Joseph Fiennes Expresses Regret Over ‘Whitewashing’ With Michael Jackson Role, Says It Was A ‘Bad Mistake’
Joseph Fiennes opened up about his role in playing Michael Jackson in a 2016 episode of Urban Myths. In a recent interview with The Guardian, the Shakespeare In Love actor said that people were “right to be upset” and that giving him the role “was a wrong decision” and a “bad mistake.” The decision to cast Fiennes as Michael Jackson caused a significant backlash, accusing the actor of “whitewashing.” Fans even created a petition to boycott the episode. “Despite a public struggle with vitiligo, a rare skin disorder that results in the loss of pigment, [Jackson] identified in interviews as a ...