Spike Lee has publicly defended Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” against criticism for omitting later abuse allegations, arguing the film’s 1988 endpoint precludes them. The movie has become the second highest-grossing music biopic ...

Oscar-winning film director Spike Lee has defended the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” for not including any scenes pertaining to the pop icon’s alleged child sexual abuse accusations. The film centers around Michael Jackson’s early career to his rise to “King of Pop” superstardom during the late 1980s.