Interviews
The Jackson Family Values
An interview was aired in 1993, shortly after Michael’s interview with Oprah. In it, Katherine, Joseph, Jermaine, Randy and Rebbie make every effort to appear supportive of Michael. However, what at first appears to be a demonstration of strong family unity, quickly unravels to reveal a family that is fragmented. The interview reveals that Jermaine wrote a song for Michael called “Word To The Badd”, whose original lyrics are quite scathing and reflective of his frustration and not being able to communicate with his brother. Asked by the interviewer... »
Exclusive: Michael Jackson Private Investigator Speaks Out
An ex-private investigator working in Las Vegas in the 90’s, was an insider in a plot to discredit Michael Jackson. Here he reveals exclusively to mjfiles how the conspiracy against Michael Jackson began: “Michael Jackson was a guest of Steve Wynn, at His Mirage Casino, in Las Vegas, on several occasions. This was around the same time LaToya was on stage in Paris, with the Moulin Rouge. I was working part time for a Las Vegas private detective, and commuting to Los Angeles, to work on films. The ... »
Joe Jackson’s Larry King Interview
Joe Jackson says he believes Dr. Conrad Murray is “a fall guy” in a conspiracy and that Michael was murdered. He appeared on Larry King Live on Monday night, just hours after sitting in a courtroom to hear Murray plead not guilty to a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in his son’s death last year. “I was looking for justice, and justice, to me, would be a murder charge…to me, he’s just a fall guy…there’s other people, I think, involved with this whole thing.” Joe Jackson told King. Here’s the interview in... »
Interview On The Set Of ‘Beat It’, 1983
Tom Joyner from Ebony magazine conducted an exclusive interview with Michael on the set of the Beat It video: The ‘tudor castle’ Tom refers to is Hayvenhurst, the Encino estate Michael’s parents, Joseph and Katherine, had bought for the family to live in. In 1981, Joseph was experiencing financial trouble due to some failed business ventures. He needed some cash and so he sold Michael half the estate’s equity for $500,000. Joe and Katherine retained ownership of the other half. Eventually, Joe also sold... »
Michael’s Rebuttal
Shortly after Bashir’s documentary Living with Michael Jackson aired, Michael’s side revealed that they had their cameras rolling at the same time as Bashir, shooting all the same footage he did. This was done in order to ensure Bashir did not present a distorted image. The rights of this footage were sold to Fox for $5 million and presented on television by Maury Povich in a documentary called The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant to See. Although the rebuttal did indeed reveal that Bashir presented a... »
Living With Michael Jackson
In 2002, Michael agreed to do an interview with Martin Bashir, the same reporter who made the famous Diana interview. Michael allowed cameras into Neverland and allowed Bashir to follow him around for eight months straight, nothing was off limits. Living with Michael Jackson was supposed to be a candid look into Michael’s life, and Michael believed the documentary would help sway public opinion in his favour, as the Diana documentary had done for the late princess. However, when it aired in the US in 2003, it had the... »
Rare Jackson 5 Interview
In this home-made interview, the Jackson 5 brothers ask each other what they like about girls. They share some jokes, future plans and anecdotes. »
Michael Jackson: Life In The Magical Kingdom
26 years ago, Michael told Rolling Stone Magazine,”…I always want to know what makes good performers fall to pieces…I always try to find out. I just can’t believe it’s the same things time and time again.” Here’s the interview in full: By Gerri Hershey | Rolling Stone | From Issue 389 — February 17, 1983 It’s noon, and somewhere in the San Fernando Valley, the front shades of a row of condos are lowered against a hazy glare. Through the metal gate, the courtyard is silent, except for the distant splat... »
Destiny Tour Interview, 1980
Sylvia Chase interviews The Jackson 5 for the ABC 20/20 Show during the Destiny Tour; January 1980. »
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