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  "textContent": "The original cut of the biopic “Michael” hit the four-hour mark as it charted Michael Jackson’s journey from a young boy (played by Juliano Valdi) singing with his brothers as “The Jackson 5” to rising to become a global megastar (his nephew, Jaafar Jackson), and ending with the King of Pop selling out London’s Wembley […]",
  "title": "How ‘Michael’ Editors Condensed the Four-Hour Epic and Why Jaafar Jackson’s Voiceover Got Left on the Cutting Room Floor"
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