At least greiving Joe got some walkin' around money out of this.
Posted on 07/10/2009 9:43:38 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
First on TVNewser: Yesterday afternoon, ABC News correspondent Chris Connelly sat down with Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson -- Jackson's first one-on-one interview since his son's death. A small portion was used on "Nightline" last night, more of it today on "Good Morning America" and insiders tell us the interview may be used in an hour-long "Family Secrets" special Tuesday night.
But it didn't come free.
TVNewser has learned ABC News paid upwards of $200,000 for rights to video featuring Joe and Katherine Jackson - and with it, the interview with Joe Jackson. A source close to the situation tells us the video was shot more than a year ago, "for some kind of reality show project." ABC licensed that footage from the production company and then approached Joe Jackson about getting a current interview "to address everything that's happened in the last couple of weeks," says the source.
Connelly's interview lasted about 45 minutes. Only a few minutes has already aired, which means ABC News will stretch the access into next week, perhaps culminating with the Tuesday night special. This past Tuesday ABC's "Family Secrets" about Michael Jackson's children was the #2 show of the night.
And while critics will lambaste ABC News for what amounts to paying for an interview, an insider tells us the network made off easy, considering the comparable cost of some hour-long productions. "This was a good deal for ABC," says the source.
At least greiving Joe got some walkin' around money out of this.
....man’s got to feed his family.
What a waste of $200,000.
Whorebags mom and dad making last big haul off their son Michael’s death.
Unless Joe confessed to shooting MJ up, they wasted their 200K
There is a five word sentence that many people have a great deal of difficulty understanding.
A five word sentence.
Are you ready for the sentence?
Here it is:
Michael Jackson is still dead.
Joe Jackson is a scumbag!
Geez. The whole family is rakeing in the dough on michaels death. Even got the sucker California taxpayers to pay for his funeral. Sickening....... Reason number 1,239,756 I will never live in California...
Exploited to the last by his family.
Thankfully, a judge has seen fit to honor Michaels wishes and not to give control of the estate to his mother. I think MJ knew she wouldn’t be able to keep his father from interfering/controlling it. And so, I suspect that if Joe gets his way, before we know it, he’ll be exploiting MJ’s children for-profit.
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