Jaafar Jackson on What It Took to Portray His Uncle, the King of Pop, in “Michael”

Jaafar Jackson on What It Took to Portray His Uncle, the King of Pop, in “Michael”

Jaafar Jackson, the 29-year-old nephew of Michael Jackson, will soon portray the iconic singer on-screen. “I hope people walk out of that theater with a deeper understanding of who Michael was at the core,” he says.

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How did Jaafar Jackson prepare for Michael?

How Jaafar Jackson is approaching Michael on screen Jaafar Jackson—Michael Jackson’s nephew—will soon portray his uncle on screen in the upcoming project Michael . The reporting focuses on how personally significant the role is to him and what he hopes audiences will take away from it. At 29 years…