1 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:00,320 The number one artist in the world! 2 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,520 - That level of mega-stardom is not healthy. 3 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,120 People are not gods. 4 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,240 - Tonight, Jackson is wanted by police 5 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,760 of multiple felony counts of child molestation. 6 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,040 - The Jackson machine just keeps right on rolling. 7 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,600 - The British documentary called Living With Michael Jackson 8 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,080 has everybody talking. 9 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,640 - This is the way the Times newspaper in Britain covers it. 10 00:02:08,640 --> 00:02:12,960 "Jackson faces ruin after admitting: I slept with boys." 11 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,960 - Why can't you share your bed with...? 12 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,760 The most loving thing to do is to share your bed with someone. 13 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,680 - Merely admitting that on television has created 14 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,000 what one person says is the longest 15 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,560 professional suicide note in history. 16 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,400 - This documentary started a disaster. 17 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:38,400 It was clear he was really in trouble with this. 18 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,480 - It's just a question of what does he do 19 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,720 when he's in bed with them? - I mean, anybody advising Michael Jackson 20 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,160 would have to say, A, don't do that, and after he did it, 21 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,040 they must lock him up in a room and say, "You've got to be kidding." 22 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,480 But he's Michael Jackson, so probably nobody does that. 23 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,800 - He really was scared. 24 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,760 It was Michael's biggest fear 25 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:03,400 after the documentary, the fans could go away. 26 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:08,040 He could lose his whole brand, his reputation, everything he did. 27 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:26,320 We were in a hotel, Miami, and middle in the night, 28 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,640 Michael knocked on the door. 29 00:03:28,640 --> 00:03:31,440 He was crying, 30 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,040 and he got a letter 31 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,000 from his accountant saying, 32 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,760 "There's no money right now. 33 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,320 "You need to go in a smaller room." And he was saying, 34 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,600 "Can you believe that they put me out of a suite 35 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,160 "and put me in a small room?" 36 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,920 - Michael Jackson does not earn the kind of money he used to make. 37 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:04,400 You know, at the height of his earnings power, 38 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,360 this guy made $50 million a year. Guess what? 39 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,240 His records don't sell any more. And, you know, 40 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,480 he's in a very tenuous spot right now. 41 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,880 - On song, but no longer making the notes. 42 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:17,800 The latest claim that the Peter Pan of pop is nearly penniless. 43 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,680 - He's spending about $700,000 a week, which means 44 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,280 that when he gets out of bed in the morning, 45 00:04:23,280 --> 00:04:25,840 he's spent $100,000 before he's had coffee. 46 00:04:25,840 --> 00:04:27,280 - We hope he's not broke, 47 00:04:27,280 --> 00:04:29,120 because he owes my client $12 million. 48 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:30,880 - All of the money that Michael has at this point, 49 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:32,240 all the cash that he has, 50 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,200 I should say, comes from loans. 51 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,080 Everything is borrowed, borrowed... Borrowed, borrowed, 52 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,360 borrowed against the Michael Jackson catalogue 53 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,000 that has Billie Jean and Beat It and all his hit songs, 54 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,120 borrowed against the Beatles catalogue. 55 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,640 - Michael Jackson celebrated his 45th birthday in true Jackson style. 56 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,080 It was just him and the fans. 57 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,600 After all he's been through, they still love him. 58 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,680 SCREAMING AND CHEERING - The King of Pop! 59 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,680 - Michael taught me very clear that now as it's over 60 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:09,840 with touring, now he starts with new business. 61 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:14,280 The fans going to keep the business machine moving. 62 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:15,600 - There's going to be a new 63 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,200 Michael Jackson clothing line, 64 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,600 resort hotels... SCREAMING AND CHEERING 65 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:27,800 We promise to make Neverland more accessible to the fans. 66 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,800 SCREAMING AND CHEERING 67 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,600 - What's the media trying to say about you, Michael? 68 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,440 We don't believe a word of it. - He's perfect, 69 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,120 and he's an angel, and I don't care what anybody says. 70 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,600 - UNINTELLIGIBLE SHOUTING 71 00:05:55,840 --> 00:05:58,160 - In 2003, 72 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:02,600 I was a prosecutor specialising in child sexual abuse cases. 73 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:06,800 I got a call to go see the district attorney, 74 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,240 and he showed me a two-page report. 75 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,720 It involved an allegation of child sexual abuse. 76 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,760 It said "Michael Jackson" on it. 77 00:06:17,840 --> 00:06:20,240 And I thought, "Oh, my gosh, he's back!" 78 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,040 That scene in the documentary that was played 79 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:35,600 over and over and over again of Gavin Arvizo 80 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,640 sitting next to Michael Jackson 81 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,000 and resting his head on his shoulder and holding his hand... 82 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,440 I knew it was an inappropriate relationship. 83 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:46,280 - You sit right there, buddy. 84 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:52,720 We are going to try our best to make a case. 85 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,800 OK, a criminal case. We're going to try our best. 86 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:57,280 But you need to understand 87 00:06:57,280 --> 00:06:59,680 that we're going to need your cooperation. 88 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,360 Gavin, can you tell us 89 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:02,600 what your conversations... 90 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:04,080 what you guys talked about? 91 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,480 - Good evening. For years, pop star Michael Jackson 92 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,800 has denied having inappropriate contact with children 93 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:28,880 and he has never been charged, 94 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,520 but tonight, Jackson is wanted by police. 95 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,440 - We would encourage him to turn himself in 96 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,400 and cooperate with law enforcement. 97 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,760 - Yes. Anita? What? Have you heard? Any sightings? 98 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,080 - Not yet. We're all on the lookout, though. 99 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,040 - We were in the hotel in Vegas. 100 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,600 Somebody called me and told me, "Dieter, watch TV." 101 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,560 The police went to the ranch. 102 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:58,800 - The service of the warrants 103 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,280 was part of an ongoing investigation 104 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,440 alleging criminal misconduct on the part of Michael Jackson. 105 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,760 - When I told him there's a new charge from this young boy, Arvizo... 106 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:13,480 ..he was so deeply shocked 107 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,920 that I think he's going to... He's going to die. 108 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,160 And then something terrible happened. 109 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:28,000 The director of the hotel told us to leave right away. 110 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:34,400 They did not want to have somebody with these charges in the hotel. 111 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:38,000 Michael was out of control and was screaming, 112 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,840 "Why you close the door in front of me?" 113 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:43,120 They didn't allow him to come in. 114 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:44,520 But then I told him, 115 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:48,840 "Michael, look, this time, you have to fight it." 116 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:55,960 - Jackson flying from Las Vegas 117 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:59,280 to Santa Barbara, turns himself in to the Santa Barbara sheriff... 118 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,800 - Michael Jackson has been booked on charges of child molestation. 119 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:04,320 - The famous shot you'll see plastered 120 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:06,760 all over newspapers around the world - 121 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:09,040 Michael Jackson in handcuffs. 122 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:10,960 - Michael Jackson today went from being 123 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:12,680 the gloved one to the fingerprinted one... 124 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,760 - I just sat down and said, "Not again." 125 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:25,600 - Seven counts of child molestation. 126 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,680 - I told him, "You don't know these wicked people. 127 00:09:27,680 --> 00:09:29,920 "The people are just mean and wicked." 128 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:33,080 - The bail amount on the warrant has been set at $3 million. 129 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:37,560 - They'll tarnish your reputation, and people will always remember you 130 00:09:37,560 --> 00:09:41,400 the way they said he was, not the way he really is. 131 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:43,240 - How do you view the guy now? 132 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:46,840 - Probably not in a good way. Definitely don't respect him. 133 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,600 - Reporters, cameras and helicopters have been chasing 134 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,000 the Jackson story around Southern California. 135 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,200 - Fox has confirmed he is now back in Las Vegas, 136 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:04,800 and here are the pictures to prove it. 137 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:06,880 - Hold on. He's coming out. Hold on, hold on, 138 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,240 hold on. - I remember when we went to the airport... 139 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:15,920 We took blankets and tried to stop all the press taking pictures. 140 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:28,040 He was so deeply shocked about the situation, how they treated him. 141 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:31,440 Later on, he showed me 142 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,280 these bruises on his arm, on his shoulder. 143 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,280 He was thinking the police, the system... 144 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,640 America...was against him. 145 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:13,560 - I wanted to let you know 146 00:11:13,560 --> 00:11:16,400 that this is Michael Jackson's car as they ride through Las Vegas. 147 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,200 He keeps rolling his window down at intersections like this. 148 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:20,840 People have been coming up to the window 149 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,240 and he's been reaching out, shaking their hands. 150 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,000 - I think they're setting them up. 151 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,320 I mean, it just... none of this makes any sense. 152 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:33,040 You know? I love him so much. I mean, he needs us, you know? 153 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,560 And no matter what, I'll believe in him, and I'm here for him. 154 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,000 - Michael was ready to fight. 155 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,520 He was focussed completely on this whole problem. 156 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:56,240 Then the new security people came in 157 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,640 and his lawyers and his accountants showed up. 158 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:05,200 Michael's empire and reputation was at risk. 159 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:12,520 And this situation was terrible for me, because I had to leave. 160 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:16,120 I could do nothing any more. They took over completely. 161 00:12:17,680 --> 00:12:20,320 It was the end of my work with Michael Jackson. 162 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,160 - Hey, I need to speak to Angela now. 163 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,600 Every crew is here and my crew is not here. 164 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,840 I'm still checking on what's going on. 165 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:42,320 - I got an assignment. There's going to be this huge 166 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:45,320 Michael Jackson business meeting, this summit. 167 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:48,360 Find out all about it. And if you can, get in there. 168 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:52,640 If we can get a quick statement... - Thank you. 169 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:56,680 - Come on. I had this little sort of mini cam 170 00:12:56,680 --> 00:13:00,240 that I was walking around with, to the annoyance of everybody. 171 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:02,240 Can I get a brief statement? Is there any way...? 172 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:04,600 - You'll get a statement later? - Oh, you are... OK. 173 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:06,680 Thank you. Sorry to bother you. 174 00:13:06,680 --> 00:13:09,800 I was a journalist reporting for Celebrity Justice, 175 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:13,240 and that later kind of morphed into TMZ. 176 00:13:16,560 --> 00:13:19,400 - So if you guys want to just, uh, you know, 177 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:20,680 shoot the room, do what you want... 178 00:13:20,680 --> 00:13:24,440 It's going to last about five minutes... 179 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,000 - It was all very confusing. 180 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:30,240 Oh, were we invited? How did we hear about it? 181 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,440 This is the Michael Jackson smoke and mirrors world. 182 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,440 - Is there a reason why you wanted us 183 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,080 to see the type of business meeting it is? 184 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,600 - No, no, the reason is you all are here... - Right. 185 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:45,920 - You had Charles Koppelman, an industry legend, 186 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:50,360 you had Al Malnik... He's the one who bailed Michael Jackson out 187 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,640 to the tune of $3 million when he was arrested. 188 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:54,120 Then you had Leonard Muhammad, 189 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:57,280 who is a top echelon Nation of Islam guy, 190 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,560 and you had John Branca, 191 00:13:59,560 --> 00:14:03,120 the genius behind getting the Beatles catalogue. 192 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:07,240 And so these super heavyweights, they were there to keep 193 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,280 the glue together, right, in the Jackson Empire. 194 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,640 There are people who have wondered who is in charge. 195 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:16,920 Can you clarify that, sir? - Michael is in charge. Yeah, 196 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,600 clearly, Michael is in charge. 197 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:22,040 - Will he be taking part in today's meeting, 198 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:25,960 Mr Koppelman? - Um... He may. He's welcome at any time. 199 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,520 - Do you plan on seeing him at the meeting today? 200 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:29,960 - He's welcome at any time. 201 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,480 - Constantly it's said that Mr Jackson is in financial trouble. 202 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,200 Can you clarify that, sir? - Again, do we look worried? 203 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,560 - Total BS, total BS. 204 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:39,880 Mr Mohammad... 205 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:42,160 There's nothing normal about this meeting 206 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:43,960 because Michael Jackson was about 207 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:47,520 to be subjected to the most high-profile trial. 208 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:52,680 The fact that his finances were such a convoluted mess, with debt, 209 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:57,640 with loans, with mortgages, with skyrocketing interest payments... 210 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:01,040 Obviously, this was the crisis summit. 211 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:02,600 The brand was on life support, 212 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:06,080 and if it died right there, it wasn't going to have a future. 213 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,040 - GIRLS SCREAMING 214 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:14,320 CNN has confirmed that a grand jury that's been meeting 215 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,280 to consider charges of child molestation 216 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,520 against pop star Michael Jackson has, 217 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:21,840 in fact, indicted Michael Jackson. 218 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:23,680 - We've just received this release from 219 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,440 Michael Jackson's attorneys, 220 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:27,920 saying he will appear and enter a plea of not guilty. 221 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,760 I know you know him, Donald. Any reaction to this? 222 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,400 - Well, I know him very well. He's lived in my buildings. 223 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,920 He lived in Trump Tower, and I know him very well, 224 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,040 and I don't believe it. 225 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,640 I'm going to stick up for him because nobody else is. 226 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,400 - Why would he turn around and say 227 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:48,760 "Michael Jackson sexually molested me" if it weren't true? 228 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:53,520 - Because parents have power over children. 229 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,280 This is not him. No, I know his heart. 230 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,040 - It was past midnight 231 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:07,280 and the telephone rang and I hear, "Hello?" 232 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,280 I said, "Michael, is that you?" 233 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:12,200 "Brian? Is that you? 234 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:16,280 "Oh, Brian, I'm so scared. Did you see what happened today? 235 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:18,120 "Yes, I did," Michael. 236 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:23,040 "This is not good, Michael." "Brian, what am I going to do?" 237 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,520 I said, "What we do is 238 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:29,680 "we have to find out everything there is to know about this family. 239 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:34,280 "Everybody has dirt. Everybody... They are not clean. 240 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,360 "And from what I hear, they're really dirty, Michael. 241 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,680 "And we will find the dirt on these people." 242 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,760 And he said, "Do it, do it, Brian." 243 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:46,360 I am Brian Oxman. 244 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:49,800 I am the former attorney for Michael Jackson. 245 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:57,680 I...have known all of the Jackson family for most of my life. 246 00:16:57,680 --> 00:16:59,760 My first client was Randy Jackson. 247 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:03,280 I did his divorce and then I did Jermaine's divorce, 248 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:08,400 and then I did Jackie's divorce, and then I did Tito's divorce, 249 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:13,360 La Toya's divorce, and I did Michael's divorce. 250 00:17:13,360 --> 00:17:18,360 I am part of this family. It's sort of like Hotel California. 251 00:17:18,360 --> 00:17:22,240 You can check out any time you want, but you can never leave. 252 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:31,960 - Michael, come over here. Shake our hands. 253 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:33,840 Michael! 254 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,160 - When I got to Santa Maria for the trial, 255 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:42,280 the press was camped out like it was the end of the world. 256 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,480 It was bigger than OJ Simpson, which I had been at. 257 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:48,120 This was in a small town. It was hard to get to, 258 00:17:48,120 --> 00:17:51,520 but the whole place was taken over by this. 259 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:53,800 It was an extraordinary thing. 260 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,840 - # My brother, my brother... # 261 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:58,320 Michael! - Innocent! 262 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,240 - Michael! - Innocent! 263 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,160 - CHEERING 264 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:05,800 One, two, three, four, Michael's not a molest-or... 265 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:09,720 - Why? Why? Why, why, why? 266 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,760 - When Michael went to his arraignment, 267 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:16,640 it was a deluge of fans. 268 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:18,040 They were going crazy. 269 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:25,920 And in his own showmanship way, he let them know, "I am not afraid." 270 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:29,000 - CHEERING AND YELLING 271 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,840 - He had no shortage of lawyers. 272 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:01,560 - I mean, they got every single piece of paper, 273 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:05,360 every single document that had ever generated 274 00:19:05,360 --> 00:19:08,680 by any member of the family - medical records, 275 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:12,280 psych records, school records, business records... 276 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:18,720 They got it by way of subpoena without notifying the prosecution. 277 00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:24,880 - CHANTING: - Michael's innocent! Michael's innocent! 278 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,600 - Pervert, pervert, pervert, pervert! 279 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:29,400 - The prosecution said the family 280 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,960 is being harassed by these subpoenas. 281 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,880 They said the so-called victim's family 282 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:37,600 is going into witness protection. 283 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:40,000 So I needed to find them. 284 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:45,960 I called my friend, and she says, "I'll find them for you." 285 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,120 So she called the grandmother and asked 286 00:19:48,120 --> 00:19:51,040 if she had their new address, and she said sure, 287 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:52,280 and she gave it to us. 288 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,000 It was to make it clear 289 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,280 that Michael Jackson was not backing down. 290 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:11,840 - Years ago, 291 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:14,960 I allowed a family to visit and spend time at Neverland. 292 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:18,080 I allowed this family into my home because they told me their son 293 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,960 was ill with cancer and needed my help. 294 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:26,040 These events have caused a nightmare for my family, my children and me. 295 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:31,680 I never intend to place myself in so vulnerable a position ever again. 296 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:35,920 I will be acquitted and vindicated when the truth is told. 297 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:39,720 - Opening statements began today. 298 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:41,880 The defence is expected to describe Jackson 299 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:46,640 as the victim of a money-hungry mob who coached her son to lie for cash. 300 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:48,120 The prosecution, on the other hand, 301 00:20:48,120 --> 00:20:50,600 will paint Jackson as a wicked paedophile 302 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:53,200 who got a sick boy drunk to molest him. 303 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:55,680 - This is a trial for his life. 304 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:59,520 Not just his freedom, his life. Everything's on the line. 305 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:01,920 - Justice for Michael! Justice for Michael! 306 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:05,480 - He's been guilty for years! Put him away! 307 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,760 - In court, the prosecution played 308 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,040 the Living With Michael Jackson movie, 309 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:14,120 the documentary which created this whole furore. 310 00:21:14,120 --> 00:21:18,000 And what happened as that programme progressed, 311 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:21,280 the jury there were bouncing and dancing 312 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,240 and snapping their fingers to Michael's music. 313 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:29,360 This was Michael's magic, infecting everybody. 314 00:21:29,360 --> 00:21:34,280 This affected the entire course of the trial. 315 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:41,360 - We had one witness who worked at Neverland... 316 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:44,840 ..and he told us that he brought 317 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,960 to Michael Jackson's room wine while the boys were there. 318 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,160 And when he was on the witness stand, 319 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,200 he said he brought Coca-Cola to the room. 320 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,240 I said, "Didn't you tell us that it was wine? 321 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,000 "It was alcohol that he brought to the room?" 322 00:21:58,000 --> 00:21:59,320 "I was mistaken." 323 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,480 One after the other, witnesses would walk into court, 324 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,400 you would just watch them look over, 325 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:09,720 see Michael Jackson and their demeanour changed. 326 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:13,040 He was a very powerful person. 327 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:22,840 - The pop star didn't show up for court 328 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:25,600 this morning until the judge threatened to have him arrested. 329 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,560 - Jackson failed to show up in court at 8:30am 330 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:32,440 for testimony from the teen who claims Jackson molested him. 331 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,640 When Jackson did arrive an hour and ten minutes late, 332 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:38,000 he appeared dishevelled, his hair a bit messy, 333 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,880 only pyjama-bottomed, a T-shirt and a blazer. 334 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:44,600 - He tripped this morning and he fell 335 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:47,360 in the early morning hours while he was getting dressed. 336 00:22:47,360 --> 00:22:49,280 His back is in terrible pain. 337 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,000 - I ended up testifying in the trial, right? 338 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:59,960 And that's where it became just absolutely a three-ring circus of 339 00:22:59,960 --> 00:23:04,120 bizarre. I started noticing Michael's strange behaviour. 340 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,120 And, you know, besides, 341 00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:10,560 when he showed up to court in pyjamas, which was Nutsoville, 342 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:12,720 Michael was like, "I can't deal with it, 343 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:14,280 "I can't deal with it, it brings me stress." 344 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,480 And I'm like, "OK". 345 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:19,880 But he's that brilliant genius, right, 346 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:23,320 that happens to be half braindead and dumb at the same time, 347 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:25,200 that doesn't know anything going on? 348 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:28,600 Wait a second - which one is it? 349 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:32,400 - Oh, he's trying to get the sympathy. 350 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:35,920 I could see the women on the jury 351 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:37,480 looking very concerned and very worried, 352 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:39,480 and we knew it was all an act. 353 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,680 His performance really was very good. 354 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,160 - Is Jackson spiralling downward? 355 00:23:56,160 --> 00:24:00,800 - It was no accident that all of that pyjama business happened 356 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:05,760 when the accuser is about to take the stand 357 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,720 and deliver the most incriminating evidence. 358 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:10,920 - Michael! Michael! 359 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:14,200 Michael! Michael! 360 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:15,320 Go! 361 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,800 - You've been through a lot this year. - That's right. 362 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:27,920 No joke. - How is Michael doing financially? 363 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:31,920 Because he has not been recording or performing ever since it started, 364 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,320 and he has mega expenses. 365 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,040 How is he doing? 366 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:37,960 - Michael is doing fine. 367 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:39,560 - Are you worried? 368 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:40,600 - Am I worried? 369 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:45,560 Being the father, you always have to have some worry. 370 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:48,640 - Do you think if he's acquitted, he can resume his career? 371 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,720 - Of course. 372 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,200 Come on... Of course he can resume his career. 373 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,880 This is... This is just the United States. 374 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,600 All the rest of the countries all over the world 375 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:04,280 are very, very proud of Michael. It is here... 376 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:05,760 we have the most trouble out of. 377 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,480 - Why do you think it's such a problem in America? 378 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,600 Why do you think...? - Come on... 379 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,920 You don't want me to answer that, do you? 380 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:17,960 - No, don't answer it. - Shall I? - No, Joe, just shut up. Stop it! 381 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:22,480 - I don't want to cut to the chase on this one. - Stop it! 382 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:24,280 - Come on... 383 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:28,360 - It might be about racism? What do you think? 384 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:31,200 - It is racism. It is. 385 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,640 Katherine's not going to say it, but I will say it. It is racism. 386 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:38,200 - We shouldn't be even out here talking about any of this. 387 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:40,760 We weren't supposed to even bring Michael up. 388 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:43,080 You might get us in a lot of trouble. - No, no, no. 389 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:48,640 - A flurry of activity outside the courthouse in Santa Maria 390 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,200 as SUVs are seen leaving Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch. 391 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:52,480 What's going on? 392 00:26:00,120 --> 00:26:02,400 SCREAMING AND CHEERING 393 00:26:04,360 --> 00:26:07,760 Michael Jackson entered the courthouse to learn his fate. 394 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:09,480 - You've got to wonder 395 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,200 what is going through his mind at this point. 396 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:24,080 - He really thinks there are going 397 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:25,720 to be riots in the streets if he's convicted. 398 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:27,800 - He really believes that? - He really believes 399 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:31,320 that somehow this injustice will be overturned instantly, 400 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,560 because who would put the King of Pop in jail? 401 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,080 The people of the state of California plaintiff 402 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,080 versus Michael Joe Jackson, defendant. 403 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:51,080 Case number 1133603. Verdict... 404 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:53,640 We the jury in the above entitled case... 405 00:26:56,320 --> 00:27:00,000 ..find the defendant not guilty of a lewd act upon a minor child. 406 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,560 SCREAMING AND CHEERING 407 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:14,800 - And there it is. All ten counts. Not guilty on all ten counts. 408 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:20,080 Michael Jackson will be walking out of this courtroom a free man. 409 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,040 ..Michael! - UNINTELLIGIBLE 410 00:27:35,120 --> 00:27:36,760 - Was I disappointed? Sure. 411 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,920 You never, as a prosecutor, want to hear the words "not guilty". 412 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:46,760 I felt that it was remarkably obvious 413 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:48,880 that he was molesting children. 414 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:53,000 I was mystified why other people didn't see it. 415 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:57,040 Everything about him just screamed "child molester". 416 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:59,680 - He needs to, you know, stay low for a while 417 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:01,880 and keep the adults at the ranch 418 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,040 and maybe stay away from the kids for a little bit, 419 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,760 maybe bring some girls over, Michael. Come on now! 420 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:10,440 - The result was innocent, 421 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:15,160 but so many Americans thought he was guilty. 422 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:19,240 Michael was extremely concerned about all of these people. 423 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:23,160 He would complain to his mom and to his dad and to everybody, 424 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:26,120 to me... "My life's over." 425 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:36,680 - What exactly is happening to Michael Jackson today? 426 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:38,960 - It's the same thing that always happens, Nancy. 427 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:41,120 This guy doesn't pay his bills. 428 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:43,840 - How much are we talking about? 429 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:47,320 - We're talking about nearly $300 million outstanding debt. 430 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:49,800 - After the trial, a lot of people were saying 431 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:52,400 Michael Jackson put himself into exile. 432 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:53,440 Right? 433 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:58,040 He had to not only leave Neverland 434 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:01,280 but he left the United States of America. 435 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:04,760 He pops up in Bahrain, and of course, 436 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,240 he's friends with the royal family 437 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:10,280 and living like the King of Pop again, 438 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:14,960 borrowing millions of dollars from his host. 439 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:22,840 Then it's "where's Michael Jackson? He's left Bahrain. 440 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:26,080 "Oh, wait. Hold on. He's in Ireland..." 441 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:27,120 Ireland! 442 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,640 - At around 4:00 today, Michael Jackson emerged 443 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:31,200 from his scheduled Aer Lingus flight. 444 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,560 He made his way down the plane's steps holding a masked child's hand. 445 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:38,800 Jackson and his travelling party boarded a silver Volkswagen minibus 446 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:40,920 via the VIP exit of the airport. 447 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:46,680 - Michael Jackson was trying to figure out - 448 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:48,680 what am I going to do with the rest of my life? 449 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:52,000 Ireland is kind of a little out of the way, 450 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:55,240 and he was able to live kind of a tranquil life - 451 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:56,480 he hoped, anyway. 452 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:03,600 - In June 2006, 453 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:05,880 rumours started circulating in the Irish press 454 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:09,040 that Michael Jackson had been sighted in different places. 455 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:15,000 But I didn't think much of it. So we were quite surprised 456 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,200 when the door opened and the patient said, 457 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:20,720 "Hello, my name is Michael Jackson." 458 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:24,200 And it wasn't too long before Michael entrusted us 459 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:26,960 with his aesthetic treatments. 460 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:29,560 We treated in that period his... 461 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,600 bottom of his ankles were beginning to turn black again 462 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,720 and he wanted us to increase 463 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:37,920 the bleaching cream to a stronger percentage. 464 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:40,000 He didn't really have any money. 465 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,600 I mean, his credit cards bounced on many occasions. 466 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:47,960 I remember one time he was in our big glass showroom 467 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:53,080 and he started pocketing quite a lot of the cosmetics. 468 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:57,160 Some of the things were worth between 100 and 500 euros, 469 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:00,560 and he had a big sort of jacket, coat on, 470 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:04,880 and when I ran into him, he had as many as 20 or 30 471 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:08,480 of these products in his pockets, and he just laughed. 472 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:13,200 I think as time progressed, 473 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:14,960 you could see that Michael became happier 474 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:16,640 and happier living in Ireland. 475 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:21,120 He said that he'd love to settle here, away from the press. 476 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:23,480 Our friendship became closer, 477 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:26,840 and when I was down his house, he opened up to me. 478 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:33,720 I think he felt trapped between finding a new location to live... 479 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:37,880 ..and having to go back to the United States 480 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,080 to overcome those financial struggles. 481 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:48,360 I could see that this did play on his mind. 482 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:13,440 - I was asked would I be interested in doing a security detail 483 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:17,120 for a dignitary that was coming to town. 484 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:22,600 Mr Jackson - I called him Mr Jackson - 485 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:24,920 he was returning to the States 486 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:28,600 on the basis of being a headliner in Las Vegas. 487 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:38,120 - Come on, guys, come on in. 488 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:44,000 - It was a lot going on. I mean, he had a lot going on. 489 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:50,800 He was raising three kids, that he wanted to do on his own. 490 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,720 Mrs Jackson moved into the house, which was on Monte Cristo. 491 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:01,400 We realised that he did have insomnia. 492 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:06,640 Even though we had armed security at the property, 493 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:10,560 we would see him walking throughout the house at night, checking doors. 494 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,280 A very lonely world. 495 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:17,600 - ..or Candyland? 496 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:25,000 - There's always someone trying to see him... 497 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,720 Business associates, 498 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:31,000 all different type of producers trying to get at him. 499 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:42,080 I think it put him into seclusion a little bit. 500 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:47,520 - Michael, we love you! - We love you, Michael! 501 00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:49,040 You're the best! 502 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:23,680 - There he is! David Beckham, 503 00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:28,960 the huge international soccer star, is coming to America! 504 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:35,800 - My partner and I, Paul, worked for a division of AEG. 505 00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:39,720 The core business is live entertainment, sports... 506 00:34:39,720 --> 00:34:42,320 You know, those kind of things. 507 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:46,600 AEG had just done a deal with David Beckham 508 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:48,880 to play for the LA Galaxy. 509 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:52,120 - It's nice to see so many fans, and I thank you for that. 510 00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:53,440 - CHEERING 511 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:58,440 - When Michael saw that, he was really excited, 512 00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:00,600 he was kind of jumping around the room and saying, "Hey, 513 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:02,840 "you guys should do a David Beckham deal with me." 514 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:07,200 Remember that Michael's last tour was 515 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:11,000 the HIStory tour in 1997, 516 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:15,600 so this would have been a good 12 years after that. 517 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:20,000 So the anticipation of being able 518 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:24,200 to see Michael Jackson live was... 519 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:26,320 I don't know. I can't think of anything, really, 520 00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:28,360 that would be bigger than that. 521 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:40,240 - I remember the day he signed the deal, 522 00:35:40,240 --> 00:35:42,800 when This Is It was in formation. 523 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:44,280 He came out and said, "Bill, 524 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:47,000 "now you're going to see the vultures." 525 00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:51,920 I started to get all the phone calls from people 526 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:54,720 that we've never heard from before. 527 00:35:56,080 --> 00:36:01,160 People were coming out the woodwork. They wanted to be part of this tour. 528 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:02,880 They wanted to be part of him. 529 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,800 I always said it. Mr Jackson was a big ATM. 530 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:18,120 - Feel my heart, it's going boom, boom, boom right now, seriously. 531 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:23,160 - Since I was little, I used to come home from nursery, yeah, 532 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:25,720 put on my Michael Jackson video and that's it. I was gone. 533 00:36:25,720 --> 00:36:27,960 Like, he taught me how to dance, everything, man. 534 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:29,200 It's gonna be sick. 535 00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:35,040 - London was Michael's... Probably biggest market in the world. 536 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:40,800 Our plans were that the tour would go global. 537 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:43,760 - I've got every single album, I've been to every single tour, 538 00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:46,080 and I'm going to go to every single date 539 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:48,320 that he releases that I can get my hands on. 540 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:50,240 - You're obviously a very rich woman, then? 541 00:36:50,240 --> 00:36:53,560 - No, I'm not. It's the credit crunch! It's my credit card. 542 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:56,320 - The This Is It tour was going to be much bigger than 543 00:36:56,320 --> 00:36:58,160 anything he had... He had done. 544 00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:00,680 - Do you really think he can come back after everything that's happened? 545 00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:04,280 - There's nothing happened. It's just the media, innit? So it's fine. 546 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:08,800 - Court case, rumours of financial.... - Rubbish. This is Michael Jackson. 547 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:10,760 You know, he's... He's the King of Pop. 548 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:15,080 - Ready for this? 549 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:24,720 London welcomes the King of Pop, Mr Michael Jackson. 550 00:37:24,720 --> 00:37:26,720 CHEERING AND SCREAMING 551 00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:41,080 - So it's been a while, 552 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:43,560 and everyone's waiting and waiting and waiting. 553 00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:51,560 They didn't realise that Michael was drunk and out of it. 554 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:57,200 - I was at the O2 and they were back at the hotel with Michael 555 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:00,000 trying to get him going because things were going very slowly. 556 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:03,880 While we were waiting, I kind of wrote a really short speech, 557 00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:07,200 and when Michael walked in, he came over to me 558 00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:09,680 and he gave me a big hug and I said, "Here's the speech." 559 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:12,240 And he went... And he whispered in my ear, 560 00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:14,680 "Make the words really big, I can't see." 561 00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:18,480 - SCREAMING AND CHEERING 562 00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:25,640 - And the crowd just erupted. 563 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:31,040 - I love you. 564 00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:33,720 HE CHUCKLES 565 00:38:33,720 --> 00:38:37,480 - He just started to bask in it. 566 00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:39,680 He started to glow, in a way, you know... 567 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:41,640 I think he was overwhelmed, actually. 568 00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:46,240 - CROWD CHANTING: - This Is It. This Is It! 569 00:38:46,240 --> 00:38:48,720 - This Is It. This Is It! 570 00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:50,800 SCREAMING AND CHEERING 571 00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:54,160 I just want to say that, um... 572 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:58,240 This will be it. This is it. And when I say this is it, 573 00:38:58,240 --> 00:39:00,000 it really means this is it, 574 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:04,800 because these will be 575 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:08,960 my final show performances. 576 00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:13,360 This is it, and see you in July. 577 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:15,320 CHEERING 578 00:39:21,240 --> 00:39:24,320 - So what happened was we ended up at 50 shows. 579 00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:30,200 I've never seen demand like that. 580 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:36,880 We had about 15,000 sellable seats per show. 581 00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:38,880 They all went for 50 shows. 582 00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:42,840 Got a calculator? Do the math! 583 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:54,280 - We're kind of excited, Michael's coming today. 584 00:39:54,280 --> 00:39:56,720 - There's the man. - There's Michael. - The man is here. 585 00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:01,280 - During rehearsals, Michael knew exactly what he wanted, 586 00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:03,520 but it was Kenny who ran the rehearsals. 587 00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:06,280 Michael really didn't have to say anything to anyone 588 00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:08,240 because Kenny was so on top of it. 589 00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:10,280 - Michael... - It's not easy, though. 590 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:13,000 - Michael... One more time, I couldn't hear you, sir. 591 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:16,360 - The inner ears are very difficult for me. When you're raised... 592 00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:20,440 To use just your real, own... you know, aural... oratory ears. 593 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:23,680 - Yeah. Is it...? - It feels like... It feels like somebody's fist... 594 00:40:23,680 --> 00:40:25,960 Just their fist is shoved into your ear. 595 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:27,920 - Mr Jackson was not happy. 596 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:35,000 Privately, he felt that physically, he was not prepared 597 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:39,200 to do that many shows in that short a time. 598 00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:42,640 He said to me directly... He said, "Bill, 599 00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:45,920 "I can't do 50 shows. Bill, it would kill me." 600 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:49,400 But he was going to make a lot of money from this show, 601 00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:52,640 enough to where... he was done. 602 00:40:52,640 --> 00:40:56,160 - # And... # 603 00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:02,600 Just trying to conserve my throat, please. So understand... 604 00:41:40,720 --> 00:41:42,280 - I would watch Michael, 605 00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:46,280 and the impression I got was kind of lost. 606 00:41:48,720 --> 00:41:50,880 He was dealing with an addiction issue. 607 00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:56,880 I was watching, you know, pills come in and pills go out. 608 00:41:58,680 --> 00:42:01,600 You see people with fetty or other things in street drugs 609 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:04,640 that they're not alive, but they're not dead yet. 610 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:08,640 And it just had this feeling of, like, limbo. 611 00:42:11,800 --> 00:42:14,240 The assumption I think that a lot of people think 612 00:42:14,240 --> 00:42:16,040 is that he's being controlled 613 00:42:16,040 --> 00:42:18,160 and that he doesn't know what he's doing. 614 00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:21,280 That isn't true. He knew what he was doing, 615 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:23,800 and he knows what kind of drugs he's taking. 616 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:31,320 But Michael was surrounded by people that wanted to please him, 617 00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:33,880 people he chose to surround himself with. 618 00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:35,120 - SCREAMING AND CHEERING 619 00:42:40,080 --> 00:42:43,880 - But he is going downward. And so you... 620 00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:46,920 You have to ask yourself, "Where am I going?" 621 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:50,360 You know, "What's the next train stop?" 622 00:42:57,320 --> 00:42:59,080 - It's an American tragedy. 623 00:43:00,120 --> 00:43:03,880 The tragedy was not that he was taking prescription drug medication. 624 00:43:03,880 --> 00:43:08,600 The tragedy was that this man who got more attention 625 00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:11,280 than any human being that might have ever lived 626 00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:13,040 in the history of the world 627 00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:15,240 was still so utterly lonely. 628 00:44:23,240 --> 00:44:25,520 When I was in Macy's, they kept saying, 629 00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:27,560 "Michael's dead, Michael's dead." 630 00:44:27,560 --> 00:44:30,600 I dropped everything and just came running out here. 631 00:44:34,520 --> 00:44:37,680 - No-one else. No-one else. No-one else... 632 00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:41,280 - I walked into the emergency room. 633 00:44:43,400 --> 00:44:46,360 And I looked through the doors and I could see the family. 634 00:44:47,400 --> 00:44:52,280 And I saw La Toya, and she was leaning up against the wall. 635 00:44:54,360 --> 00:44:59,920 And then I saw her slump to the ground and sat on the floor. 636 00:45:01,960 --> 00:45:04,880 I said, right then and there... 637 00:45:04,880 --> 00:45:06,640 I said, "Michael Jackson is dead. 638 00:45:07,640 --> 00:45:09,360 "Michael Jackson is dead." 639 00:45:19,720 --> 00:45:21,520 - (Oh, God...) 640 00:45:29,720 --> 00:45:31,000 This is hard. Um... 641 00:45:32,880 --> 00:45:35,440 My brother, the legendary King of Pop, 642 00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:37,360 Michael Jackson, 643 00:45:37,360 --> 00:45:43,280 passed away on Thursday, June 25th, 2009, at 2:26pm. 644 00:45:44,680 --> 00:45:48,720 It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. 645 00:45:51,400 --> 00:45:55,280 - This is a Fox News alert. The chopper is in the air. 646 00:45:55,280 --> 00:45:58,000 They have picked up the body of Michael Jackson. 647 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:02,520 His body is now going to be in the custody of the LA coroner. 648 00:46:02,520 --> 00:46:04,080 - The autopsy has been expedited. 649 00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:07,160 It will happen tomorrow at some point between 7am 650 00:46:07,160 --> 00:46:08,880 and three o'clock in the afternoon. 651 00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:12,120 After that, the body will then be released to the family. 652 00:46:23,040 --> 00:46:26,680 - There was a fire inside me that I could not contain that day. 653 00:46:29,120 --> 00:46:34,880 In my mind, I was saying to myself, "You stupid, stupid man. 654 00:46:34,880 --> 00:46:39,920 "I begged you, I warned you, you've now orphaned your children. 655 00:46:39,920 --> 00:46:43,520 "There's nothing you loved more in the world than your children. 656 00:46:43,520 --> 00:46:45,560 "You were the only one who could protect them. 657 00:46:45,560 --> 00:46:47,440 "And now you orphaned your children. 658 00:46:48,520 --> 00:46:50,560 "You stupid man!" 659 00:47:03,760 --> 00:47:08,440 - Michael's demons that I think he was dealing with was self-loathing. 660 00:47:10,480 --> 00:47:14,120 Well, you don't have to feel anything if you're on, um... 661 00:47:14,120 --> 00:47:17,280 Demerol. You just numb it all away. 662 00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:24,720 He felt desperate to change, but couldn't. 663 00:47:24,720 --> 00:47:29,400 And he actually ends up finding people that help him to his death. 664 00:47:30,720 --> 00:47:34,000 Is that the most crazy thing in the world? 665 00:47:41,400 --> 00:47:44,440 If somebody would have just told the truth, 666 00:47:44,440 --> 00:47:47,200 he would probably be alive, but nobody did. 667 00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:50,440 - Michael Jackson T-shirts, Michael Jackson T-shirts. 668 00:47:50,440 --> 00:47:53,160 King of Pop, King of Pop. Come down here, guys. 669 00:47:53,160 --> 00:47:54,880 Come support Michael. - You got change? 670 00:47:54,880 --> 00:47:57,800 - Give you two for 20. - Oh, how many did you make? 671 00:47:57,800 --> 00:48:00,040 - We made, uh, I think it was 1,500 T-shirts. 672 00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:02,800 We sold 40. We've been here for about ten minutes. 673 00:48:02,800 --> 00:48:07,200 - And then you give 10% to the charity of Michael Jackson's choice! 674 00:48:07,200 --> 00:48:09,360 Woo! Yes, you do that! 675 00:48:12,320 --> 00:48:13,800 - I feel like Michael's of 676 00:48:13,800 --> 00:48:16,600 the magnitude to deserve a state funeral. 677 00:48:16,600 --> 00:48:21,200 - I just wanted to wake up and somebody told me this isn't real. 678 00:48:21,200 --> 00:48:25,600 - People are saying that this is going to be like when Princess Di died. 679 00:48:25,600 --> 00:48:28,880 - 1,500 inmates in the Philippines pulled together 680 00:48:28,880 --> 00:48:30,760 a brand new tribute to the King of Pop. 681 00:48:32,560 --> 00:48:35,680 - Michael Jackson fans have always been committed, 682 00:48:35,680 --> 00:48:38,400 and when he died, it didn't diminish at all. 683 00:48:38,400 --> 00:48:41,040 In fact, it became stronger. 684 00:48:53,400 --> 00:48:55,360 - CHEERING 685 00:48:55,360 --> 00:48:56,800 Beat It PLAYS 686 00:49:01,440 --> 00:49:02,920 Tonight, a family's pain. 687 00:49:02,920 --> 00:49:05,040 For the very first time since 688 00:49:05,040 --> 00:49:07,160 Jackson's shocking, unexpected death, 689 00:49:07,160 --> 00:49:09,080 Jackson's family is speaking out. 690 00:49:09,080 --> 00:49:11,560 - Do you know anything, Mr Jackson, about funeral arrangements? 691 00:49:11,560 --> 00:49:13,480 Have you had time? - Yeah, we haven't gotten to that yet. 692 00:49:13,480 --> 00:49:15,240 Yeah, but we're working on that. 693 00:49:15,240 --> 00:49:16,400 - You said your wife has helped. 694 00:49:16,400 --> 00:49:18,640 What about Janet and the rest of the family? The daughters... 695 00:49:18,640 --> 00:49:19,760 - They're all doing fine. 696 00:49:19,760 --> 00:49:23,440 But I want to make this statement. This is a real good statement here. 697 00:49:23,440 --> 00:49:27,680 Marshall and I have... We own a record company called... 698 00:49:27,680 --> 00:49:30,440 Tell them. - Ranch Records. - Right. - OK? 699 00:49:30,440 --> 00:49:34,040 It's driven by Blu Ray technology, and that's his next step. 700 00:49:34,040 --> 00:49:35,400 - And that's your next step. 701 00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:41,400 - For most of his life. Michael's father 702 00:49:41,400 --> 00:49:44,840 was constantly coming to him for money, also with schemes. 703 00:49:44,840 --> 00:49:50,240 So you could say Joseph Jackson, he was very opportunistic. 704 00:49:53,640 --> 00:49:57,160 Even when Michael died, nothing changed. 705 00:49:57,160 --> 00:49:59,320 - Hello, everybody. 706 00:49:59,320 --> 00:50:02,840 What I'm doing is, I established a record company, 707 00:50:02,840 --> 00:50:05,720 and this is Marshall, by the way. Marshall, go ahead. 708 00:50:08,040 --> 00:50:11,080 - OK, what's happening is, in the entertainment side, 709 00:50:11,080 --> 00:50:12,960 we're going all the way back to the beginning. 710 00:50:12,960 --> 00:50:16,000 We are going back to Michael Jackson's legacy, 711 00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:18,320 and we're going to bring him all the way back to the top. 712 00:50:18,320 --> 00:50:19,560 We love you. 713 00:50:29,160 --> 00:50:33,680 - Michael's will was brought to his family 714 00:50:33,680 --> 00:50:37,600 a couple days after his death. 715 00:50:38,920 --> 00:50:42,360 It was absolutely startling. 716 00:50:42,360 --> 00:50:47,040 Joe Jackson and his children were not included in the will. 717 00:50:49,600 --> 00:50:51,440 And I filed objections... 718 00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:53,680 - How do you feel about Michael not including you in the will? 719 00:50:53,680 --> 00:50:55,720 - I didn't think that they were given 720 00:50:55,720 --> 00:50:58,160 the consideration that they should have been. 721 00:50:58,160 --> 00:51:00,720 - How do you feel about Michael not including you in the will? 722 00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:03,760 Thank you, Joe. 723 00:51:03,760 --> 00:51:07,400 - Joining us from LA is Jackson family attorney Brian Oxman. 724 00:51:07,400 --> 00:51:10,000 Good morning, Mr Oxman. - Good morning. How are you? 725 00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:12,800 - I'm fine. Thank you for joining us. Is it safe to assume that 726 00:51:12,800 --> 00:51:15,240 Michael Jackson did not want his father, 727 00:51:15,240 --> 00:51:17,560 whom he very publicly accused of abuse, 728 00:51:17,560 --> 00:51:20,480 to control neither his estate nor his children? 729 00:51:20,480 --> 00:51:24,720 - Joe Jackson is a good man. Michael loved his father, 730 00:51:24,720 --> 00:51:28,560 and I want that to be known throughout all of time. 731 00:51:35,200 --> 00:51:39,160 - Michael Jackson's brothers and sisters were left nothing. 732 00:51:39,160 --> 00:51:40,400 It's a slap in the face. 733 00:51:41,480 --> 00:51:45,640 I mean, they were there from the beginning. 734 00:51:47,720 --> 00:51:49,760 Jackson Five... Right? 735 00:51:52,080 --> 00:51:56,320 Now, John Branca and another business type 736 00:51:56,320 --> 00:52:00,800 were named co-executors of Michael Jackson's estate. 737 00:52:00,800 --> 00:52:03,440 There was a tug of war between 738 00:52:03,440 --> 00:52:07,160 the Jackson family and the executors about the will. 739 00:52:07,160 --> 00:52:09,200 - Last week, Randy, Jermaine, Janet, 740 00:52:09,200 --> 00:52:11,440 Tito and Rebbie signed a stunning letter 741 00:52:11,440 --> 00:52:13,440 to the executors of Michael's will. 742 00:52:13,440 --> 00:52:15,520 They're crying conspiracy over his death, 743 00:52:15,520 --> 00:52:18,240 calling the will fake, flawed and fraudulent. 744 00:52:18,240 --> 00:52:21,040 - Jane, help me out here. What the heck is going on? 745 00:52:21,040 --> 00:52:23,800 - One word - money! Money, money, money, money! 746 00:52:39,520 --> 00:52:43,600 - Michael was massively in debt when he died. $500 million. 747 00:52:45,240 --> 00:52:47,440 But the inherent value of his work 748 00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:49,960 was such that there was money to be made. 749 00:52:51,480 --> 00:52:55,200 - As concert promoters, we had spent a lot of money, 750 00:52:55,200 --> 00:53:00,840 close to, I think, $40 million already on the This Is It project. 751 00:53:00,840 --> 00:53:03,640 So the day that Michael passed, 752 00:53:03,640 --> 00:53:07,000 we went around and collected everyone's hard drives, 753 00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:09,840 any footage of Michael... 754 00:53:11,000 --> 00:53:14,000 - Yo, dude, taking a quick little tour here. 755 00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:17,920 - ..and then we produced the theatrical release that went to DVD. 756 00:53:17,920 --> 00:53:23,160 - It was the story of a making of the tour, 757 00:53:23,160 --> 00:53:25,720 all those hits and all those great songs, 758 00:53:25,720 --> 00:53:29,880 seeing Michael Jackson live, and people wanted to see it. 759 00:53:29,880 --> 00:53:31,160 - # All I want to say is that 760 00:53:31,160 --> 00:53:33,000 # They don't really care about us 761 00:53:34,240 --> 00:53:36,120 # All I want to say is that 762 00:53:36,120 --> 00:53:38,760 # They don't really care about us... # 763 00:53:38,760 --> 00:53:41,000 - This is us going to the premiere. Hey! 764 00:53:41,000 --> 00:53:44,440 - That's when John Branca, who ran Michael's estate, 765 00:53:44,440 --> 00:53:46,480 jumped in and made the deal with Sony. 766 00:53:46,480 --> 00:53:49,760 He managed to maximise this revenue 767 00:53:49,760 --> 00:53:51,960 in ways that I... 768 00:53:51,960 --> 00:53:53,920 You know, I couldn't believe. 769 00:53:53,920 --> 00:53:58,440 - We think that the movie This Is It gave fans a pretty good glimpse 770 00:53:58,440 --> 00:53:59,560 at the real Michael. 771 00:53:59,560 --> 00:54:01,440 He was a perfectionist, 772 00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:03,840 and at the same time, he was a humanitarian... 773 00:54:03,840 --> 00:54:05,760 - Branca steered that beautifully. 774 00:54:05,760 --> 00:54:07,880 I mean, This Is It was the highest-grossing 775 00:54:07,880 --> 00:54:10,000 concert documentary of all time. 776 00:54:10,000 --> 00:54:12,240 That deal got us all of our money back. 777 00:54:12,240 --> 00:54:14,400 And then some. 778 00:54:14,400 --> 00:54:15,640 - Go, Michael, go! 779 00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:25,320 - The This Is It DVD and the theatrical release 780 00:54:25,320 --> 00:54:27,840 just made a huge amount of money for the estate. 781 00:54:29,080 --> 00:54:32,000 But it was just the beginning of what they were going to do. 782 00:54:33,920 --> 00:54:37,760 They cleared Michael's debt, put Neverland up for sale... 783 00:54:39,200 --> 00:54:41,440 ..then they did their show in Las Vegas, 784 00:54:41,440 --> 00:54:42,800 the Cirque du Soleil show. 785 00:54:44,440 --> 00:54:46,600 The estate became a money making machine. 786 00:54:46,600 --> 00:54:49,920 - He is raking in more than any musician in history, 787 00:54:49,920 --> 00:54:51,520 years after his death. 788 00:55:08,880 --> 00:55:11,640 - Your view of American icon Michael Jackson 789 00:55:11,640 --> 00:55:13,280 will never be the same 790 00:55:13,280 --> 00:55:16,320 once you hear about the new documentary Leaving Neverland. 791 00:55:19,560 --> 00:55:24,240 - Once the abuse started, within that first week, 792 00:55:24,240 --> 00:55:28,520 you know, every night that I was with him, there was abuse. 793 00:55:31,440 --> 00:55:34,760 You know, he started talking about how much he loves me. 794 00:55:34,760 --> 00:55:37,200 What this is is us, 795 00:55:37,200 --> 00:55:39,800 how we show our love for each other. 796 00:55:41,320 --> 00:55:43,920 - The new documentary detailing abuse accusations 797 00:55:43,920 --> 00:55:47,040 against Michael Jackson has sparked a new debate about his legacy. 798 00:55:47,040 --> 00:55:50,960 - I found the testimony from the two alleged victims of Jackson 799 00:55:50,960 --> 00:55:53,480 to be incredibly compelling and visceral 800 00:55:53,480 --> 00:55:56,560 in a way that the criminal trials and previous accusations 801 00:55:56,560 --> 00:55:58,520 had not been, so personally, as a listener, 802 00:55:58,520 --> 00:56:01,080 my relationship to this music has changed completely. 803 00:56:01,080 --> 00:56:03,760 - Jackson's estate filed suit against HBO. 804 00:56:03,760 --> 00:56:06,080 They actually called this documentary a public lynching. 805 00:56:06,080 --> 00:56:08,120 - It may be too soon to know if there will be 806 00:56:08,120 --> 00:56:11,280 a lasting impact on the popularity of Jackson's music. 807 00:56:13,360 --> 00:56:17,480 - After the film Leaving Neverland, the estate was really shaken. 808 00:56:18,760 --> 00:56:22,080 Those accusations could have been the end of everything. 809 00:56:28,760 --> 00:56:31,400 But the estate kept their eyes on the prize... 810 00:56:32,880 --> 00:56:34,880 ..and Michael's legacy survived. 811 00:56:52,560 --> 00:56:54,320 - The Michael Jackson Story is about 812 00:56:54,320 --> 00:56:56,600 one of the great performers of all time. 813 00:56:58,240 --> 00:57:04,320 He was a genius, and yet he was very troubled and problematical. 814 00:57:06,040 --> 00:57:09,960 And now, in death, the executors of Michael Jackson's estate 815 00:57:09,960 --> 00:57:12,600 are working ferociously to erase 816 00:57:12,600 --> 00:57:15,600 the problematical side of Michael Jackson 817 00:57:15,600 --> 00:57:19,480 and focus entirely on his younger years, 818 00:57:19,480 --> 00:57:23,840 his creative years, and focus on the music. 819 00:57:29,960 --> 00:57:35,240 This is the most extraordinary effort to un-cancel someone. 820 00:57:38,240 --> 00:57:39,440 - The show must go on. 821 00:57:42,080 --> 00:57:43,600 - HE CHUCKLES 822 00:57:47,360 --> 00:57:48,640 Woo! 823 00:58:05,080 --> 00:58:07,920 I've been on an incredible... An incredible journey. 824 00:58:09,760 --> 00:58:13,840 I've seen children just shower all over me with love. 825 00:58:13,840 --> 00:58:15,920 They want to just touch me and hug me, 826 00:58:15,920 --> 00:58:18,360 and just hold on and cry and not let go. 827 00:58:19,920 --> 00:58:21,360 I really believe... 828 00:58:23,600 --> 00:58:26,120 ..that children are God. 829 00:58:26,120 --> 00:58:30,480 When I look in the eyes of a child, it's like God saying, 830 00:58:30,480 --> 00:58:33,320 "Michael, everything will be OK."