Michael Jackson
Matthew Belloni
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January 9, 2026
20 Surefire, 100 Percent Probable Hollywood Predictions for 2026 (Part Two)
StrikeWatch ’26, a bizarre Michael Jackson record, and the future of Disney’s Dana Walden (if she’s C.E.O. or not) in the second act of the town’s favorite prognostication of the year ahead.
Eriq Gardner
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November 11, 2025
The Michael Jackson Probate Mystery
More than 15 years after the King of Pop died with millions in debt, his estate has experienced a remarkable turnaround. But why is a multibillion-dollar business being administered out of a corner of the legal system typically reserved for validating wills, settling debts, and parceling out leftovers?
Matthew Belloni
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May 30, 2025
The Never-Ending Michael Jackson Movie Saga
International distribution is up in the air as ‘Michael’ faces a legal setback, rewrites, and reshoots. But the real problem is that nobody seems to have any idea what the heck the movie is actually going to be, or even if it’s going to be released as a single movie at all.
Matthew Belloni
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January 24, 2025
A Dark Secret Has Imperiled the New Michael Jackson Movie
The late pop star’s estate overlooked a key contract with a child accuser that has now rendered the already shot third act of the film unusable. With the clock ticking on a delayed October release date, producers are scrambling to rewrite, reshoot, and somehow salvage MJ’s big-budget musical biopic.
Matthew Belloni
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March 8, 2024
The Michael Jackson Movie Wants to Change Your Mind
An exclusive look at the script for ‘Michael,’ currently in production, reveals the first Jackson estate-approved piece of entertainment that directly addresses the child molestation allegations against him—and seeks to cleanse the entertainer’s image 15 years after his death.
Matthew Belloni
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November 21, 2022
How the AMAs Shut Down Chris Brown
The controversial singer was set to perform a Michael Jackson tribute until I alerted ABC and the Disney-owned network began considering the optics of a convicted domestic abuser feting an alleged child molester. A behind the scenes scramble ensued.
Eriq Gardner
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March 17, 2022
Inside Chris Cuomo’s $125 Million Case Against CNN
Interestingly, some of the precedent for the filing hangs on a previous suit—regarding Michael Jackson, no less—that is already being contested by some of the very same players. Plus, Fox News’ fresh legal headache.