In February of this year, four adult siblings filed a bombshell child sex-trafficking lawsuit against the estate of Michael Jackson. Brought by Frank, Dominic, Marie-Nicole, and Aldo Cascio, the suit — which accused Jackson of being a “serial child predator” — was filed about a month after the family tried to void a financial settlement with the Jackson estate which they described as “unlawful.

As Michael Jackson fans flock to the theaters to see the Antoine Fuqua-helmed biopic about the ‘King of Pop’, many are questioning how the film avoids the child sexual abuse allegations against the artist.

Michael Jackson's biopic removed scenes about the child abuse allegations about him. Here's why they spent $15 million to do this.

From Jackson's own reluctance to be on film to the sexual abuse allegations he faced in later years, here's why it took so long for an official biopic to happen