blake, now you have to admit joseph finest as michael jackson, that is-- fiennes as mike will jackson, that say bit of a stretch. >> i don't think so. this story about 2001 michael jack sofnlt and it's not my fault that in 2001 michael jackson looked like one of the fiennes bros. but i think we're missing the larger point here. >> larry: which is? >> joe joey fiennes is acting again. that is so huge. also, larry, you are cast for the story. marlon brano is also featured but it's not like on the waterfront brando. it's greasy gel gelatinous brando. so i'm not casting adrian brody, imagine the money we would spend on falty fat seuts, latex is not cheap. >> larry: but michael jackson actually spoke about this very thing. look at what he told oprah in 1993. >> why would i want a white child to play me. i'm a black american. i'm proud to be a black american. >> exactly. he couldn't have been more correct. he was a black child. so if we were doing like the jackson five story you would want someone like jaden smith or like that beast of no nation, kirksd although word he won't audition for t

by moonwalk need to work i can never be michael jackson i can play michael jackson but what about a deborah white actor playing michael jackson i sat down with joseph biden two days ago you must however you think it looks like michael jackson he never misses a chance to fly over colorado i'm always looking out for ethos out the window guy jagged twinkling away beautiful and i think that's colorado hay i got to go down there one day he has flown over colorado many times very charming for the companies business playing michael jackson he is a british tv movie all about michael jackson after 911 when he went on that road trip with elizabeth taylor so when you take that critics say this is more examples of whitewashing on the heels of the oscar nomination this is an outrage d. a great okay it is a little weird don't you think but here's the thing mike a little got a little white toward the and though that's not michael that he is playing a think it's bad timing is as good be awkward make past i had arrived benedict good casting is a great actor it is time to talk about the mall man i'

michael jackson and the upcoming film, elizabeth, michael and marlin.a white male where michael jackson was a black male. well, except for 1982 about he was a werewolf. is the hubbub over joseph fines unwarranted? this is bad timing. are you outraged? >> this -- when i was reading up on this, i don't know what race michael jackson is? was he considered black at his death? kennedy: he's considered to be a home oh sapien. you are not bothered give this, how long have you been racist? >> he's playing an american icon and he's british. joseph fiennes. give michael the best. joseph fiennes got famous in a movie called "shakespeare in love." i loved that feature film because i loved a woman once. it did not work out with the woman i loved. anyway, shakespeare in love. >> gwyneth paltrow looks more like michael jackson. kennedy: you can kind of see the resemblance there. >> michael jackson worked hard the entire latter half of his life to look like a white man. he should -- if you are doing a movie on caitlyn jenner and you had a woman playing him, he would be

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>>> and later, who is playing michael jackson in an upcoming movie? there's controversy over this role because the actor is not black. that's in "the skinny" on this thursday, january 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we do say good morning to you, everybody. i'm kendis gibson. >> always good to start a mornings with mj. >> michael jackson, absolutely. there's controversy. you know, about who they selected for this role. >> kind of interesting, yeah. >> one of the oscar controversies we've been talking about is there are no good roles for black actors. >> oh, kendis. >> and apparently, this is a good role for a black actor. >> interesting story though. we'll get to that in a bit. but another controversy that is surrounding tonight's gop debate on fox news. >> yeah. donald trump insisting he will not take part in tonight's debate pushing senator teds are you into center stage surrounded by the six other republicans. trump spoke out again last night. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: in iowa, a high stakes game of ch

. >> we are on the way with the action playing michael jackson movie. and yes you heard me right. >> probably closer to michael than his original >> then the families of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman not happy about the new o.j. simpson mini series. >> they haven't seen the fx series yet. >> and with kate hudson and jack black and get ready for opera sing egg ing and much more, next. >> closed captioning provide sca >>> welcome back, everybody. every star loves to do voice over work. no make up, nowardrobe, but you still have to talk. so you have to be ready. jack black has an unusual way of warming up the vocals for kung fu panda 3. and they demonstrated it. >> i'm meimei. >> wow, she is amaze. she's so beautiful. >> i like it say i'll i'm traveling theeworld and doing a film with jack black. >> jacques when we're in france. >> oh, this is mr. noir's third go-round as kate is a newbie as may but they both have their rituals. warm-ups? >> you asked. >> i don't know any. >> i do that sometimes. >> that's good motor power. >> i doopera. >> oh. >> wo

. >> we are on the way with the action playing michael jackson movie. and yes you heard me right. a new casting controversy. >> probably closer to michael than his original >> then the families of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman not happy about the new o.j. simpson mini series. >> they haven't seen the fx series yet. >> and with kate hudson and jack black and get ready for opera sing egging and much more, next. by -- tt2w`t2n`qt" bt@q,m8 tt2w`t2n`qt" "a@q>> kerry washington, with the >>> welcome back, everybody. every star loves to do voice over work. no make up, nowardrobe, but you still have to talk. so you have to be ready. jack black has an unusual way of warming up the vocals for kung fu panda 3. and they demonstrated it. >> i'm meimei. >> i like it say i'll i'm traveling theeworld and doing a film with jack black. >> jacques when we're in france. >> oh, this is mr. noir's third go-round

. >> we are on the way with the action maufry movie and michael jackson in a new movie. and yes you heard me right. a new casting controversy. >> probably closer to michael than his original -- brown simpson and ron goldman are not happy about the ne simpson mini series. >> they haven't seen the fx series yet. >> and with kate hudson and jack black and get ready for opera singing and much more, next. by -- >>> tomorrow, style secrets from kerry washington. getting ready for her huge >>> welcome back, everybody. every star loves to do voice over work. no make up, no wardrobe, but you still have a paycheck. so you have to b jack black has an unusual way of warming up the vocals for kung fu p and they demonstrated it. >> i'm mei mei. >> wow, she is amazing. oh, my god. she's so beautiful. traveling the world and doing a film with jack black >> jacques when we're in france. >> oh, this is mr. noir's third go-round as po. >> your turn. kate is a newbie as mei mei. but they both have their rituals. >> do you have any vocal warm >> amos aims, the aim eable arrow knot aiming at a

. >> we are on the way with the action maufry movie and michael jackson in a new movie. and yes you heard me right. a new casting controversy. >> probably closer to michael than his original -- >> then the families of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman are not happy about the ne simpson mini series. >> they haven't seen the fx series yet. >> and with kate hudson and jack black and get ready for opera singing and much more, next. by -- >>> tomorrow, style secrets from kerry washington. we're with the scandal star getting read as president, i will defend this nation, but i will do it responsibly. i voted against the war in iraq, and that was the right vote. we must never forget the lessons of that experience. isis must be destroyed, but we should not do it alone. we need an international coalition with muslim boots on the ground fighting with our support. it's time to end the quagmire of perpetual warfare in the middle east. as president, i will. >>> welcome back, everybody. every star loves to do voice over work. no make up, no wardrobe, but you still have a paycheck. so

we'll have an exclusive sneak peek at his new michael jackson documentary. at never before seen footage from jackson's personal vault. a great new film from spike lee and as he put it, hee, hee. >> can't wait for that. have some banana pancakes and to amy with the rundown. >> a deadly attack on students at a university campus in fort west pakistan. gunmen storming that school near the city of peshawar. the battle with police lasting for hours. so far we know at least 20 people are dead including students, staff and a professor. a group with ties to the taliban has claimed responsibility. >>> and in iraq, isis has destroyed another historic site. satellite photos showing the oldest christian monastery in iraq reduced to rubble. it stood as a place of worship for 1400 years. >>> well, sarah palin is hitting the campaign trail with donald trump today. she endorsed trump in iowa last night where he is locked in a dead heat with senator ted cruz. palin slammed the republican establishment for attacking their own front-runner and said with trump in the house, white

. >> we are on the way with the action playing michael jackson movie. and yes you heard me right. w casting controversy. >> probably closer to michael than his original >> then the families of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman not happy about the new o.j. simpson mini series. >> they haven't seen the fx series yet. >> and with kate hudson and jack black and get ready for opera sing eing and much more, next. >> closed captioning provide by -- ol regeris rene frowith, umpi surce cls foa draticransrmatn rene frowith, wiout e ne forille umpi surce cls foa draticransrmatn youronce teeightshowour e... rene frowith, yo skinay renert. >>> kerry washington, with the scandal star g is always blue. and the kids always eat their vegetables. because the salad there is always served with the original hidden valley ranch. thbut did you know there's ay pproduct that lasts for twelve, hours? try delsym® twelve hour cough liquid. its advanced formula works by immediately releasing powerful medicine that acts fast while its extended release medicine lasts for 12 hours. in fact, delsym® lasts three

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. >> we are on the way with the action maufry movie and michael jackson in a new movie. and yes you heard me right. a new casting controversy. >> probably closer to michael than his original -- >> then the families of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman are not happy about the ne simpson mini series. >> they haven't seen the fx series yet. >> and with kate hudson and jack black and get ready for opera singing and much more, next. by -- if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, and create an economy and democracy that works for all >>> welcome back, everybody. every star loves to do voice over work. no make up, no wardrobe, but you still have a paycheck. so you have to b jack black has an unusual way of warming up the voc

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. >>> a white man has been cast to play michael jackson, that's next. thing about my baby, don't >>> michael jackson sang that it don't matter if you're black or white, but should it matter in choose smung to ing someone to play him? >> he was a young black kid from gary, indiana. who became the biggest name in music. billy jean is not my lover >> that is why people are shocked they are choosing a white actor to play michael jackson. >> in this latest controversy comes after no actor of color received an oscar nomination for the second year in a row. his roll in beast of no nation was likely thought to be a nominee and was told about the racial imagination. >> i knew there wasn't enough for the industry to be seeing me as a lead. >> black or white he hopes his performance as an icon passes. >> the more i looked at michael the more i fell in love with him. film makers cast white actors to play people of color. >> vlad, thanks very much. >>> we end tonight with the journey of a lifetime, a couple of old salts sail from norway to maine. they've been at it

. >>> british tv is putting together a movie about the life and times of michael jackson but eye brows were raised on both was announced with the star of the show joeseph fiennes who is white. he gamed fame in the movie "shakespeare in love" but playing the king of pop, well, we have the story. >> when oscars went another year without nominating black actor. now a legendary pop entertaining played by a white actor. >> it appears matter if you're black or white >>> michael jackson sang that it don't matter if you're black or white, but should it matter in he admitted he was surprised when he was considered for the role? >> i'm a white middle class guy i'm as shocked as you might be. >> definitely had an issue, a pigmentation issue, i do believe that. he was probably closer to my color than his original color. it's in no way malicious but actually endearing. the more i looked at michael the more i kind of fell in love with him. >> the decision has raised eye brows from those both confused and upset by the casting, coming at a time when scarity of roles from minority actors is under scrut

. >>> british tv is putting together a movie about the life and times of michael jackson but eye brows were raised on both sides of the atlantic when it was announced with the star of the show joeseph fiennes who is white. he gamed fame in the movie playing the king of pop, well, we have the story. >> when oscars went another year without nominating black actor. now a legendary pop entertaining played by a white actor. >> it appears matter if you're black or white >>> michael jackson sang that it don't matter if you're black or white, but should it matter in he admitted he was surprised when he was considered for the role? >> i'm a white middle class guy from london. i'm as shocked as you might be. >> definitely had an issue, a pigmentation issue, i do believe that. color than his original color. it's in no way malicious but actually endearing. the more i looked at michael the more i kind of fell in love with him. >> the decision has raised eye brows from those both confused and upset by the casting, coming at a time when scarity of roles from minority actors is under scrutiny, when fo

this 1981 performance from the jackson's tour just one example of the never before seen stuff that spike's found. like michael's impossibly soaring original demo of "don't stop till you get enough" recorded at the jackson family compound in encino. don't stop till you get enough not. >> reporter: bringing viewers back 3 1/2 decades with him first spreading his solo wings ready for superstardom as a male. >> i want it labeled music, not black or white. >> reporter: this music rocking, soulful and sophisticated. dance noor dynamite that sold 30 million copies worldwide and influenced so many of today's biggest names from john legend to quest love. >> that's the first time we that's his free at last, free at last. >> reporter: artists sharing how michael's talents helped them find their own. >> i always use michael as first and foremost as a vocal inspiration and "off the wall" was definitely the one that made me feel like i could sing. i found my falsetto because of "off the wall." "don't stop till you get enough." >> reporter: michael's timeless music still brimming with youthful excitement of its time. chris co

now director spike lee is shining a spotlight on michael's early 20s in his documentary spi michael jackson'so off the wall." this 1981 performance from the triumph tour just one example of the never before seen stuff that spike's found. ♪ >> like michael's impossibly soaring original demo of "don't stop till you get enough," recorded at the jackson family compound in ensign know. bringing viewers back three and a half decades. with michael first spreading his solo wings ready for superstar dom as a man. >> what i do, i don't want it labeled black or white. >> i want it labeled as music. this music, rocking, soulful and sophisticated. dance floor dynamite that sold 30 million copies worldwide and influenced so many of today's biggest names from john legend to quest love. >> that's the first time we heard that iconic yell. that's his free at last, free at last. >> artists sharing how michael's talents helped them find their own. >> i always use michael first and foremost as a vocal inspiration. "off the wall" was definitely the one that made me feel like i could sing. i found my falsetto becau