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Jermaine Jackson's son Jafaar, 26, will play the lead role in the film, simply titled Michael.

Jaafar Jackson said he's "humbled and honored to bring my Uncle Michael's story to life."

The biographical film — which promises "an in-depth portrayal of the complicated man" — will be the 26-year-old singer's first major film role.

Michael Jackson’s 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson, will play the King of Pop in the planned biopic “Michael” to be directed by Antoine Fuqua.

Michael Jackson's 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson, will play the King of Pop in the planned biopic “Michael” to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. Lionsgate announced Jackson's casting Monday for the film being produced by Oscar-winning “Bohemian Rhapsody” producer Graham King. Jackson is the second-youngest son of Jermaine Jackson, Michael’s brother.

Lisa Marie Presley may have been dubbed a “rock princess," but she staked her claim as a singer-songwriter, even as she bore the legacy of her father.

Some believed the couple's infamous kiss at the 1994 MTV VMAs helped consummate the marriage on national television. But Lisa Marie Presley wasn't a fan.

Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father’s legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency.

The thrilling conclusion to Lizzie and Kaitlyn’s three-part wine tour in Santa Barbara.

One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II.

A new production of “The Wiz” is heading out on a national tour next year before following the yellow brick road to Broadway.

Africa's longest-serving president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, is expected to extend his rule in the oil-rich country despite opposition accusations of voting irregularities.

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SAGINAW, MI — A Michael Jackson tribute concert originally scheduled to take place this weekend at The Dow Event Center has been postponed until the spring because of illness. Who’s Bad?, the longest-running Michael Jackson tribute band, was scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at The Dow Event Center, 303 Johnson St. in downtown Saginaw. “Due to positive COVID tests within the group, this show has been postponed and rescheduled to April 14, 2023,” Dow Event Center officials announced in an email. “We are truly sorry for any inconvenience this has caused for any of you! For more information, visit www.doweventcenter.com.

Air Force veteran Jennifer-Ruth Green is eyeing an upset in an Indiana U.S. House district that has been Democratically controlled for nearly a century.

A Los Angeles prosecutor says rape allegations by three women against “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson contain some of the same disturbing elements.

Cameron Rising threw for 415 yards, ran for three touchdowns and scampered up the middle for a go-ahead two-point conversion with 48 seconds left in No. 20 Utah’s 43-42 victory over No. 7 Southern California on Saturday night.

The "Ozark" star said he and fellow child actor Ricky Schroder nearly ran Jackson over while filming the NBC sitcom "Silver Spoons."

ALLEN PARK -- Aidan Hutchinson’s training camp rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” earned him the praise of his teammates and coaches. Now, it’s got the Detroit Lions rookie defensive end curating playlists for Spotify. Related: Aidan Hutchinson impresses Lions with game, ‘Billie Jean’ rendition tooRelated: For the first time in the Dan Campbell era, the Detroit Lions are favored to win“That’s a team tradition. I was told in April that I should have a song in mind, and I couldn’t think of a song for months,” Hutchinson told Spotify. Funny as (expletive).”However, Hutchinson’s playlist features a little bit of everything, not just the hits.

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Taylor Swift took home the top prize at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards before she closed out the show with a surprisingly big announcement: Her new album.

The MTV Video Music Awards later this month will have not one emcee but three, with rap stars LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow all set to anchor the ceremony.

Aidan Hutchinson brought down the house during the first episode of HBO's "Hard Knocks" on Tuesday.

Episode one of HBO’s Hard Knocks featuring the Detroit Lions aired Tuesday night, and it taught us a lot about our football team and the direction it’s going in.

The city of Detroit is buzzing about the upcoming Detroit Lions footage on Hard Knocks, as more than 18,000 fans filled Ford Field for Family Fest last Saturday.

The oldest Magellanic penguin at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens has died at the age of 40.

"Men in Black" franchise director Barry Sonnenfeld told Insider that Jackson wanted to be in the sequel, but he had a specific request.

The two deputies were chasing a suspect in a stolen vehicle when he opened fire, striking both of them.

One of the wounded deputies is in critical condition.

“MJ,” the hit-filled Broadway musical about the King of Pop, got a huge bump at the box office after nabbing four Tony Awards and getting valuable exposure in front of millions during its electric telecast performance.

Broadway has its groove back, said Tonys host Ariana DeBose at an exuberant ceremony seeking to illustrate just that sentiment.

SAGINAW, MI — The 2022 Old Saginaw City Lawn Chair Film Festival starts on Juneteenth. The free outdoor summer film festival is scheduled to begin Sunday, June 19, with a screening of “The Wiz,” a 1978 adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz” starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Nipsey Russell. Movies are screened at dusk every Sunday in the parking lot corner at the corner of Ames and North Hamilton in Old Town Saginaw. Here’s the rest of the summer movie lineup:June 26, “Paris is Burning” (1990)July 3, “Independence Day” (1996)July 10, “Napoleon Dynamite” (2004)July 17, “La Bamba” (1987)July 24, “Home Alone” (1990)July 31, “Grease” (1978)Aug. 7, “Monsters, Inc.” (2001)Find Old Saginaw City Lawn Chair Film Festival on Facebook for more information. Read more on MLive:Pride Night with the Great Lakes Loons is Friday, June 3, first weekend of Pride MonthFriday Night Live’s 2022 concert lineup includes Larry McCray, Sharrie Williams on same nightNew $900K splash pad opens Friday in Saginaw Township’s Haithco ParkJazz on Jefferson to return after 3-year hiatus in SaginawMark your calendars: Party on McCarty’s 2022 lineup opens with ‘80s Night, closes with classic rock

In his first Broadway role, the Maryland native hits it big, in the title role of the musical “MJ.”

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To keep up with the Kardashians for the past two weeks, you would’ve had to hang out at a Los Angeles courthouse.

Jon Batiste won album of the year honors for “We Are” at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, giving him five trophies on a night that saw the ’70s funk of Silk Sonic take record of the year and song of the year and newcomer Olivia Rodrigo take three awards.

The world knows the city of Selma, Alabama, as a historic beacon in the struggle for voting rights.

Sketches by Dr. Seuss that have never been published will see the light of day in a series of books being written and illustrated by a diverse group of up-and-coming authors and artists.

“I can make the shape, but what is the intention and the attitude behind that? The people who worked with Michael and danced with him understand that,” the choreographer says of creating the Broadway musical.

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Snoop Dogg says he won’t let the big Super Bowl stage rattle his nerves.

A biopic about Michael Jackson is in the works from Oscar-winning “Bohemian Rhapsody” producer Graham King and “Gladiator” screenwriter John Logan.

Lionel Richie will be honored all night long for his musical achievements.

A Canadian man said during an online talk show that he couldn't let his 7-year-old daughter get vaccinated — so he's keeping her from her mother.

The Fox News personality clearly couldn't think of anything substantive to say and so insisted the House speaker was actually Michael Jackson.

Oscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman has died at age 93 after a long career in which she teamed with her husband on songs including “The Way We Were."

Get your home organized for the New Year.

Ken Kragen, a top entertainment producer, manager and philanthropist who turned to such clients as Lionel Richie and Kenny Rogers in helping to organize the 1985 all-star charity single “We Are the World,” has died.

He started off wanting to be a star soccer player, but instead Rauw Alejandro has become a breakout Latin music sensation.

They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service.

An actor charged with storming the Capitol as a member of the Oath Keepers nearly talked his way into remaining in jail after his former attorney told a judge that the actor was challenging the court’s jurisdiction.

Prosecutors said James Beeks, who played Judas in a Jesus Christ Superstar production and also works as a Michael Jackson impersonator, can be seen in photos and videos from Jan. 6 wearing the jacket.

The Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles will be renamed Crypto.

A young couple found shot to death and discarded in a storage shed were looking forward to their future and making plans together. Investigators say they believe the couple were shot to death Friday night and then dumped in the outbuilding some time over the weekend. Devyn Sterling and Shalondria Grey Chavers, both 24, were discovered Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, shot to death and dumped in a shed on Topaz Road in Hale County's Sawyerville community. On Sunday morning, the family went to church and then decided to swing by the couple’s home to check on them. Chavers’ family was also in the caravan.

A new program allows students at Detroit Public Safety Academy earn their high school diploma and associate’s degree in criminal justice at the same time with the help of the Detroit Police Department and Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD).

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI – Three semitrailers crashed on U.S. 131 on Tuesday morning. North U.S. 131 closed at XY Avenue, south of Schoolcraft, around 8:30 a.m., Nov. 2, Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority said. Three semis crashed on the freeway, which is closed until further notice, dispatch said. More from MLive:Photographer who worked with Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones featured at Kalamazoo Institute of ArtsKalamazoo County deputy killed during chase was shot from moving vehicle by fleeing driver, investigators sayBattle Creek man, 70, dies in car crash after running stop sign, police say

KALAMAZOO, MI — He has worked with Michael Jackson, toured with The Rolling Stones and become internationally known for his layered West and South African landscapes. The works of photographer, artist and author Todd Gray are on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts through Jan. 2, 2022, a news release from the institute states.

The Dallas Cowboys have decided to hold quarterback Dak Prescott out of their game at Minnesota because of a strained right calf muscle.

Stella McCartney’s virus-conscious show was shown to a fraction of the normal Paris audience.

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J.

A criminal conviction may be able to do to R. Kelly’s music what years of allegations couldn’t.

Last week, six members of the Nine Trey Gangsters (NTG) national criminal organization pleaded guilty to Racketeer Influenced and Corruption Organization (RICO) conspiracy charges. “The Department will continue to bring to justice the leaders and most violent members of dangerous criminal enterprises like the Nine Trey Gangsters,” said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. In those roles they were responsible for overseeing all the members below them and reporting up to the gang’s national leadership. In this role, Asberry was responsible for collecting dues form the gang’s members and overseeing the gang’s meetings or “nines.”Michael Jackson, aka “MJ,” held the rank of “Third Floor” in the gang’s hierarchy. He was responsible for planning “wars” or conflicts with rival gangs and providing weapons to other NTG members.

Former CBS Records boss Walter Yetnikoff has died at age 87.

Forty years after its founding, MTV is relaunching.

Chance the Rapper is bringing a secret concert filmed four years ago to the big screen next month.

Paris Jackson has revealed she suffers long-term anxiety and trauma from enduring countless camera clicks from paparazzi since she was a child.

A Confederate monument that was stolen and became the object of an odd ransom scheme is back in an Alabama cemetery where it once stood.

A Confederate monument that was stolen and became the object of an odd ransom scheme is back in an Alabama cemetery where it stood for nearly 130 years — now glued to the ground for good measure — but who took the chair remains in dispute. A Louisiana man charged in the odd disappearance of the chair-shaped monument surrendered to authorities Wednesday in what his lawyer called his first trip to the city where the alleged theft occurred. Free on $30,000 bail after spending a couple hours in jail, Jason Warnick stood silently at a news conference as his attorney, Michael Kennedy, said the man was innocent of taking the chair, a monument to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Radio Garden, which began in 2016, saw its usage boosted by as much as 750 percent during parts of the pandemic.

“Hadestown,” the brooding musical about the underworld, has set its Broadway reopening date on Sept. 2, jumping ahead of such megahits as “Hamilton” and “Wicked” to position itself as the first show to welcome audiences on Broadway since the pandemic.

A woman testified that she was five years into a relationship with actor Danny Masterson when he began having sex with her while she slept, as he often did.

Police in Alabama have issued an arrest warrant for a man in connection with the bizarre theft of a Confederate monument that was taken from an Alabama cemetery and found in Louisiana.

A woman testified that she was slipping in and out of consciousness on a night 18 years ago when she said actor Danny Masterson raped her.

Janet Jackson’s ensembles she wore in the “Scream” music video opposite of her brother Michael Jackson are among the items up for bid in a three-day auction.

The IRS inflated the value of Jackson's assets and image at the time of his death, resulting in a much higher tax bill for his heirs.

Many Broadway productions are scrambling to resume ticket sales in the coming days to welcome theater-goers this fall after city and state leaders have green-lit a reopening of the Great White Way at full capacity.

The IRS had put the value of three disputed aspects of Jackson’s worth at the time of his 2009 death at about $482 million. In his decision issued Monday, Judge Mark Holmes put that figure at $111 million, far closer to the estate’s own estimates.

Prince, Beyonce and Lady Gaga performing in past Super Bowl Halftime shows. In the last 30 years, the Super Bowl halftime show has featured some of the hottest superstar performers including Prince, Beyonce and Lady Gaga. Here's a look at 11 of the most memorable Super Bowl halftime moments:1993 — Michael JacksonThe Prince of Pop's performance at the 1993 Super Bowl has been lauded as one of the greatest halftime performances of all time. Following the incident, the NFL announced that MTV, which had produced the halftime show, would not be involved in Super Bowl halftime shows in the future. In the 40-year history of the Super Bowl, it had never rained during a halftime performance.

The story of Woody Allen's notorious relationship with Mia Farrow and their family is set to be explored in a four-part documentary on HBO. Directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, Oscar-nominated documentarians, the series titled "Allen v. Farrow" delves deep into one of Hollywood's most public scandals — the accusation that Allen had sexually abused his then 7-year-old adopted daughter Dylan. In the bitter custody battle that followed it was revealed that Allen had been having a relationship with Farrow's adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn. HBO will debut the first episode in the series on Feb. 21, with new installments airing on subsequent Sundays. The series is reminiscent of HBO's involvement in the Michael Jackson documentary "Leaving Neverland," as both were shot in secret.

Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch seen in an undated photo. Jim BartschMichael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in California has found a new owner in billionaire businessman Ron Burkle. The Wall Street Journal reports the property was sold for $22 million to Burkle, an associate of the late pop star and co-founder of the investment firm Yucaipa Companies. The asking price of the property was $100 million in 2016 then dropped to $67 million a year later. Burkle is the controlling shareholder of Soho House.

From 1986 to 2011, Oprah Winfrey says she interviewed more than 37,000 people on her talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Winfrey said she started to see a thread among her subjects including even presidents Barack Obama and George Bush and singer Beyonce. "I practice this thing called mindfulness every day, which means really just staying present in the moment," Winfrey said. Winfrey, along with billionaire Ray Dalio and singer Lady Gaga all swear by a technique called Transcendental Meditation (TM). Being present is so important to Winfrey that in 2011, her last year on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," she brought in a TM teacher for her production team to learn the technique.

A white actor was cast as Michael Jackson for a TV movie, Oprah loses weight and wins big and the other stories that made headlines this week. CBSN's Jennifer Zabasajja reports.

A TV movie is receiving criticism because the actor cast as the King of Pop is white. CBSN's Contessa Brewer has more on the controversy.

Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Santa Barabara, California is on sale for $100M.

Nick Dietz compiles some of the week's best viral videos, including a cat that says "hey," a sleeping pig waking up for a cookie and an EMT reviving the art of dancing while driving. Plus, 17-year-old Brett Nichols conquers his high school talent show with a precise Michael Jackson dance routine to "Billie Jean." To see these videos in their entirety, click HERE