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The Michael Jackson TV comedy starring a white actor is being killed after outrage

Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson in Urban Myths.

The decision came following concerns voiced by Jackson's immediate family.

Sky Arts tweeted the following on Friday:

News that Fiennes was cast as the King of Pop was revealed last January for a project titled "Elizabeth, Michael & Marlon," which delved into the rumored story that Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marlon Brando got in a car after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and fled New York City to go on a road trip.

an episode in the "Urban Myths" series, which will also feature "true...ish" stories like

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Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson tweeted:

Sky Arts notes in its tweets that Fiennes fully supports the decision, but last year he did defend playing Jackson.

"I deal in imagination, so I don't think imagination should have rules stamped on them," Fiennes said. "If it promotes stereotyping, then it's wrong. I made a distinction that the Jackson project doesn't do that."

He added:

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