A teaser for British TV movie Urban Myths has been release and Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, is certainly unhappy about it.
The first footage of Joseph Fiennes (the Shakespeare in Love star) as Michael Jackson has emerged – and people aren’t quite sure how to feel. Fans took to Twitter to ask his daughter for her thoughts on the portrayal.
@TheMJCast i'm so incredibly offended by it, as i'm sure plenty of people are as well, and it honestly makes me want to vomit.
— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) January 11, 2017
@TheMJCast it angers me to see how obviously intentional it was for them to be this insulting, not just towards my father, but my godmother liz as well
— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) January 11, 2017
@TheMJCast where is the respect? they worked through blood sweat and tears for ages to create such profound and remarkable legacies. shameful portrayal
— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) January 11, 2017
The series, which is set to air on Sky Arts in the UK, focuses on a rumored road trip that Michael went on with Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando after 9/11.
https://youtu.be/le7214gXqB0
The reactions from fans around the world says it all:
Can I pls unsee Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson
— ree (@riannaej) January 11, 2017
Me after I saw Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson pic.twitter.com/YuqgCXT0CI
— 🖤GEEK HOES🖤 (@beatrixforkiddo) January 11, 2017
Honestly I'm wheezing at Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson he looks like a historical battle reenactment fan who also owns a metal detector pic.twitter.com/gFwr4TyKNU
— 🛀🏾🔌 (@QueerDiscOx) January 11, 2017
Okay? But why does Joseph Fiennes as MJ look like the scarecrow you'd find at the edge of a pumpkin patch!? pic.twitter.com/OxFjP5SZQs
— Rosalina Watson † (@AboutRosalina) January 11, 2017
So? Be offended then.