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Janet Jackson, 60, paid homage to her late brother Michael by rocking a Michael-inspired look at the BET Awards—featuring a black fedora, a matching tee, a white pinstripe shirt, and bold jewelry—while also noting her stance on the Michael biopic and her son Eissa.
Two months into its release, Lionsgate/Universal's Michael has become the highest-grossing biopic ever with $977.4 million worldwide, surpassing Oppenheimer's $965 million. The film opened with a record $217 million worldwide and has since posted strong domestic and international grosses, including about $370 million domestic. With the global total nearing $1 billion and a planned sequel (and potential re-release), it could become the first biopic to reach $1 billion worldwide.
Lionsgate’s Michael, starring Jafar Jackson, has overtaken Oppenheimer to become the highest-grossing biopic ever, with $977.4 million worldwide after its tenth weekend. Oppenheimer sits at $975.8 million, aided by a late Japan release. Michael is at about $370.2 million domestic and $607.2 million foreign, and could reach $1 billion worldwide. The film’s run also highlights a shorter PVOD window (46 days) compared with Oppenheimer’s longer theatrical-to-PVOD timeframe.
Michael has become the highest-grossing music biopic of all time with about $911.9 million worldwide, surpassing Bohemian Rhapsody. The Lionsgate release earned roughly $358 million in the U.S. and $553 million internationally, despite mixed reviews and controversy over its portrayal of abuse allegations; the film has boosted interest in Jackson’s catalog and marked a major box-office milestone.
Jaafar Jackson’s Michael has dethroned Bohemian Rhapsody to become the highest-grossing music biopic of all time with $911.9 million worldwide (domestic $358.6M, international $553.3M); Japan and Russia releases are underway, and the film set several box-office records, despite roughly $50 million in reshoots after the Jackson estate objected to a plot point about an accuser, signaling strong potential for a franchise and continued global success.
Netflix's three‑part Michael Jackson: The Verdict revisits Jackson's 2005 child sexual abuse trial and related allegations, using archival footage and interviews to offer a damning, though largely rehashed, portrait that challenges the estate’s sanitized legacy; it offers limited new analysis but foregrounds questions of wealth, power, and accountability, while contrasting with the biopic Michael’s reception as whitewashing.
Netflix’s three-part The Verdict revisits Michael Jackson’s 1993–94 trial with archival footage and steady narration, offering a balanced walk-through of key moments, jury dynamics, and the impact of celebrity, while noting the doc’s lack of new bombshells and gaps like Wade Robson’s later allegations and Leaving Neverland’s limited availability—making it essential viewing to understand what Jackson left out of the public narrative.
Jalen Brunson said the only event he’d spend $7,500 on during the Knicks’ NBA Finals run would be a live Michael Jackson performance, as ticket prices for Game 3 in New York climbed to about $7,520 get-in and overall Finals prices surged amid New York’s 27-year championship fade.
Netflix’s Michael Jackson: The Verdict revisits the singer’s 2005 trial through archival footage, juror and insider interviews, and news-era clips to show how media frenzy and public narratives—rooted in earlier allegations and settlements—shaped the case. It argues the real story is society’s fixation on fame and the public’s readiness to embrace a narrative, rather than a clear verdict, with the lasting takeaway that the only true innocents may have been the children involved.
John McClain, a veteran music executive and co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate, died at 71 from complications after a fall. He helped rebuild Jackson’s legacy into a multibillion-dollar enterprise alongside John Branca, driving projects such as the This Is It documentary, the MJ musical, Cirque du Soleil productions, and major catalog sales that transformed the estate’s finances.
Drake breaks Michael Jackson’s solo-male record for the most No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100, aided by the release of his three albums that led to a No. 1 debut and top chart performance, and he also ties Rihanna and Taylor Swift for the most No. 1s across all acts, with Beatles and Mariah Carey still ahead on the all-time list.
Netflix released the trailer and set a June 3, 2026 premiere for Michael Jackson: The Verdict, a three-part docuseries told by courtroom insiders—jurors, reporters, and attorneys—exploring Michael Jackson’s 2003 trial and his complex legacy in 50-minute episodes directed by Nick Green and produced by showrunner David Herman, Fiona Stourton, and James Goldston.
In SNL’s season finale, host Michael Che read a joke swap piece written by Colin Jost about Michael Jackson that included a provocative line about molestation, triggering backlash and online debate over taste and boundaries in live comedy.
Paris Jackson won a key ruling in her ongoing challenge to Michael Jackson’s estate: the court ordered the executors to return $625,000 in bonus payments to the estate and granted Paris recovery of attorneys’ fees and costs, a notable victory as she has publicly voiced concerns about her family’s portrayal in media and the Michael biopic.
Paris Jackson won a major victory in her ongoing dispute with the Michael Jackson estate, with a judge ordering executors John Branca and John McClain to repay $625,000 to the estate for outside counsel payments, and Paris being entitled to attorneys’ fees and costs. The decision increases transparency around how estate funds are spent; Branca and McClain say the ruling reflects ordinary legal-fee processes, while Paris has long criticized their use of funds and has clashed with them over her father’s legacy, including the film project.