Jaafar Jackson Says ‘Michael’ Sequel Will ‘Give More Insight’ Into Uncle Michael Jackson’s POV About Child Abuse Allegations

While the billion-dollar Michael biopic avoided delving into the allegations of child sexual abuse against late self-proclaimed King of Pop Michael Jackson by ending his story in 1987 — several years before the chart superstar was hit with his first allegation — the singer’s nephew and Michael star Jaafar Jackson says the upcoming sequel will take the matter on.

In an interview with GQ Middle East , Jaafar said the second part will take on that difficult chapter in his uncle’s life, telling it from MJ’s perspective.

“I think the second film will give even more insight from his point of view, because at the end of the day, [the allegations] are always from someone else’s,” he told the magazine.

“It’s someone else’s story,” Jaafar added.

“It’s someone else’s idea of what it is, and it’s mainly driven by an agenda.

And that’s really the issue we’ve been having as a family – not having Michael’s voice being heard.

I think that’s very, very important, especially in the late years.” In 1993, the family of Jordan Chandler accused Jackson of sexual abuse.

The case involving the child who had spent considerable time with the singer was investigated by Santa Barbara authorities, who did not file any criminal charges, though Jackson settled a civil lawsuit brought by the family for a reported $25 million.

Jackson was then arrested in 2003 and indicted on several counts of child molestation, administering an intoxicating agent and other charges involving 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo.

That case went to trial and Jackson was acquitted on all charges in 2005.

A 2019 documentary, Leaving Neverland , included allegations from choreographer Wade Robson and James Safechuck that Jackson sexually abused them as children; Jackson and his representatives have steadfastly denied any allegations of impropriety involving children and Jackson was never found guilty of any charges.

The Antoine Fuqua-directed Michael tells the story of the singer’s rise from modest means in Indiana as part of his family band the Jackson 5 and his eventual emergence as the biggest pop star on the planet, ending in 1987 with the release of his Bad album.

Fuqua previously told The New Yorker that the first movie opened with the infamous 1993 police raid on Jackson’s Neverland Ranch home following molestation allegations of abuse by Chandler.

Scenes tied to the abuse allegations were reportedly filmed during the first shoot, but a last-minute legal dispute forced producers to cut those scenes when the Jackson estate realized a clause in one of the settlements with accuser Chandler blocked them from addressing those claims in the film.