'Makes me want to vomit' - Michael Jackson's daughter on white actor's portrayal

  • 13/01/2017

Paris Jackson has lashed out at Joseph Fiennes' portrayal of her father in an upcoming TV comedy.

The white British actor is playing Michael Jackson in Urban Myths: A Brand New Collection of Comedies, an anthology show to be broadcast on the UK's Sky Arts channel.

Fiennes stars alongside Stockard Channing, who plays Elizabeth Taylor, and other actors portraying Adolf Hitler, Marlon Brando, Bob Dylan and more.

"I'm so incredibly offended by it, as I'm sure plenty of people are as well, and it honestly makes me want to vomit," Paris said on Twitter.

"It angers me to see how obviously intentional it was for them to be this insulting, not just towards my father, but my godmother [Taylor] as well."

Michael's nephew, Taj Jackson, has also hit out at Fiennes' performance, following a glimpse of a trailer released this week.

"Unfortunately this is what my family has to deal with. No words could express the blatant disrespect," Taj said on Twitter.

A petition has been set up by angry fans wanting to boycott the show and has already garnered over 21,000 signatures.

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