All language subtitles for The Michael Jackson Story s01e02 Fallout

[Michael] This is
my inspiration.

[somber music playing]

[Michael]

[dramatic music playing]

[announcer] The number one
artist in the world!

[Shmuley] That level of
mega stardom is not healthy.

People are not gods.

[reporter] Tonight, Jackson
is wanted by police

of multiple felony counts
of child molestation.

[reporter 2] The Jackson machine
just keeps right on rolling.

Sony Corporation believes

it has a profitable partner
in Michael Jackson.

Together, they could
make a billion dollars.

As NBC's Mike Jensen
reports tonight,

teach your kids to sing.

[dramatic music playing]

[reporter 3]
It's the kind of contract

that takes your breath away.

A projected one billion dollars
for six Michael Jackson albums,

plus feature films,
videos and video games.

Michael, in the 1980s, you had
the largest selling album

in history with Thriller.
Now, with Dangerous,

you've given us the fastest
selling album of your career.

We're prouder than ever
to have you part

of the Sony Music family.

The thrilling fact is that the
best is definitely yet to come.

[crowd cheering]

[Chris] When I joined Sony,
Michael Jackson was

the biggest star in the world.

He was the guy.

I don't know
any other way to describe it.

I mean, we all lived through it.

[reporter 4]
The Michael Jackson world tour

is on the road again.

[Chris] It was
incredibly exciting.

He was selling out stadiums,
making record money.

He was the franchise.
I mean, let's be honest.

[indistinct chatter]

[Chris] We are all
in the business of succeeding.

And when you're working
in a company like Sony Music,

you want...

Michael Jackson to succeed.

[indistinct chatter]

[Rosibel] My name
is Rosibel Smith.

And for 31 years, I was employed

by the Los Angeles
Police Department.

In 1993, while working
juvenile division of the LAPD,

I was working the sexually
exploited child unit.

I was advised by my supervisor,

who was the officer
in charge of the unit,

that a case had come in
involving a young boy

who was 13 years of age.

And that the perpetrator
was Michael Jackson.

I was a little...

[clicks tongue] ...in disbelief

that it was
Michael Jackson doing this.

Because I grew up watching
Michael Jackson,

you know, the Jackson 5
cartoons when I was a kid.

And I really enjoyed his music.

- [crowd cheering]
- [dramatic music playing]

[Rosibel]
But we had a job to do,

and that job was to go out

and just handle it just like
any other case at that time.

[Federico] Our role
was to find out

if Mr. Jackson
had committed the crime

of sexual molestation
against children.

And on the same token...

we had to find out
if the children...

they were telling the truth.

[Rosibel] We had
to interview the victim.

The victim had actually met
Michael Jackson at a restaurant.

He was very, very little.

Then, years later,
that relationship grew,

and they began
to visit each other.

The victim was alleging
that Michael would oftentimes

rub his body against his body.

He alleged that Michael Jackson
fondled him and masturbated him.

He alleged that Michael liked
to have his nipples...

rubbed, squeezed...

kissing.

Then that graduated
to oral copulation.

They bathed together
and to the point

where eventually Michael Jackson
consumed his semen.

[dramatic music playing]

[Shana] We had heard
on the grapevine

that there were these
allegations circulating.

And it was a shock to everybody.

Yeah, we knew he was
hanging with kids,

but I saw him hang with the kids

and I saw that it was
completely innocent.

[kid grunts] Okay, fine!

[Shana] I saw he was playing
games with them.

I saw the kids wanting
to hang with him.

[indistinct chatter]

[Gregg] I really hoped
the allegations weren't true.

The feeling was
trying to contain it.

Obviously, we were thinking of,
you know, the immediate impact

on the tour, because you got
to keep the business going,

the tour going,
the album sales, everything,

and the impact of that.

So it was pretty-
it was pretty tense.

We went into crisis mode,

both with our team
and the PR team.

But ultimately,
the story was so huge,

it was going to get out,
no matter what we did.

There was no stopping it.

[dramatic music playing]

In Southern California,
the press, police, lawyers,

and private investigators
are in orbit tonight

over an investigation
of child abuse allegations

involving superstar
Michael Jackson.

There's still no comment from
Michael Jackson this morning,

and Los Angeles police
aren't saying much,

but they have confirmed reports

of a criminal investigation
of the pop superstar.

All hell broke loose.

Television station
KNBC in Los Angeles

first broke
the story last night,

saying that a mother had alleged
Jackson abused her child.

August 17th, the Los Angeles
Police Department

initiated a criminal
investigation

of entertainer Michael Jackson.

Every news channel, every hour,

the top story
was Michael Jackson.

[reporter 5] Confidential
documents obtained by NBC News

quoted the boy's reference
to acts of oral sex

and masturbation.

[reporter 6] The allegations
now surfacing

are ugly enough to shatter
any icon's image.

Kids everywhere
are talking about

the scandalous accusations,
hoping they're not true.

[reporter 7] Has Michael Jackson
ever molested a child,

ever done anything
improper with a child?

No, never.

- No, never. No, never.
- That's crazy.

My son is not guilty.
He need a trial.

These people aren't waiting.
They're trying to-

They're trying him.

That's right.
And I'm tired of it.

[indistinct chatter]

[crowd chanting] Open
the window. Come out the window.

[Shana] Everything
was suddenly bad.

Everything was...

emotional.

Talking to Michael was different
because he was different.

Suddenly, he was no longer
the happy Michael

that I used to talk to.

He sounded depressed.

I felt like it was over,
like there was no way

he could come back from these
terrible things being said.

[dramatic music playing]

[Rosibel] Eventually, he came
back to America.

We had the information from
the victim about Michael's body

and specifically
the markings on his body.

So the only way that
a child would see that

is if Michael was nude.

Then our unit prepared
a search warrant to search

or to view Michael's body.

And this included the genitals.

We explaed to him,
"We have a search warrant

signed by the judge...

to take pictures
of your private parts."

He said, "You assholes."
[chuckles]

The outcome...

was that...

evidence that was provided by
Jordan Chandler...

- it was confirmed.
- [somber music playing]

[man] May I help you?

[reporter 8] Yeah, we'd like to
talk to Michael Jackson.

Has he come back?

- [man] No comment, sir.
- No comment, huh?

I don't necessarily
think he's guilty,

but I don't necessarily
think he's innocent either

because I don't know.

Well, I don't know
if he's guilty or not,

but I think that he needs to
come back and face the charges.

He's looking
pretty guilty right now.

- [camera shutters clicking]
- [indistinct chatter]

[reporter 9] There is real
fear tonight

that the catastrophic publicity

will result in the destruction
of a billion dollar empire

and the ruin of a man.

Sony stock has fallen

because investors
are very much concerned

that the huge investment that
they have in Michael Jackson

is in fact not going to pay off.

[Chris] When the allegations
surfaced...

I read them, watched them on TV
like everyone else did.

And I felt that they were
extremely unfair.

Michael Jackson
was unequivocally

the biggest artist
in the company.

And if he's not succeeding...

guess what- jobs get lost.

[indistinct chatter]

[reporter 10] Is Michael Jackson
going to make any statement?

He's got a whole cadre
of international cameras

there every night.

[dramatic music playing]

[Gregg] Up to that point,
Michael had been laying low.

But once the allegations
are out there,

you can't take them back again.

And so we needed to get
in front of the public...

to unequivocally
deny these allegations.

Michael Jackson came out
of seclusion today

without leaving home.

The pop star angrily
rejected accusations

he molested a young boy

and lashed out at police
and the media.

There have been many disgusting
statements made recently

concerning allegations of
improper conduct on my part.

These statements about me
are totally false.

At every opportunity,
the media has dissected

and manipulated
these allegations

to reach their own conclusions.

I ask all of you to wait
and hear the truth

before you label or condemn me.

Don't treat me like a criminal,
because I am innocent.

[Sandra] Jackson's defiant
declaration of innocence

comes as the latest
counterpoint in a case

that's saturated with rumor,
innuendo,

and almost daily revelations
about the singer.

Separating fact from fiction
can be difficult.

- [indistinct chatter]
- [suspenseful music playing]

For years,
I've been working for Michael...

who unfortunately
has been the victim of this

and other types
of extortion attempts.

The demand for $20 million
was made and presented.

It was flatly
and consistently refused.

Many people
try to extort Michael...

because of who he is and,
you know,

the amount of money he has.

And these people
wanted $20 million.

As far as
the victim is concerned,

I did not get anything as far
as any, like, money, motivation.

However, the parents
were a different story.

[reporter 11]
The Hollywood Reporter,

an entertainment trade paper,

said today that
the boy's father

had negotiated with Jackson

for a $20 million movie deal.

The father is a prominent
Beverly Hills dentist

and part-time screenwriter.

CBS News has obtained
a taped phone conversation.

The voice is reportedly the
father of the 13-year-old boy.

[Evan] If I go through
with this, I win big time.

I will get everything I want.

The father did, in fact,
ask for money...

to keep the situation quiet.

So it did hurt
the case a little bit.

I think it's pathetic
that somebody would go after

someone like Michael Jackson
with such vigor,

and it's obvious what they want.

And it seems obvious to me
that he is innocent.

I know that there's a lot
of people in this business

that try and take
advantage of people.

And, you know, I'm sure
that it will all work out,

and I'm sure that he's innocent,
you know,

but only God knows the truth,
you know.

[crowd cheering]

[Shana] More and more,

people started to question
the allegations.

So the management team started
capitalizing on that momentum.

The main strategy
was to endear Michael...

to the Black community
and to get the Black community

back on Michael's side.

Because once the Black community
is behind you,

you got it, because, you know,
we're a big group.

And race relations
at that time, it was a hotbed.

[police siren blaring]

[reporter 12]
Parts of Los Angeles

erupted in unrest
after a jury acquitted

four white Los Angeles
police officers

over the videotape beating of
Rodney King, a Black motorist.

[somber music playing]

[indistinct clamoring]

[woman] What happened
with Rodney King,

it doesn't make no sense to me.

They're treating Black people
like we're dogs, you know,

like we can't get nowhere.

We have no rights
that the white man respect.

[reporter 13] Race is tearing
America apart.

[reporter 14]
Now more than ever,

minority Americans believe

there are two kinds of justice,

the white kind
and the kind they get.

Someone was friends with
this African-American attorney

named Johnnie Cochran.
And so he suggested

that Johnnie would be the
best person for Michael's case,

not only because he's Black...
[chuckles]

...but also because
he was brilliant.

Mr. Cochran,
let me start with you.

Why do you think it was
important for Michael Jackson

to speak out now?

Well, I think, Katie, that after
months of being barraged

with negative attacks,
it was time.

Everyone who was on
Michael's team knew that having

a Black face as the front man
for the defense would...

bring the Black community
to Michael's defense as well.

[audience cheering, applauding]

[announcer 2] The king of pop,
rock and soul,

Mr. Michael Jackson.

[Shana] Michael's first public
appearance after his statement

about the allegations was
at the NAACP Image Awards.

And that's the
National Association

for the Advancement
of Colored People.

[audience cheering, applauding]

[Shana] I was in the audience

when Michael walked out
on that stage,

the house went crazy.

Everyone was
in support of Michael.

No one wanted to
believe these allegations.

For decades, the NAACP
had stood at the forefront

of the struggle for
equal justice under the law

for all people in our land.

And his speech was based on
being a proud Black man

and how, you know,
we have to stick together

against racial inequality
and injustice.

Everyone is presumed to be
innocent and totally innocent

until they are charged with
a crime and been convicted

- by a jury of their peers.
- [audience cheering]

[dramatic music playing]

[Shana] Oh, it was
such a powerful speech.

With all of the stuff

that was happening
to the Black community,

it felt like Michael's
innocence was important...

and it was what we needed.

[dramatic music playing]

[Shana] Everybody wanted him
to be back on top.

The family of a teenage boy
is dropping its charge

that Michael Jackson
molested the boy.

Larry Kell tells us
the civil suit is now over.

[suspenseful music playing]

We wish to jointly announce
a mutual resolution

of this lawsuit.

This boy wanted to
get on with his life.

When that case was settled,
and I believe that the payout

for that settlement
was $20 million or maybe

a little more over $20 million,

the family accepted
the settlement.

The resolution
of this case is in no way

an admission of guilt
by Michael Jackson.

Being a megastar like he was,
he had the advantage

with money, with attorneys,
with really coming out and doing

pretty much whatever he wanted
in order to defend himself.

So that was pretty much
the end of our case.

I felt bad because Rosi and I,

we were certain
that we had a good case.

But when the victim
doesn't want to testify...

there is a saying that says,
no victim, no crime. [chuckles]

So, nothing that we could do.

[Richard] Read all about it!
Hollywood sex scandals!

Heidi's little black book,

The Hollywood Hooker
and Heidi-Gate.

Lonnie Anderson says
Bert's a dud in bed.

Uh-oh.

[reporter 15] In this
billion dollar business,

there's only one story
that's guaranteed.

A big name in trouble.
That's the best news of all.

But of course, the one
that's grabbing the headlines

right now are the allegations
about Michael Jackson,

the biggest superstar
in the world.

[reporter 15] Michael Jackson
is our window

into the new news business.

And the magazine shows,
talk shows, news chats

that feed off tabloid truth.

Michael Jackson,
violator or victim?

[interviewer] What do you think
about Michael?

Well, no, I think it's true.

[woman 2] He settled
for all that money?

He settled for all
that amount of money.

I think something's up when
he settles for over $10 million

to shut someone up.

I don't know,
it's a shame because I think

Michael's been dragged
through the mud a lot.

I don't know if he's a victim
or if he did it or not,

but he's lost that wholesome
image forever, you know?

[Shana] The allegations
really changed

how the public, I think,
thought of him.

And Michael had to kind of
rehabilitate that image.

People had been obsessed

with Michael's sexuality
his whole life.

And his managers
thought it would be cool

if the press found out that
Michael had a girlfriend.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Shana] Michael and Lisa
started dating

soon after the allegations
had been settled.

[Hugo speaking Spanish]
...Michael Joseph Jackson...

[clerk of the court]
Lisa Marie Presley.

[Shana] He knew that marrying
Elvis Presley's daughter

would be headlines everywhere.

Everyone would be
talking about that,

and they'd no longer talk about
this horrible time in his life.

[clerk of the court]
With this ring, I do wed.

With this ring, I do wed.

You've heard the talk for weeks.
It's surprising,

and it's apparently true.

The daughter of Elvis Presley
confirms today

she is now married
to Michael Jackson.

Let's go to Vince Dementri
in New York. Vince?

John, hopefully you can see
behind me the throngs

of stargazers right behind me.

We are just outside of the
world-famous Trump Tower,

where Donald Trump
tells us, yes, indeed,

that Lisa Marie Presley
and her new beau Michael Jackson

are holed up here
on the top floor.

Well, I'm very,
very happy for them.

I think it's great.

They're very happy,
and I think everybody's happy.

They're great people.

[Gottfried] I first
met Michael in 1988.

Michael was on tour
in Germany at that time.

And so they called me and said

that Michael
is a big fan of mine

and he would love to meet me.

And we hit it off.

And he got to know
the whole family.

I also knew
Lisa Marie Presley...

because I spent lots of time
in Los Angeles.

So I knew them separately.

And then later Lisa came to me

one day and said, "Look,
Michael is hitting on me

and he actually
wants to marry me.

What do you think?
Should I do that?"

So I said, "Go for it."

For him, it was also,
he liked Lisa

because she was
the daughter of the King.

So he was also the king,
King of Pop, yeah.

[crowd cheering]

[Shana] This is a big deal.

We had never seen him
get romantic with a woman

like this, ever.

I'm very happy to be here.

And just think, nobody
thought this would last.

[crowd cheering]

[Shana] It did work in the way
that Michael wanted it to work,

in that everyone
was talking about it.

But at the same time, the public
wasn't really buying it.

It's all a cover-up.

It's all a cover-up
from the little-child thing.

That's what I think it is.
It's about it.

[reporter 16]
You don't think it's true love?

No.

[man 2] I think it's a sham.

A heterosexual marriage
would certainly take

some of the heat off
being accused

of being a homosexual pedophile.

[indistinct chatter]

[Shana] But Michael and Lisa

were only together
for around 18 months.

It's splitsville for Graceland
and Neverland.

Many of you may find
this hard to believe,

but Lisa Marie Presley
and Michael Jackson

are getting a divorce.

So, Tony, it looks like
the gloved one

is no longer the loved one.

Oh, such a sad story.
Sorry to hear that.

Sorry to see that.
What a shock. What a surprise.

[Gregg] It was kind of
hard to watch.

He was trying to
maintain his position

as, like, the biggest superstar
in the world,

and it wasn't quite working.

[reporter 17] This is a man
who changed the music industry.

He is a musical genius.

And people don't think of him
in that sense anymore.

They think of him as a freak.

[reporter 18] Is there any way
that he can lift himself

out of this trough that he has
largely dug for himself?

[dramatic music playing]

[soft music playing]

[Gottfried] When he was working
on the HIStory album...

Michael called me and said...

Look, I want to use some of
your paintings for the artwork.

That was the painting
that he really liked.

And then spontaneously
he wrote...

this poem directly
on the picture.

"With such confusion, don't it
make you want to scream?"

"You try to cope with every lie,
to scrutinize somebody."

"Please have mercy,
because I just can't take it."

If you listen to the lyrics
and the songs

and the overall vibe
of the tracks on HIStory ,

they're very aggressive,
they're very defensive.

? Beat me, hate me
You can never break me ?

? Will me, thrill me
You can never kill me ?

[Gregg] Even the "Scream"
video is very dark for Michael.

Then for
the HIStory album promo,

Michael chose
a dictator-esque image.

He's got these military troops
marching behind him,

and a god-like aura.

That's what he wanted to push
out there, still on top,

still the biggest pop superstar
in the history of music.

[reporter 19] Tower Bridge was
raised this afternoon to allow

a 30-foot statue of rockstar
Michael Jackson to pass along

- the Thames on a barge.
- [children cheering]

[woman 3]
I think it's brilliant.

It's just the best thing that's
happened on the River Thames.

He's a mega star, yeah.
They call him the King of Pop,

so if he can afford
to do this, why not?

[dramatic music playing]

[Gregg] For the HIStory tour,
Michael decided to focus

on his fan base abroad.

And his popularity continued
over in Europe, in the UK,

Asia, versus the US,
where it was kind of slipping

a little bit because
of the allegations

and all the media circus
around that.

[crowd cheering, chanting]
Michael! Michael! Michael!

[sobs] It's like a dream
come true.

I touched him.
I'm not going to wash my hand.

[all chuckle]

[Gottfried] I remember
this one time,

I was with Michael in Budapest.

And the hotel was surrounded,

under siege by
thousands of young people.

[crowd chanting]
Michael! Michael!

And what he did,
he draw the curtain a little bit

and then he had his glove on...

and people screamed.

It was like an explosion
down there.

[crowd cheering]

He was laughing. He said,
"Oh, my God, look,

do you hear? Do you hear?"

I think there's a deep desire
to look up for people

that are bigger than life, yeah,
as role models

or as somebody you can worship.
I mean...

I think that's what
mankind needs.

But I think the danger is...

when everybody worships you...

is that you start to believe it

in a way that you start
to worship yourself.

And I think
that's very dangerous.

[indistinct chatter]

- Can I have a hug, please?
- [Michael] Sure.

- Please, may I hug you? Please.
- [Michael] Of course.

- [crying] I love you.
- I love you more.

[Gottfried]
But he was enjoying that.

He liked to have
that effect on people.

- [Michael] I love you.
- I love you.

- [guard] Sir, this way.
- [indistinct chatter]

- Germany loves you, Michael.
- [Michael] I love Germany.

[sobs] Oh, my God.

[somber music playing]

[Michael]

[crowd cheering]

- [fan] Okay. Okay, okay, okay.
- [guard 2] Stay on this side.

[fan] Okay, of course.

[guard 2]
Stay in this corner please.

- Stay in this corner please.
- [Michael] What do you want?

- [guard 2] Stay in that corner.
- [fan 2] Okay, Michael.

[indistinct chatter]

- [guard 3] Step back.
- [indistinct chatter]

[fan 3] Go, go.

[Shmuley] When I met Michael,

I saw that he was
addicted to fame.

I was a well-known rabbi.

And Michael and I
had become friends.

Michael really
needed to be loved.

And he chose to be loved
really in an unhealthy way,

which was through superstardom
and the devotion of fans.

- [indistinct chatter]
- [somber music playing]

[Shmuley] I said to him,
"You've made the mistake

of substituting love

for this cheap forgery
called attention.

And attention is never
a good substitute for love.

It's never real."

This attention
became an addiction

because he
interpreted it as love.

And it became a monster.

[indistinct chatter]

[Shmuley] I felt that one
of my principal objectives

was to tether him
back to humility.

And so our conversations became
kind of therapy.

He wanted every word...

recorded for posterity.

We recorded it on these
two flimsy dictum machines,

you know, on these
tiny little tapes.

[Michael]

[crowd cheering, chanting]
Michael! Michael! Michael!

[Michael]

[Shmuley] He needed
something to live for.

And as he explained it to me,

he always wanted
to be around kids.

He loved the innocence
of a child.

He loved the creativity
of a child.

Because for him, the adult world
was people wanting money

from him and people wanting
to know him

for all the wrong reasons.

[indistinct chatter]

[soft music playing]

[Shmuley] At that time
in his life,

I think that Michael
wanted to be a father.

Because kids, as long as you
give them unconditional love,

they really give it back.

They are mirror reflections
of the love that we give them.

And he was going to give them
the greatest love.

And they did.
And that's what happened.

[indistinct chatter]

- Something to wear. That's nice.
- [woman 4] Teletubbies.

[Michael] Who is that?

La La.

[Michael] That's right,
it's La La.

[all chuckle]

[soft music playing]

[Shmuley] I think
having children

gave him a renewed sense
of purpose.

A renewed sense
of energy and direction.

[Michael] That's a great shot.

[man 3] It is, it is.

[woman 4] It's okay.

[Michael] I want
to be successful

for being a great father.

I want them to say,
"We felt completely loved,

and he was, like, incredible."

That's my biggest dream is one
day for Prince and Paris

just to say to somebody,
"He was the best dad."

- [woman 4] One, two, three.
- [all] Surprise!

[all cheering]

? Happy birthday to you ?

? Happy birthday, dear Prince ?

[Dieter] I've been working
with Michael for four years

by the time he had his children.

When Prince
and Paris came along...

I saw a different...

a different person.

[camera shutter clicking]

Now can do one where we all just
point in the camera like this.

It's all of us.

[Dieter] His life was now
about the children.

That was his priority.

And he was getting more
and more absolutely clear

about his future.

He was saying, "Dieter...

I did everything I could do
in my life for the music.

And I think I did it well

and everybody
made a lot of money."

But new people coming.

Other music is coming.

And he had a feeling
he will never be

successful like he was.

And he was fine with it.

Michael said he didn't want to
be a trained monkey forever.

It's over.

We will give it to [indistinct].
Come on, let's do it.

- [all laughing]
- [indistinct chatter]

But when you start not to do...

he called it system,
wants then you're in trouble.

Let's make it, where? Where?

[soft music playing]

? You never, you never thought
It would work before ?

? When you live for your love
And you give them your all ?

[Shmuley] Sony was pushing him
to continue his career.

]They were trying to get him to
finish this album, Invincible .

Wasn't my business,
but, you know, screw the album.

We have to make
your life healthy again.

So there was a war
for the soul of Michael Jackson.

[dramatic music playing]

[Chris] Sony Music
was one of the biggest labels

in the world, hands down.

And with Michael,
well, there's a lot of money...

changing hands.

So, yes, it's cutthroat.

But Sony Music was no more
cutthroat than any other label.

[Rudy] Michael's relationship

was a contentious one
with his record label.

I was there to help
facilitate a record

he was putting out
called Invincible ,

which was his official
last studio record with Sony.

And things were
going over budget.

We had rented out
the entire floor

at the Plaza Hotel in New York.

And for anybody
who doesn't know that,

that is extremely expensive, crazy.

And he wasn't even
showing up for things.

[indistinct chatter]

[Rudy] A record company
is there to make money.

They are an investment firm,
in a way,

who has invested in you
to produce something.

When we got the phone call that
this was, you know,

"How dare he?"

"This was the most expensive
record we've ever made."

You know,
and I'm like, "Oh, okay."

And like, "How much?
30- $30 million."

I'm like, "Oh", so it was
kind of it was a problem.

But everybody was
really trying to get him...

in tow so we could make
a deadline for album release.

[crowd cheering, applauding]

There's one time where I was
asked to pick up a package...

at a house that apparently
was being sold and is empty.

And in the mailbox
was this package.

And I opened it up and it
happened to be full of Demerol,

which is a prescription
pain medication.

But a lot of it.

It was an unknown thing
that you don't ask.

I said, "What's got-"

And I was like,
"Oh, okay, never mind."

But then he would go
to the studio

as long as he had
his magical pills.

But it was also confusing
at the same time. It wasn't...

I'm not there to look at someone
and unwrap the package.

I'm there to get records done, right?

[soft music playing]

[Shmuley] There were so many
people who were reliant on him...

to be the golden goose
that lays eggs again.

But he knew
that path was corrosive.

It frightened me.

There was too much conflict
going on with him,

and I sensed and I saw
that I was losing my influence.

And I told him, "I'm not
going to watch you drive

your life off a cliff and clap."

[crowd cheering]

[reporter 20]
Invincible has sold

2 million copies
in six months,

and that ain't Invincible .

[reporter 21] The flop
of Invincible ,

along with a general downturn

in sales, means
that Sony's share price

has suffered of late.

[Dieter] Michael told me,
"You know what?

I can't do this anymore."

[indistinct chatter]

[Dieter] Michael was done
with the music

and with touring
and all of this.

[dramatic music playing]

[Dieter] But Sony was not happy
at all with this.

So he knew he has to fight
to come out of this situation.

[Chris] From my vantage point...

he got a tremendous amount
of support from Sony Music.

But you have to understand,
they're artists.

They're all narcissists.
They can't help themselves.

Okay? If their record's not
selling, it's someone's fault.

If their tour's not doing well,
it's someone's fault.

Someone is always to blame.

[Rudy] Michael Jackson is the
architect of his own destiny.

Like every single human being,
whether you're special or not...

you are the creator
of the reality you live in.

[dramatic music playing]

[Rudy] I remember we were
required to go to New York City,

and then he's whisked off
to Al Sharpton's church.

I personally think he was
jacked up on something.

Throughout the years...

Black artists have been taken
advantage of completely.

And Sony, Tommy Mottola,

Tommy Mottola's the President
of the Record Division.

He is a mean, he's a racist...

and he's very,
very, very devilish.

[crowd cheering, applauding]

You know, this just
exploded right there.

[reporter 22] Sony's statement
reads, "We were deeply offended

by the outrageous comments
Mr. Jackson made."

"Mr. Jackson has committed
a serious abuse of power

- that comes with celebrity."
- [crowd cheering]

[man 4] Wow, look at this.

[Michael]

[crowd chanting] Sony sucks!
Sony sucks! Sony sucks!

[Dieter] He told me,
"Dieter you need to help me."

It's over.

He asked me to terminate all his
contracts with his lawyers...

with his team, with everybody.

And he did want that
I take over everything.

[dramatic music playing]

[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen,
my name is Michael Jackson...

and rather than
writing you a letter,

I've found this format
to be most efficient

for what I wish to communicate.

Dieter Weisner from Germany

and myself have entered
into an agreement,

an exclusive
long-term partnership.

He gave me
the power of attorney.

I will personally
sign agreements

and legally authorize my
partners to sign on my behalf.

[Dieter] But, and he told me,
"Dieter, the old team,

they will be after you.

They called once and told me,

"You take our golden cow...

and you have to stop this."

And...

But I was
on Michael's side, of course,

and I did what he want.

I remember these words
from Michael to me...

"I put my life and my future
in your hand."

- [Michael] Wait, wait, wait.
- [Prince babbling]

[sobbing] I want the...

[Michael] When it comes to
distributing cookies,

we get to see
children's real personality.

Here, come here.

Prince, over here, before
I grind you into hamburger.

No, you want the cookie?
Then you behave.

Here, okay, here,
here's the cookie.

Paris, you want some of this?

[Shmuley] By that time,
I wasn't involved in his life.

[Michael] Paris,
you didn't say thank you.

- Turn around.
- [soft music playing]

[Michael] Paris, you want that?

[Shmuley] I received
a phone call

from...

a producer...

that worked with Martin Bashir.

Martin Bashir wants to
interview Michael Jackson.

[crying]

[Michael] Okay, you're getting
the big one.

[Shmuley] I got off the phone,
and I went to Michael and said,

"First of all, your life,

it's not ready to be open
to the public."

"Stay a billion miles away
from this guy."

But Michael was
an insecure person

who is going to look for
the validation of the public.

[Dieter] He wanted to talk
about his whole life.

His career, that people really
understand him.

So, Martin Bashir followed
Michael for eight months.

How do you write a song?

How do you write a song?

When I wrote "Billie Jean,"
I was riding in my car

down Ventura Boulevard.

All I said to myself beforehand,
"I want to write a song

with a great bass hook,"
you know?

[hums "Billie Jean"]

- You know, the whole...

- [Martin] Where did that
come from?

From above.

- [Martin] The dance as well?
- [Michael] Yeah, same thing.

[Martin] How do you do it?
Can you show me how you do it?

Oh, boy.

[Martin] Come on,
just get up and show me.

- Oh, come on.
- Oh, come on, just show me.

[Martin] Just show me.
Show me what you do.

Teach me.

Okay, uh...

Oh, boy. You're putting me
on the spot now.

- [Martin] Come on.
- See, now people

will be discovering something
about me.

I'm really shy. I'm embarrassed.

[Martin] Okay, you're shy.
Just get up and show me.

Okay.

[dramatic music playing]

[Dieter] Michael opened the door
for everything.

[indistinct chatter]

[Dieter] Michael had just had
another child.

We were in the room
together ...

and Michael heard
the screaming from the fans.

It was a beautiful feeling.

[crowd cheering]

And Michael was so excited,
and I was behind him.

He took Blanket...

but he had him really fast
under his arm.

[crowd cheering]

[dramatic music playing]

In the next morning,
I came out of my room...

and I saw
all over the newspaper.

It was not a nice picture.

But, of course, Martin Bashir,
he was there.

- I love you.
- Here he is.

I love you.
Here's the bottle. [laughs]

Wait, wait. [screams]
Here's the bottle.

It's okay.
Just get this off him.

Ow! Oh please don't cry Blanket.
Oh okay, put it in.

Okay, okay, here we go.
A boo, a boo, a boo ho-ho.

- [Blanket crying]
- Yes, a boo.

Blanket. Blanket.
Blanket. Blanket. Blanket.

I love you, Blanket.
Yes. Yes. Yes.

[Martin] Have you
been hearing about

what people have been saying?

[Michael]
That's totally ignorant.

I would never do that
to my children or any child.

Try to kill them?
Come on. Stupid.

And why would I put a scarf
over the baby's face

if I was trying to throw
him off the balcony?

We were waving to
thousands of fans down below,

and they were chanting
they wanted to see my child.

So I was kind enough
to let them see

I was doing something
out of innocence.

[soft music playing]

[reporter 23] When
Living with Michael Jackson

airs this evening, these streets
are going to be deserted.

Fans and critics
alike are saying

they're going to be staying in
to watch the program,

with his reputation in America
very much at stake.

For Michael Jackson,
it must be a nervous wait.

[Dieter] I didn't want that
we watch the documentary

until I know what happened.

But Michael, of course,
he want to see it.

We watched it on TV together.

[soft music playing]

[Martin] Eight months ago, I put
a proposal to Michael Jackson.

Show me the real man,
but show me everything.

Make nothing off-limits.

He thought about it,
and then he said,

"Yes, come to Neverland."

We began a journey together,
across continents,

through his past,

and rapidly into the disturbing
reality of his life today.

In the documentary...

was this young boy,
Gavin Arvizo.

And he was taking care of him.

[Martin] When people hear that

children from other families

have come and they've stayed
in your house...

they've stayed in your
bedroom...

[Michael] Well, very few.

[Martin] But, you know,
some have...

and they say...

is that really
appropriate for a man,

a grown man, to be doing that?
How do you respond to that?

I feel sorry for them,
because that's judging someone

who wants to really help people.
Why can't you share your bed?

The most loving thing to do is
to share your bed with someone.

When I saw this,
I got a very bad feeling.

[Martin] When you're talking
about children,

if I said, "Well,

I've invited some of
my daughter's friends round,

or my son's friends round,
and they're going to sleep

- in the bed with me tonight..."
- [Michael] That's fine.

What do you think
their parents would say?

If they're wacky,
they would say, "You can't."

I suppose the problem
for many people

is what happened in 1993,
or what didn't happen.

What didn't happen.

[dramatic music playing]

One bombshell after another
about his bizarre behavior

in a new British documentary.

Jackson admits he still has
sleepovers with young boys.

I felt...

shock. Absolute shock.

Have you lost all touch
with reality?

That you don't even
know how people

are going to react to that?

He said he slept in a bed with
children that are not his own.

I mean, this isn't made up,
this isn't fabricated.

What kind of loony

would A, do it, and B,
go on national TV and admit it?

Michael crossed lines
that clearly are uncrossable.

Sharing a bed
with a child that's not yours,

even if it's not sexual,
it's still...

insanity.

We got the reaction
from all over, of course.

- It was terrible.
- [dramatic music playing]

You can't sleep
with strangers' kids.

And as much as I love
Michael Jackson,

I'm having a hard time
defending him right now.

[reporter 24] I believe
the Child Welfare Services

should interview every child
that has been at Neverland

with Mr. Jackson in his bedroom
or anywhere else in the home

without the presence
of their parents.

Find out what's going on.

He couldn't talk. And he was
sitting on his bed, crying.

What's ahead
for Michael Jackson?

What do you think's
ahead after this?

Oh, a real bumpy road.

I don't think he'll recover
from this one.

That documentary led directly

or indirectly
to Michael Jackson's death.

There's absolutely
no question about it.

That was the beginning
of the end.

[dramatic music playing]

[Ron] Michael Jackson wasn't
the ordinary pedophile.

He had the means
to be able to do things

that no one else I had
ever prosecuted could do.

An estate that was 2,800 acres

and a huge house
with multiple locks.

A staff that just ignored
what was going on.

That was unique
to Michael Jackson.

[officer] Gavin, can you tell us

what your conversations were,
what you guys talked about?

[Gavin]

- [officer]
- [Gavin]

[officer]

[Ron] We had lost the
opportunity 10 years earlier.

And we were determined that,
that would not happen again.

[dramatic music playing]

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