Colman Domingo & Nia Long Explain Why Michael Jackson Biopic Doesn't Address Allegations

Colman Domingo and Nia Long are addressing a big question.

The Michael co-stars sat down on Today on Wednesday (April 22), where they were asked to explain why the new Michael Jackson biopic doesn’t address the child molestation allegations he faced for years before his death.

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“We live in an environment now where we take survivors of sexual abuse, we take their stories very seriously. What would you say to folk who see this and they’re like, you know what, they whitewashed that part? They didn’t even include that part. How do you reconcile your performance with that?” Craig Melvin asked.

“The film takes place from the ’60s to 1988, so it does not go into the first allegations in, what, 2005?” Colman said.

“So basically, we center it on the makings of Michael. It’s an intimate portrait of who Michael is,” he continued.

“Through his eyes,” Nia added.

“That’s what this film is. And there’s the possibility of there being a Part II that may deal with other things that may happen afterwards. This is about the making of Michael, how he was raised and how he was trying to find his voice as an artist and be a solo artist. And then, the movie…I mean, well, you know, that’s what I have to say about that,” Colman went on to say.

The Los Angeles Times reported in 1993 that the LAPD has begun investigating the superstar based on allegations that he possibly molested four children, including a 13-year-old boy, per NPR. You can see a complete timeline of the allegations on Rolling Stone.

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Pictured inside: Nia Long and Colman Domingo leave Today Show after their press run on Wednesday (April 22) in New York City.