EXCLUSIVE: Fractured Jacksons! Paris and Janet Declare War on Michael's Remaining Family After Ripping Into His Biopic
Michael Jackson's family is in an epic battle over control of his $789million estate and the hotly anticipated blockbuster biopic
April 3 2026, Published 6:15 a.m. ET
Michael Jackson's family is in an epic battle over control of his $789million estate and the hotly anticipated blockbuster biopic of the late King of Pop, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
On one side are his sister Janet Jackson and daughter Paris Jackson, on the other, the rest of the Jacksons, who are hoping the film will help boost the family's flagging fortunes.
Janet Jackson Slams Family Film
Janet Jackson criticized the 'Michael' biopic during a family screening, calling it 'horrible' and a 'disservice.'
Fireworks exploded when Janet, 59, dissed the movie after a private screening in Los Angeles for about 60 family members.
"As they stood up, cheering the movie, Janet began criticizing it," a family insider told RadarOnline.com. "She was like, 'No! This is horrible. They are doing a disservice.'"
Paris, 28, has long voiced her opposition to the movie.
"I just prefer honesty over sales and monetary gain," she said last year.
Their negative comments have infuriated other relatives, who are desperately hoping the film, titled Michael, will resuscitate interest in the Thriller hitmaker – and the rest of the family.
Jackson Family Clash Explodes Post-Screening
Paris Jackson said she prefers 'honesty over sales and monetary gain' as she opposed the 'Michael' film.
Janet's fed-up brother Jermaine, 71, whose 29-year-old son, Jaafar, stars as Michael, reportedly confronted the Rhythm Nation singer after the screening.
"This is finally our opportunity, and we must ride the wave," sources claimed Jermaine told Janet.
"It's an opportunity for our family to get back to where we were [in popularity]."
Euphoria and Fear the Walking Dead actor Colman Domingo, who plays patriarch Joe Jackson in the film premiering April 24, responded to Paris' opposition to the project, saying: "I hope that she eventually loves the tribute that we made about her father."
Estate Battle Tears Jackson Family Apart
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Jermaine Jackson urged Janet to support 'Michael,' calling it a chance to revive the family's popularity.
Adding to the family tension, Janet is pushing Paris to pursue her court fight to take over the estate of her father, who died in 2009 at age 50 from an accidental overdose.
Paris has claimed coexecutors John Branca and John McClain are mismanaging the vast fortune and doling out big bonuses to attorneys fighting off a slew of lawsuits accusing the Beat It singer of abuse.
While Branca and McClain vehemently deny the charges, Paris personally showed up for an L.A. Superior Court hearing seeking to obtain a timely accounting of the estate's books.
"There is a civil war ripping the family apart," the source told RadarOnline.com.
