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Channel 4 Begins Airing Documentary With Unheard Michael Jackson Tapes

The series uses private interviews recorded by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach to re-examine the 2005 case.

Overview

  • Previously unheard clips feature Jackson saying he would kill himself if barred from seeing children and that kids "fall in love" with his personality.
  • The recordings were made around 2000–2001 by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach during more than 37 hours of interviews, with producers saying most of the material has not aired before.
  • The first episode airs Wednesday at 9 p.m. on Channel 4 in the UK, which bills exclusive footage and unheard audio from Jackson, close insiders, and the Los Angeles police.
  • The documentary revisits the case involving Gavin Arvizo, for which Jackson was acquitted of all charges in 2005, and sets the remarks in that legal context.
  • Coverage highlights conflicting reactions, including a former publicist saying he believed the allegations and a filmmaker alleging Gavin Arvizo’s mother sought to entrap Jackson.