More Celeb Whiteouts: Joseph Fiennes Set to Play Michael Jackson

What's he going to sing? Pretty White Thing?!

Didn’t we just review this issue?

You know, all the ballyhoo over Hollywood not recognizing minority actors for big parts or even big awards? Pretty sure this caused a big stink in the acting community, but those upper-crust studio heads probably weren’t paying attention.

Apparently no one learned a thing from the whole #OscarsSoWhite debacle, because BBC TV just cast Joseph Fiennes to play Michael Jackson.

What the what?! 

Fiennes will co-star as Jackson in a movie titled Elizabeth, Michael & Marlon set to premiere later this year.

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