{"id":388979,"date":"2026-04-20T16:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/388979\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:33:09","slug":"jaafar-jackson-meets-michael-jackson-lookalike-fabio-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/388979\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaafar Jackson Meets Michael Jackson Lookalike Fabio Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Jaafar Jackson<br \/>\n                          Meet the Man in the Mirror!!!<br \/>\n                          Runs Into MJ Impersonator at AFI Event<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              April 20, 2026<br \/>\n                            8:08 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260420_8b13b901ef8547aebb49e12bb9e111dd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d81ec322-0e83-4d24-a6a6-4366744c7a13\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8b13b901ef8547aebb49e12bb9e111dd_md.jpg\" alt=\"jafaar jackson and fabio jackson insta getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michael-jackson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Jackson<\/a> met &#8230; Michael Jackson &#8212; and yeah, it got a little surreal at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards in L.A.!<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/b5f88d8e0608496190a962c39de0ba53_md.png\" alt=\"jaafar jackson kal2\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In a TikTok clip, MJ content creator Fabio Jackson linked up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jaafar-jackson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaafar Jackson<\/a> &#8212; who\u2019s playing his legendary late uncle in the upcoming biopic, &#8220;Michael&#8221; &#8212; and the moment was equal parts hilarious and uncanny.<\/p>\n<p>Fabio pulled up in full &#8220;Thriller&#8221; mode, leaning in for a handshake with Jaafar &#8230; who fans clocked in the comments as looking fully caught off guard by the moment.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260420_95fb642a8cd54244bb2be5708ded0a37\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d81ec322-0e83-4d24-a6a6-4366744c7a13\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/95fb642a8cd54244bb2be5708ded0a37_md.jpg\" alt=\"michael jackson and fabio jackson getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Honestly, it was giving double vision &#8230; and it probably would\u2019ve broken the internet if Jaafar had shown up in the same iconic fit.<\/p>\n<p>That said, no need for any impersonator panic &#8212; Jaafar\u2019s got the real gig locked down, fronting the biopic set to drop this weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jaafar Jackson Meet the Man in the Mirror!!! 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