{"id":399440,"date":"2026-04-27T05:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/399440\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T05:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:51:25","slug":"watch-jaafar-jackson-meet-famed-michael-jackson-impersonator-fabio-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/399440\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Jaafar Jackson Meet Famed Michael Jackson Impersonator Fabio Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Worlds collided at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards when Jaafar Jackson met Michael Jackson<\/a> content creator, Fabio Jackson.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Fabio posted a TikTok in which he\u2019s seen shaking hands with Jaafar, who plays MJ in the new biographical<\/a> film Michael.<\/p>\n

\u201cMichael Meet Michael,\u201d Fabio captioned the video.<\/p>\n

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Jaafar\u2019s father is Jermaine Jackson, Michael\u2019s older brother.<\/p>\n

Fabio, who boasts over 12 million followers on TikTok, showed up to the awards show in a black military-style jacket, similar to those often worn by MJ. In addition to meeting Jaafar, Fabio also shared photos of himself posing with Spike Lee and Martin Lawrence.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Jaafar appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, where he discussed playing his late uncle<\/a> in the Antoine Fuqua<\/a>-directed Michael. He revealed that he \u201cnever wanted to be an actor\u201d before getting involved in this project, though he \u201cgrew up loving\u201d his uncle\u2019s music.<\/p>\n

Jackson called transforming into MJ both a \u201csurreal\u201d and \u201cspiritual\u201d moment for him. \u201cIt was emotional,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Michael debuts in theaters on April 24.<\/p>\n

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