Actress Kat Graham, who played the Supremes leader, says \u201clegal considerations affected a few scenes, including the ones I filmed\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tKat Graham, who portrayed Diana Ross in the new Michael Jackson<\/a> biopic, Michael, says she filmed several scenes that the world will never get to see. \u201cAhead of the April 24 release of the Michael Jackson film, I want to share that certain legal considerations affected a few scenes, including the ones I filmed with an incredible cast,\u201d she wrote Thursday on social media<\/a>. \u201cUnfortunately, those moments are no longer part of the final cut, though the team worked hard to preserve as much of the story as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tVariety<\/a> reports that producers and filmmaker Antoine Fuqua scrubbed several Michael scenes from the end of the picture because they related to a child sexual assault lawsuit Jackson faced in 1993. A clause in Jackson\u2019s settlement with the plaintiff prevented any depiction or mention of the male child in film portrayals of Jackson\u2019s life. The magazine speculates that the Ross scenes may have been cut in accordance with those scenes.<\/p>\n \n\tReps for Lionsgate and Michael did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\tSet to open Friday, the biopic has already been facing sharp criticism about its failure to address Jackson\u2019s controversies<\/a>, including the sexual assault allegations<\/a>. The film, whose chronology now ends in 1988, stars Jackson\u2019s nephew Jaafar Jackson, Jermaine Jackson\u2019s son, as the pop star. Two of Jaafar\u2019s cousins, sons of Tito, have issued words of support<\/a> for the picture ahead of its release. \u201cSorry media, u don\u2019t get to control the narrative anymore of who Michael Jackson truly was,\u201d Taj Jackson said.<\/p>\n