Though the project was never released, Joseph Fiennes being cast to play Michael Jackson in 2017 created a whitewashing controversy.
Now the actor is expressing regret for taking the role of the music icon in an episode of the anthology series “Urban Myths.” The pulled episode was about Jackson, Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor supposedly taking a cross-country road trip after 9/11. In a recent interview with The Guardian, Fiennes addressed the backlash to his casting. “I think people are absolutely right to be upset,” Fiennes said. “And it was a wrong decision. Absolutely,” he said.
” Due to the uproar, the episode was pulled before it aired, something Fiennes took partial credit for during his interview. “I asked the broadcaster to pull it,” he said. “And there were some pretty hefty discussions, but ultimately people made the right choice. Fiennes had initially defended the decision in a 2016 interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
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