| The Last Days of Michael Jackson | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Producers | Mark Anstendig Monica DelaRosa |
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| Network | ABC (U.S.) |
| Release | May 24, 2018 |
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The Last Days of Michael Jackson is a two-hour television special that premiered on ABC on May 24, 2018.[1] The special is dedicated to Michael Jackson's life and legacy and is chronicling everything from his childhood to the comeback concerts, This Is It, that he never got to perform. It will also feature never-before-seen interviews he did with Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer, as well as conversations with his friends and family.[2] The special was watched by 5.56 million viewers and was met with negative response.
The Michael Jackson Estate criticized the TV special in a statement a day before it aired, stating that it "is not sponsored or approved by Jackson’s heirs, and will most likely violate their intellectual property rights. - We believe the special to be another crass and unauthorized attempt to exploit the life, music and image of Michael Jackson without respect for Michael’s legacy, intellectual property rights or his children - It is particularly disheartening that Disney, a company known to strongly believe in protecting its own IP rights, would choose to ignore these rights belonging to the Estate".[3]
- ^ "'Last Days of Michael Jackson' Trailer: Doc Features Never-Before-Seen Interviews". Rolling Stone. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "ABC to Broadcast TV Special on Michael Jackson's Legacy". Billboard. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "Michael Jackson estate slams ABC TV special about his last days". Chicago Sun-Times. May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.