is going to be playing my father in the upcoming biopic …
