*Janet Jackson revealed in a new interview that performing alongside a video tribute to the late brother Michael Jackson has been an emotional experience.
Jackson discussed how dancing with a video version of her brother, who passed away in 2009 at the age of 50, during her Together Again tour has affected her. As The Jasmine Brand reports, the tour features a segment where Janet performs their 1995 single “Scream,” a track from Michael’s album, “HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I”.
“It’s still emotional listening to him every night, seeing him, remembering us. Mike and I wrote that song in New York, in his apartment,” Jackson said.
She continued: “So I relive that whole journey and going back to that time and listening to him sing it and remembering when we were working on it and the emotion and what he was going through at that time … and just me being his little sister, always being by his side, and being that support system. That’s always been my role.”
The track peaked at #5 on Billboards Hot 100 and won a Grammy for Best Music Video in 1996.
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Michael created “Scream” as a response to the negative publicity he faced from the 1993 child sexual abuse allegations.
Meanwhile, we reported earlier that a leaked draft of the script for the forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic, titled “Michael,” allegedly portrays him as innocent of abuse accusations.
“If the script as written ends up onscreen—which is a big caveat here because words and scenes are often changed during shoots, and not everything goes in the final cut—this will be super controversial,” wrote Puck reporter Matthew Belloni, who read a version of the screenplay. “It not only engages, it wants very much to convince you Michael is innocent.”
Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International slated the worldwide release of “Michael” for April 18th, 2025. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the film stars Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson as the King of Pop. Nia Long portrays Katherine Jackson, and Emmy Award-winning actor Colman Domingo stars as MJ’s father, Joe Jackson.
According to Belloni, the version of the script he read “opens with Jackson watching police arrive at his estate following allegations made by a then 13-year-old Jordan Chandler,” Complex writes. Jackson ultimately reached a $20 million settlement with his accuser. In the screenplay, Jackson’s lawyers describe the child abuse allegations as an “extortion” attempt.
“The takeaway from Michael is that Michael Jackson had an abusive father who caused him to become a horribly insecure yet harmless Peter Pan, constantly reliving the childhood he never had. And ultimately, that was weaponized by bad people trying to exploit him,” wrote Belloni.
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