“Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” and “They Don’t Care About Us” all reached the billion-view mark first. “Michael Jackson is ...
Featuring Jackson’s videos for “Billie Jean” and two weeks later for “Beat It” widened the video-clip channel’s appeal as much as airplay on MTV widened the appeal of Michael Jackson.
It is now six years since the release of Dan Reed’s documentary Leaving Neverland, a film that cast the late megastar Michael Jackson as ... but still admire “Billie Jean”.
Michael Jackson died in 2009. US actor Roman Banks plays Jackson in the Australian production of MJ. Hits performed in the show include Beat It, Thriller, Billie Jean, and Smooth Criminal.