The One Song Jaafar Jackson Is Desperate to Perform—And Why It Wasn't in the First Movie

Smooth Criminal. The lean. The white suit. The song that defined an era of Michael Jackson's career. But it wasn't in the first Michael biopic. Not a single frame. In this documentary-style breakdown, we trace the real reason Smooth Criminal was left out of the film. The timeline stopped in 1987. The legal walls stopped everything after. And the one performance Jaafar Jackson grew up watching every single day was left on the cutting room floor. But the sequel changes everything. Lionsgate is moving forward. 25 to 30 percent of the sequel was already shot during the first film. And Jaafar has been clear: "It would be an honor to do that." We cover: • Why Smooth Criminal wasn't in the first film (the 1987 timeline cutoff) • Jaafar's childhood obsession with Moonwalker (he watched it every day) • His Entertainment Tonight quote: "It would be an honor" • The 25-30% of sequel footage already shot • The legal wall that shaped the first film's ending • Why the sequel needs Smooth Criminal as the celebration before the reckoning This isn't speculation. It's the documented story of a song, a nephew, and the sequel that could finally bring it back. Sources: ScreenRant interviews (Fuqua, King, Domingo), Entertainment Tonight (Jaafar Jackson), GQ Middle East (Jaafar Jackson), Lionsgate earnings call (Adam Fogelson), official soundtrack tracklist. #MichaelJackson #JaafarJackson #SmoothCriminal #MichaelMovie #MichaelBiopic #Moonwalker #KingOfPop #Michael2026 #Biopic #MusicDocumentary #BehindTheScenes #PopCulture #Entertainment #MichaelJacksonLegacy