Michael Jackson Biopic’s Sanitized Final Scene Revealed
April 7, 2026
The Daily Beast
Glen Wilson/Lionsgate / Glen Wilson/LionsgateThe Michael Jackson biopic has scrapped its entire third act and replaced it with a new ending that fully sanitizes the child sex abuse accusations against the King of Pop.The film was forced to undergo reshoots last January, after the inclusion of a real-life person, Jordan Chandler, reportedly violated a legal protection clause in a settlement Chandler’s family made with the star, which promised Jordan would never be dramatized or mentioned in any retellings.
Chandler’s inclusion was scrapped to address the clause, but many more changes followed. One source who saw the finished film told Variety that it now concludes with a final scene that shows Jackson at the height of his career, preparing to take the stage for a performance on his “Bad” tour. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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