Paris Jackson and Janet Jackson were absent from the Los Angeles premiere of the Miguel biopic on Monday, April 20, as the film’s complicated relationship with key members of the Jackson family played out on the red carpet.
Michael’s brothers Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon and Jackie Jackson were present at the event, as was Paris’ brother Prince, 29.
The film, which hits theaters on April 24, chronicles the late King of Pop’s early career and stars Jermaine’s son Jaafar Jackson, 29, as Michael, who died in 2009 at the age of 50.
Paris, 28, has been vocal about his objections to the project since last year. He read an early draft of the script and shared his concerns about its accuracy, but when they weren’t addressed, he walked away.
“Neither my monkeys nor my circus. God bless them and God speed,” he wrote on Instagram Stories in September 2025.
He described the finished film as “sugar-coated” and accused it of containing “a lot of inaccuracy and a lot of outright lies”, while acknowledging that a certain section of his father’s fan base would probably be happy with it.
“Go enjoy it. Do whatever. Leave me out of this,” he wrote.
Janet, 59, has not publicly commented on the film and is not a character in it.
According to a Page six In a report last month, he clashed with his family after Jermaine privately screened the film for them, expressing reservations about nearly every aspect of the production.
Jermaine reportedly told his sister that he would “miss the wave” if he didn’t get on board.
People close to Janet have since disputed reports of the feud, with her nephew Austin Brown and her creative director Gil Dudulao claiming the accounts were untrue.
Page six has reported that Jermaine sees the biopic as an opportunity to restore the Jackson family’s reputation following the multiple allegations of child sexual abuse made against Michael both before and after his death, accusations that Michael denied throughout his life and that his family continues to reject.
“This isn’t just about Michael. It’s about us. It’s about our legacy. It’s about the return that awaits us all,” a family member said after the private screening.
Michael’s youngest son, Bigi, 24, was not at the Los Angeles premiere, although he had attended the film’s premiere in Berlin earlier this month alongside Prince and several of his uncles.
