| Michael Jackson Talks to Oprah THE MAKING OF ENHANCED Would you trade it in for a normal childhood with the celebrity? So you worked really hard perfecting your dance moves, and you became a big superstar. He gave the world his heart and soul through his music. I suspect so. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My brother, the legendary king of pop, Michael Jackson, passed away on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 2:26 p.m. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think he spent a lot of internal time reflecting on who he was, where he'd been. Of course, the idea that Michael Jackson may have been not just an abuser, but a pedophile, was not new to me or the rest of the world before news broke about the upcoming Leaving Neverland, which documentary filmmaker Reed began production on last year. It's sort of like the anti- King Midas, like everything he wants to do just gets screwed up. Our editors handpick the products that we feature. It's happening in familieswe know it's happening in churches, and in schools, and sports teams everywhere. TARABORELLI: Michael began to sort of surround himself with young boys, and much to, I remember, the chagrin of people who were working for him. ETHAN SMITH, "WALL STREET JOURNAL": After the trial, he had spent a lot of money on lawyers, and had very little coming in. Preliminary Ratings: 17.1 Million Viewers For Oprah's Interview With By the end of the documentary, I felt an unexpected emotion: numbness. The unprecedented live event, which took place before any allegations were made about sexual abuse, drew a worldwide audience of 90 million people. And with that historic piece of vinyl, a phenomenon was born. "Leaving Neverland" debuts Sunday, March 3 at 8 PM EST on HBO. Ellen: I can defnitely hang out. PETER CASTRO, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR, "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE: He's on the set, and he's descending a staircase. Interviews :: True Michael Jackson Kim Kardashian Back in 2012, Kim did a tell-all interview with Oprah about her leaked sex tape with former partner Ray J. . LEMON: Author and self-proclaimed psychic Uri Geller was a friend of Jackson's. List of most watched television interviews - Wikipedia Pop icon Michael Jackson sat down for an intimate chat with. Eight minutes into the show, Oprah posed the question that would allow her to get to the meatier questions. Oprah's interview with Michael Jackson in February 1993 is the most-watched television interview in television history, with a staggering 90 million viewers. Time said, Part soap opera, part show, the Michael Jackson interview was vivid, reckless and emotionally naked. Life opined that Oprah delivered as promised and accomplished something nearly impossible: bringing Peter Pan down from the clouds.. JACKSON: My friends and doctors advise me to seek professional guidance in order to eliminate what has become an addiction. And no one wanted it more than Michael. LEMON: It was a triumph for Jackson as a musician and as a humanitarian. Before Oprah's interview with Robson, 36, and Safechuck, 40, HBO screened all four hours of Leaving Neverland. Thats why Im always surrounded by children now., After addressing how Michael felt going from an adorable child prodigy to a teenager, Winfrey laid the groundwork to address the singers controversial physical appearance; by then, the grown man had a pale complexion, a narrow, pointed nose, a Kirk Douglas-like dimple in his chin and he wore copious white makeup on his face.
