Read this interview from about a year ago.
http://www.mjcafe.net/the...gazine.htm

Sorry it's very long, but makes you think. I'll cut & paste below.

I'll tell you... my affection for Michael had steadily slowed to a stop since THRILLER, but after last night, I totally feel a new zeal in supporting him.

MJ's wierd as all hell, and clearly lying on certain issues, but who the fuck has the right to gain insight into and critique his personal life? Why is it so important that the world actually hear him say he's had more than two plastic surgeries or that he has very unique, personal views about sex or raising his own children?

Bashir totally compromised his credibility and professionalism by 1) becoming a "character" of the piece (i.e. filming himself driving and pondering Michael's strangeness alone on some park bench as if he were some truth-defending fucking superhero) and 2) framing the whole thing as some sort of shady psychological observation. What a total fucking arrogant prick!

I hope that asshole doesn't plan on anymore celebrity interviews, because if I were rich and famous, I'd invite him into my home ONLY to feed him to my pride of rabid lions. He did a disservice not only to another vulnerable and clearly ill human being, but to journalism and the general future hope of getting familiar with those most enigmatic and reclusive people whom we love.

I think we should bomb the UK now instead of Iraq!
[This message was edited Fri Feb 7 10:11:30 PST 2003 by Lammastide]

I AGREE COMPLETELY! HIS NARRATION IN PARTICULAR WAS EXTREMELY BIASED. THE FIRST RULE OF JOURNALISM IS TO PRESENT THINGS AS UNBIASED AS POSSIBLE AND THIS MAN BROKE THAT RULE OVER AND OVER AGAIN THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENTARY. WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS WAS HIS INTENTION FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. I BELIEVE HE IS USING MICHAEL AS A WAY TO GET ATTENTION FOR HIMSELF.

ShyBaby said:

i agree with you about journalism. however, a distinction has to be made here. this wasn't a piece of journalism. it was a documentary film. having taken courses in both journalism and documentary film, it may be a fine point to argue for most people, but journalism and doc. film do not have the same goals and/or ethics.

DIDNT ANYONE NOTICE MJ'S blatant LIE!!!

Early when he was asked about "blanket's"
"mother" MJ said they had a "relationship".

At the end he said she was only a surrogate and never met her!!!

Let's say early 2005 there will be the same kind of interview with mj, another controversy (he will admit to have only sex in the disguise of Winnie the Pooh and to be the father of 1245 children (all blond boys), after the broadcast he will say "I've been betrayed, it's my private life, look at my chidhood blah blah" Liz Taylor will declare: "MJackson is normal!", MJ squad will write the same sentences against journalists,the media, the "haters", it's papa joe's fault...this will boost his records sales...
and the circus will go on

MJ is out of his everloving mind. I actually feel sorry for the dude.

Those kids should be taken away immediately...

One thing I did find funny, though: He tried to tell the whole world that Prince I's mom was black! I almost pissed my pants in laughter.

jnoel said:

And what exactly is your point???

ShyBaby said:

My point is that when Michael will f*** in you in the ass you will ask again:"And what exactly is your point???"

As a parent, there isn't enough money in the world to keep me from going after the motherfucker who touched my child. To me, the fact that they took a SETTLEMENT instead of going after him legally proves his innocence. I feel that he just wanted the whole thing to go away.

I'll tell you... my affection for Michael had steadily slowed to a stop since THRILLER, but after last night, I totally feel a new zeal in supporting him.

MJ's wierd as all hell, and clearly lying on certain issues, but who the fuck has the right to gain insight into and critique his personal life? Why is it so important that the world actually hear him say he's had more than two plastic surgeries or that he has very unique, personal views about sex or raising his own children?

Bashir totally compromised his credibility and professionalism by 1) becoming a "character" of the piece (i.e. filming himself driving and pondering Michael's strangeness alone on some park bench as if he were some truth-defending fucking superhero) and 2) framing the whole thing as some sort of shady psychological observation. What a total fucking arrogant prick!

I hope that asshole doesn't plan on anymore celebrity interviews, because if I were rich and famous, I'd invite him into my home ONLY to feed him to my pride of rabid lions. He did a disservice not only to another vulnerable and clearly ill human being, but to journalism and the general future hope of getting familiar with those most enigmatic and reclusive people whom we love.