“People wanted to make so much money on watching the great Michael Jackson rise high and then splatter, they wanted the story to have a miserable ending for him, they hoped they would see him in court room and in chains and jail cloths, without make up, without his hair fixed up, without the clothing he love to wear, they were looking forward to see the final chapter where Michael Jackson get destroyed and it was very disheartening to observe”
— Tom Mesereau
jaafar on the message of #michaelmovie 🥹
“to capture his humanity as best as possible so people know who he was as a person beyond the music, the soul, how he treated everybody, he treated everyone with respect and care and he always wanted to bring a smile to someone’s face”
O Brasil é do Rei do Pop!
'Michael' já soma 6,8 milhões de espectadores e mais de R$ 155 milhões em bilheteria no Brasil.
O filme se tornou o lançamento de maior bilheteria da história da Universal Pictures no país.
Exactly this! When the Jackson 5 took off, it was compared to Beatlemania and security was needed due to the intense fan worship. The Jackson 5 weren't just famous in the USA btw they were famous worldwide. By 1972, the Jackson 5 were touring in Europe and broke the attendance record of the Beatles. From 1973-1975, they were touring worldwide and performed over 380 concerts due to global demand.
Michael had already dealt with intense fame before the age of 16. And this only amplified as the years went on and entered a whole new stratosphere during the Thriller era. Michael was not only seriously overworked his entire life and ESPECIALLY during his childhood, but he also dealt with an intense level of global fame from a young age. And you really can't compare this to other famous child stars because *this* level of global fame and public scrutiny was on another level and he dealt with it for his entire life.
já tentaram me convencer que tem lipsync nessa performance da mariah carey mas eu me recuso a acreditar até hoje, as veias da testa da mulher a ponto de saltarem do rosto de tanto esforço… 100% live até que provem o contrário
i’m so sorry they failed you, michael. i won’t stop trying to make sure more people remember you for who you actually were rather than who the media wanted us to believe you were.
Sweet baby angel 👼
I love that Michael's parents like he said in this interview, gave him a weekly allowance of only $7 dollars from the recordings he did and that he still did chores around the house like a normal kid. In a not normal childhood, his parents kept Michael humble and his ego in check which led to him being the selfless soul he turned out to be.❤️
This rare home footage from the late 1970s captures a side of Michael Jackson that the stage lights rarely showed. Dressed in his favorite navy and orange stripes at the family's Hayvenhurst estate, Michael isn't a global superstar here-he's simply a gentle soul in his natural element.
What's most touching is the quiet way he interacts with the little one. You can see his "perfectionist" nature shift into pure protection; he doesn't just play, he constantly adjusts the baby to make sure they are comfortable and safe.
Even as a teenager, Michael possessed a rare, nurturing instinct and a deep respect for the innocence of children. He often said that children were his inspiration because they "see no evil," and in this private moment, you can see that same purity reflected back in his own smile.
ABC told them the book was not controversial enough so they didn't invite them to another interview to promote it. That's why you'll never see an unbiased story in the news. They even pay people to lie.