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Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson steps into the shoes of the King of Pop in red jacket while filming for upcoming biopic in LA


Jaafar Jackson, 27, stepped into the shoes of his late uncle, Michael Jackson, while filming a scene for the upcoming biopic titled, Michael, in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Earlier this week on Thursday, Jaafar was also seen filming what appeared to be a funeral scene alongside his co-star, Nia Long, who was cast portray Michael's mother, Katherine Jackson In January of last year, Jaafar was revealed to have been cast as the leading role of Michael in the biopic, per Deadline, and at the time, jumped to his social media pages to express his excitement. Earlier this month, Lionsgate released an image of Jaafar - who looked identical to MJ in a black curly wig and sporting facial prosthetics as he performed onstage for the film.

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