Then there was the famous scene where Michael morphs from a panther.
He's dancing on top of a car, and all of a sudden he grabs his crotch and starts rubbing himself. I yelled, “Cut!” I said, “Michael, what are you doing?”
He said, “I'm expressing myself.” I said, “Michael, that's weird, don't do that. He said, “Madonna does it. Prince does it.” I said, “You're not Madonna or Prince. You're Mickey Mouse.”
So we're shooting again, and he actually unzips his fly and puts his hand in there. I went, “Cut!”
I said, “Mike, I am really not comfortable with you touching your nuts and stroking your cock. I just don't think it's acceptable.” And Michael turns to our choreographer, Vince Patterson, and says, “Well, what do you think, Vince?'' And Vince says, “I didn't really like it either.”