This investigative documentary about Michael Jackson doesn't hold back when it comes to itemizing his peccadilloes, his embarrassments and his trials. Many posthumous tributes over the last week have glossed over the unsavoury bits of Jackson's life, but this was filmed in 2007 when it was okay to kick the guy when he was down. Here are the stories about Jackson selling his autograph in Japan for $6,000 a scribble, or the time he was caught in Dubai entering a women's washroom wearing a head scarf.
In this hour-long report, journalist Jacques Peretti also digs into Jackson's history and legacy, and tries to understand why almost no one attended a 2007 Las Vegas auction of the King of Pop's memorabilia. This makes for a sad, now poignant, scene which opens the documentary. Interviewed in the film is Jackson's old friend Randy Taraborrelli (who's still making hay off his association now that Jackson is dead). He convinced Jackson's long-time manager Bob Jones to talk on the record for the first time as well.
At one point, Jones's words send chills down your spine as he talks about Jackson's hopes for a legacy: "One of the biggest things in the world was, he didn't want to end up like Joe Louis. He didn't want to end up like Sammy Davis, and he didn't want to be on the stage after he was 40, dancing."
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Monday, 10 p.m. on Newsworld