The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant To See
The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant To See | |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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Producer | Marc Schaffel |
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Network | Sky One (UK) Fox (US) |
Release | February 20, 2003 |
The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant To See is a television documentary film released as a rebuttal to Living with Michael Jackson, in which the British journalist Martin Bashir interviewed the American singer Michael Jackson, from May 2002 to January 2003. Jackson felt betrayed by Bashir and stated that the documentary gave a distorted picture of his behavior and conduct as a father. On February 20, 2003, it aired on Fox in the United States, and on February 24, 2003, it aired on Sky One in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3]
Synopsis
The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant To See aired on
Reception
In the United States, 14 million watched The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant To See on Fox.[6] The program's United Kingdom debut on Sky One drew more than two million viewers, making it the third-biggest debut in Sky One's history.[7]
References
- ^ a b "No Lacko Of Jacko". www.cbsnews.com.
- ^ a b c Mills, Merope (February 22, 2003). "Jackson exacts revenge on Bashir in two-hour TV rebuttal". the Guardian.
- ^ a b Johnson Jr, Billy (February 21, 2003). "Michael Jackson Interviewer Contradicts Himself In Behind The Scenes Footage". LAUNCH. Archived from the original on June 19, 2003.
- ^ Low, Valentine (June 27, 2009). "Michael Jackson: PR suicide with the help of Martin Bashir". The Times. London. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ Kadri, Anisa (July 16, 2009). "Jackson documentary to air tonight". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ de Moraes, Lisa (April 26, 2003). "Jackson Opens Up, Really, But Fewer Seem to Care". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jackson reply draws 2.4m viewers". March 4, 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.