British Actor,Joseph Fiennes To Play Michael Jackson In New TV Movie

Y’all remember this actor, Joseph Fiennes? He played Gwyneth Paltrow’s love interest in Shakespeare in love, Well,reports reveal he’ll be playing the role of Michael Jackson in a new TV movie about an alleged road trip the King of Pop took with Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brandon after the September 11 attacks. Fiennes told Entertainment Tonight;

‘[Jackson] definitely had an issue — a pigmentation issue — and that’s something I do believe. He was probably closer to my color than his original color.’
‘I’m a white, middle-class guy from London. I’m as shocked as you may be.’

This sparked a lot of outrage with fans on why a white actor should play the role of an African American star. See tweets below…