In August 2009, a Los Angeles coroner declared that Jackson's official cause of death was acute intoxication of propofol and lorazepam, which caused the singer to go into cardiac arrest. Furthermore, Jackson's death was ruled a homicide, and authorities began a manslaughter investigation into Murray.

The new Michael Jackson biopic tells the story of the star’s rise to fame – but a very different film, released in 2003, was so shocking it led to his arrest. The newly-released Michael Jackson biopic looks set to break a box office record this weekend.

Antoine Fuqua, the director for the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, titled "Michael," spoke out about the sexual abuse allegations against the late King of Pop and how he originally planned to tackle them in the film.