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A renowned Michael Jackson lookalike has urged the makers of the upcoming biopic to include the child molestation allegations.

Fabio Miguel Jackson, 32, has a huge following online thanks to his MJ look - which he insists isn't modelled on the late singer.

Fabio, who legally adopted "Jackson" as a second last name, went viral thanks to a video of him reacting to the Antoine Fuqua–directed biopic, during which he kept a stoic face while watching the trailer. "

Content creator Fabio, from born in Porto, Portugal and raised in Norfolk, England, says while Jackson was "100% innocent" of child molestation he believes omitting the topic will only raise more questions. "

Fabio - who has gained millions of followers on social media and portrayed the King of Pop in The Last 24 Hours: Michael Jackson (2018) and Fatal Addiction: Michael Jackson (2022) - said: "There are certain things that we don't want to embrace and bring back again, which is the lawsuits."

"But people should know the truth. And the truth is he's innocent, a hundred percent innocent."

"I think with this biopic, not putting that out there, I think it's just going to cause more questions. If you don't release those things, people will never shut up."

He also believes the film should address Jackson's struggles with prescription drug addiction, which he attributes to the pressures the star faced.

"There are reasons why there was such an addiction, and Michael mentioned it many times in two different books," Fabio said. "

"I think this was all due to the pressure of the allegations, pressure of the pain, the scalp being burned, rhinoplasty, and things like that. The man was in pain." "

Recently, Fabio came under fire with viral claims that he had a negative reaction to the "Michael" trailer. "

"That people are saying out there that I am upset, that I'm angry, that I'm jealous. It's BS."

Fabio explained his measured reaction stems from broader disappointment with modern Hollywood adaptations.



"In today's age, I'm not looking forward to anything," he said, noting that he's not getting his hopes up."

"So when I look at the trailer, it doesn't mean that I am already judging or I'm angry, especially a Michael biopic, which is something that us fans have been waiting for so long." "

Fabio bristles at being called an impersonator, preferring to describe himself simply as a fan and content creator.

"I don't consider myself an impersonator because I don't do live shows and I don't go out dressing like Michael and things like that," he said. "

"I'm a fan. Just a fan. I appreciate his work and I respect his work." "

The resemblance began drawing attention during his high school years.

"It all started pretty much when I was in high school," he said. "People used to call me Michael Jackson and little MJ," Fabio said. "

"It followed me all the way through college, and it got worse in university. My face was changing, so there was nothing I could do about it." "

Fabio has undergone some cosmetic surgery, but insists it wasn't specifically to look more like Michael Jackson.

"I didn't like my nose, and because my nose was already close to what I needed to be done, I just went for it. And I thought, I like this nose style," he said. "

"It is not quite there yet, but that's something that I just did. It was just my nostrils." "

The content creator says fans often mistake him for the real Michael Jackson, sometimes approaching him with emotional reactions.

"People have said, 'You give me back Michael.' People have said that. They've even cried on my shoulders and thought I was Michael," he said. "

Looking ahead, Fabio hopes to expand beyond social media into modeling, music, and acting.

"I would love to release an album. At least I would like to put myself more artistically out there, even maybe release a fashion line, something like that," he said."

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