The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant To See

The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant To See
The title screen of the program, featuring the title in all caps over photos of Michael Jackson
GenreDocumentary
Presented byMaury Povich
StarringMichael Jackson
Martin Bashir
Debbie Rowe
Joseph Jackson
Katherine Jackson, Jermaine Jackson
Elizabeth Taylor
Karen Faye
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
ProducerMarc Schaffel
Original release
NetworkSky One (UK)
Fox (US)
ReleaseFebruary 20, 2003 (2003-02-20)
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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]

  1. ^ "No Lacko Of Jacko". www.cbsnews.com.
  2. ^ Mills, Merope (February 22, 2003). "Jackson exacts revenge on Bashir in two-hour TV rebuttal". the Guardian.
  3. ^ 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.