Fabio Jackson Calls Rival MJ Impersonator Looze Cannon A “Cheat,” Says His Face Is AI As Feud Heads Toward Court
The King of Pop has been gone since 2009 — but the battle over who gets to be Michael Jackson online just reached the courthouse steps.
TMZ caught up with Fabio Jackson, the viral Michael Jackson impersonator, outside the Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse in Los Angeles on Wednesday (Nov. 5), where he revealed he is pursuing legal action connected to his ongoing feud with fellow MJ impersonator Looze Cannon — the Detroit entertainer, real name Glen Cannon, behind the “Big Michael” persona and the song “Big Michael Michael.”
Fabio’s legal complaint, as he explained it, centers on Looze Cannon’s TikTok Live moderator, who he accuses of harassing him. “I’m dealing with some stuff now with Looze Cannon’s moderator,” he told TMZ. “There’s some harassment going on right now. The moderator is just being uncontrollable. Terrorizing me like crazy.”
But the accusation driving the feud is about authenticity. Fabio has repeatedly claimed Cannon uses AI-powered face and voice filters to portray Michael Jackson — and when TMZ described Fabio as the closest-resembling MJ versus an AI version, Fabio did not hesitate: he called it “cheating.” “I really think it is cheating,” he said, pointing to the creators and livestreamers who “are working with their own image and not cheating on anything.”
Cannon has denied the AI allegations, insisting his appearance and performances are genuine, and he appeared to troll his critics online after Fabio’s comments surfaced. Fabio, for his part, said he reached out to Cannon directly in the DMs hoping to end the feud, and denied that he is “beefing” with anyone.
One important detail: despite the courthouse setting and the legal threats, a search of Los Angeles Superior Court records turned up no lawsuit filed under Fabio’s real name, Fabio James, as of the initial reports — so whether an actual case lands remains to be seen.
Source: TMZ, with corroborating reporting from Hollywood Unlocked and Soap Central.
