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AP-APTN-1300: US Michael Jackson Friday, 26 June 2009 STORY:US Michael Jackson- UPDATE Hospital aerials, helicopter, Jermaine, police, fans LENGTH: 04:26 RESTRICTIONS: See Script TYPE: English/Nats SOURCE: Various STORY NUMBER: 610874 DATELINE: Los Angeles, 25 June 2009 LENGTH: 04:26 SHOTLIST (including transcript) :- ABC - NO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA / INTERNET ++AERIAL SHOTS++ 1. Various shots of helicopter in flight believed to be carrying the body of Michael Jackson 2. Zoom in on coroner's van waiting by helipad, pan to helicopter 3. Officials moving what is believed to be Michael Jackson's body from helicopter into coroner's van 4. Various shots of van driving 5. Van driving into garage POOL - AP Clients Only 6. Michael Jackson's brother, Jermaine Jackson, approaching lectern 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jermaine Jackson, Michael Jackson's brother: "This is hard. My brother, legendary King of Pop Michael Jackson, passed away on Thursday June 25th 2009 at 2.26pm. It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home, however the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known. His personal physician, who was with him at the time, attempted to resuscitate my brother. As did the paramedics who transported him to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Centre. Upon arriving at the hospital at approximately 1.14pm, a team of doctors including emergency physicians and cardiologists attempted to resuscitate him for a period of more than one hour and they were unsuccessful. Our family requests that the media please respect our privacy during this tough time and may Allah be with you Michael, always. Love you. Thank you very much." HOLLYWOOD TV - NO ACCESS TMZ / NO ACCESS ACCESS HOLLYWOOD / NO ACCESS EXTRA / NO ACCESS INSIDE EDITION - DO NOT OBSTRUCT HOLLYWOOD TV LOGO 7. Video of ambulance backing out and leaving Michael Jackson's home 8. Mid shot tourists in bus in front of Jackson's home KABC - NO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA / INTERNET 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lieutenant Gregg Strenk, Los Angeles Police Department: "About 13.00 hours today Mr Jackson was transported from this location by paramedics to UCLA Medical Centre. At about 14 or about 2.30 in the afternoon Mr Jackson was pronounced over at UCLA Medical Centre. About four o'clock this afternoon Robbery Homicide Division was notified of this incident and directed by the Chief of Police to come out and handle the death investigation. Currently the LA County Coroner's office is taking possession of Mr Jackson's body. They will handle any other inquiries into the type of death or anything that relates to that at that point in time." KTLA - NO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA / INTERNET 10. Various aerial shots of crowd around UCLA Medical Centre ++MUTE++ MICHAEL JACKSON DIES AGED 50 Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the "King of Pop" and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, has died. He was 50. Jackson passed away on Thursday (25 JUNE 2009) at UCLA Medical Centre after being stricken at his rented home in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him. His brother Jermaine said it is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, he said the cause of his death "is unknown until results of the autopsy are known." Jermaine Jackson said his brother's personal doctor and paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his rented home in Holmby Hills. A team of doctors at UCLA Medical Centre also tried for more than an hour, Jermaine said. Los Angeles police Lieutenant Gregg Strenk said at a separate news conference that police robbery-homicide detectives have been ordered to investigate, which is common in a high-profile case. Strenk said the coroner's office, which will handle inquiries into the type of death, is taking possession of the body. An autopsy was planned for Friday, though results were not likely to be final until toxicology tests could be completed, a process that could take several days and sometimes weeks. Across the United States, people reacted in stunned disbelief as word spread of Jackson's death. Within minutes of Jackson's arrival by ambulance at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Centre people began arriving by the hundreds, the crowd quickly filling a grassy entrance outside the hospital. Overhead, news helicopters whirred noisily and TV trucks clogged streets. Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital as word of his death spread. Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music's premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage. His 1982 album 'Thriller,' which included the blockbuster hits 'Beat It,' 'Billie Jean' and 'Thriller,' is the best-selling album of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide. He was perhaps the most exciting performer of his generation, known for his feverish, crotch-grabbing dance moves and his high-pitched voice punctuated with squeals and titters. His single sequined glove, tight, military-style jacket and aviator sunglasses were trademarks second only to his ever-changing, surgically altered appearance. Jackson ranked alongside Elvis Presley and the Beatles as the biggest pop sensations of all time. He united two of music's biggest names when he was briefly married to Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie, and Jackson's death immediately evoked that of Presley himself, who died at age 42 in 1977. As years went by, Jackson became an increasingly freakish figure, a middle-aged man-child weirdly out of touch with grown-up life. His skin became lighter, his nose narrower, and he spoke in a breathy, girlish voice. He surrounded himself with children at his Neverland ranch, often wore a germ mask while travelling and kept a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles as one of his closest companions. 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APTN APEX 06-26-09 0919EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1300: US Celebrity Reax Friday, 26 June 2009 STORY:US Celebrity Reax- NEW Uri Geller, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Jane Krakowski, Rosie Perez LENGTH: 03:25 RESTRICTIONS: See script TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION/ABC/SKY STORY NUMBER: 610887 DATELINE: Various, 25 June 2009 LENGTH: 03:25 ABC - No Access N.America/Internet New York, New York - 25 June 2009 1. US actress Rosie Perez on red carpet at celebrity event ++MUTE++ 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rosie Perez, Actress, Jackson family friend: "(It's) just really, horribly sad." 3. Set up shot of Rashida Jones 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rashida Jones, Actress, Jackson family friend: "I mean all of them are so great from top to bottom. He was the greatest." 5. Actress Jane Krakowski walking up to event ++MUTE++ 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jane Krakowski, Actress: "(It's) a very sad day to lose two of the biggest starts absolutely of my childhood." 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sandra Bernhardt, Actress: "I think he was caught up in the craziness of the times, and it's terribly sad." 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Judith Light, Actress: "And I often think that when we have this longing to change ourselves inside that sometimes we do it only on the outside, and I hope he wasn't struggling with that any longer." ABC - No Access N.America/Internet Atlanta, Georgia - 25 June 2009 9. Set up shot of Leonard Rowe, former manager of Michael Jackson ++MUTE++ 10. Tight shot of photo of Jackson as a young man ++MUTE++ 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Leonard Rowe, Former manager of Michael Jackson: "I felt it was coming. I felt something like this was coming, but there wasn't an intervention." 12. Rowe pointing up at Jackson records and pictures hanging on his wall ++MUTE++ 13. Tight shot of Jackson photo ++MUTE++ 14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Leonard Rowe, Former manager of Michael Jackson: (soundbite partially overlaid by photos of Jackson) " He was surrounded by, I hate to say it, the evils of the entertainment industry. When I say that, I mean people that only care about his profitability, not about his health and well being." ++ AUDIO AS INCOMING +++ ABC - No Access N.America/Internet Chicago, Illinois - 25 June 2009 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Reverend Jesse Jackson, Michael Jackson fan: "His business was under attack. He was struggling to maintain his catalogue. His energy level was low. He seemed to me to have lost an awful lot of weight. But he was determined to fight back. The most about Michael that we all knew was the singing and the dancing. He was as tough as he was talented." SKY - No Access UK/RTE/CNNi/Al Jazeera English Sonning, Berkshire, UK - 26 June 2009 16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Uri Geller, Friend of Michael Jackson: "While he was under deep hypnosis, I asked him 'Did you ever touch a child in an inappropriate way?' and he immediately answered: 'No, I would never do that!' and then I asked him 'Why did you pay off Jodie Chandler millions?', he said 'I couldn't take it anymore. I had enough.' Michael Jackson was totally innocent and he was proven innocent. Can you imagine what this man went through? The tragic trauma that he had to deal with throughout this life? I think this stress got to him finally. Sadly, he died yesterday." AP Television Macau/China, June 26 2009 17. SOUNDBITE (Korean), Rain, Singer: "It's a sad and unfortunate news. Michael Jackson was my idol since I was a boy. He inspired me to learn to dance. I think he will always be a legendary person in dancing. He will be like a textbook to all dancers. I bless him all the way. AP Television Dallas, Texas - 25 June 2009 18. US actress Brooke Shields crying as she walks at airport STARS PAY TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON Michael Jackson was due to make his triumphant return to the stage in London next month - but instead his sudden death has left millions of fans feeling they've lost a lifelong friend. Jackson's death on Thursday (25 JUNE 2009) was a shock to stars as well and his passing was the talk of a red carpet event in New York City later that evening. Actress and comedienne Rosie Perez said it was a sad day. Jackson family friend Rashida Jones said Jackson simply was "the greatest." Leonard Rowe, a former manager for Jackson, said he thought something like this might happen. "I felt it was coming. I felt something like this was coming, but there wasn't an intervention," said Rowe, whose home is covered in pictures of Jackson as a young man and entertainer. Rowe blamed what he called "the evils of the entertainment industry" which cared only for "his profitability, not about his health and well being." Jesse Jackson noted that the pop star had recently lost a lot of weight and was struggling financially because his "business was under attack." A friend of the singer, Uri Geller, says he thinks that the stress of going through a public child abuse trial took it's toll: "Michael Jackson was totally innocent and he was proven innocent. Can you imagine what this man went through? The tragic trauma that he had to deal with throughout this life? I think this stress got to him finally. Sadly, he died yesterday." 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APTN APEX 06-26-09 0920EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1300: WOR Jackson reactions Friday, 26 June 2009 STORY:WOR Jackson reactions- WRAP Reax around the world to Jackson's death LENGTH: 08:21 RESTRICTIONS: Check script for details TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP Entertainment/various STORY NUMBER: 610925 DATELINE: various LENGTH: 08:21 SHOTLIST (including transcript) :- AP Television Gary, Indiana 1. People gathered in front of Michael Jackson's boyhood home 2. Police 3. Tilt up of door decorated with teddy bears and flowers 4. Note on door reading (English) "Rest in Peace. Love your music." 5. Candles, flowers and a teddy bear left as memorial 6. Person putting a US dollar bill on door 7. People praying 8. People posing for photo with picture signed by Michael Jackson 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Edie Oliver, local resident: "Well it hurt, it hurt to know that Michael passed on but he'll be remembered and right here in Gary, Indiana, we will always love the Jackson 5, regardless of whatever they say about him or whatever happened in the past, we here in Gary love the Jacksons." AP Television New York City, NY 10. Various of people dancing in front of the Apollo Theatre 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox Pop, no name given: "He's not dead he's alive and kicking, he's alive he's always in my heart, Michael I love you but God loves you more, he took you back to be an angel and he shouted down on me... I'm your number one fan from when we was little kids Michael your number one fan." 12. Woman dancing 13. Apollo Theatre sign and text reading: "In Memory of Michael Jackson, A true Apollo Legend 1958-2009" AP Television Tokyo, Japan - 26 June 2009 14. Mid of Michael Jackson on cover of magazine 15. Mid of Take, a Michael fan, holding phone 16. Close up of Take's cartoon dedicated to Jackson on his phone 17. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Take (No Surname Given), Michael Jackson fan: "I was going to go to his concert in July and was all ready with a present to give him. I had been full of excitement to see him again but now I am never going to see him again." 18. Close of phone screen showing CD autographed by Jackson 19. Take holding the phone showing the photo TV TOKYO - PART NO ACCESS JAPAN/CLEARED FOR INTERNET USE, EXCEPT BY JAPANESE WEBSITES / BBC WORLD, CNNI, NBC, CNBC MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY 'TV TOKYO' IF PICTURES TO BE SHOWN ON CABLE, COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE IN JAPAN Tokyo, Japan - 26 June 2009 20. Wide shot of Takeo Kawamura, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary, walking in 21. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Takeo Kawamura, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary: "I am sorry that such a big star passed away so suddenly although I am aware that there were some rumours about him." AP Television Seoul, South Korea, 26 June 2009 22. Various street scenes 23. Close up of news on electronic screen flashing report on Jackson's death 24. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Kim Nam-kyoung, local resident: "He was a star when I was little. Learning of his death, I felt like losing some of the memories of my childhood." AP Television Hong Kong - 26 June 2009 25. Wide buildings and traffic in Wanchai, downtown in Hong Kong 26. Low shot of people walking on bridge 27. SOUNDBITE: (Cantonese) Vox pop, Chan Siu-sing, local resident: "It's a pity. I have liked him since I was small. I watched his concert performance on DVD." AP Television Beijing, China - 26 June 2009 28. Wide of Main Street with large outdoor TV 29. Mid of pedestrians 30. Close shot of photo of Michael Jackson displayed on public screen 31. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Hui Jun, visitor from Jilin Province "I can't believe it. I really can't believe it. Because he had a bunch of performances planned for this year - and now they'll never happen." AP Television Manila, Philippines - 26 June 2009 32. Various of street scenes 33. SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Renelda Calderon, Overseas Worker "I own a lot of CD's of Michael Jackson. I hope his soul rests in peace. He is still in our minds and our hearts, we will always love his songs. I still cannot believe is dead." AP Television Mexico City, Mexico - 25 June 2009 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 34. A Michael Jackson impersonator dances the "moonwalk" as he comes into the plaza of the Angel of Independence 35. Girl dressed like Michael Jackson holding a candle 36. Close up of a girl holding candle 37. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Esteban Rubio, Michael Jackson impersonator: "Look at the physical change, tell me that he hasn't been an important part of my life. One of my kids is named Michael. I have an academy that's called Studio Jackson. Everything that was Michael Jackson was a fountain of inspiration for me, the strongest kind of inspiration. He was always present with me." AP Television ++NIGHT SHOTS++ Buenos Aires, Argentina - 26 June 2009 38. Wide of street in Buenos Aires 39. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Vox pop, Dimitri, local resident: "Really? This makes me really sad, I didn't know." SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Vox pop, Mariam, local resident: "You are not lying are you?" AP Television ++NIGHT SHOTS++ Rio de Janerio, Brazil - 26 June 2009 39. Various of people at bar 40. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese) Vox pop, Andrea Bueno, Rio de Janeiro resident: "It is very sad, he died so young. He was always a very controversial person though and his life was very sad. The story of his life is very complicated." AP Television Bogota, Colombia - 26 June 2009 41. Wide of street 42. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Vox pop, Marta Herrera, cashier at a drugstore: "The only thing that I ask God is to forgive him for all the pain he caused to so many families, specially their kids. May God have mercy of him. That is it." AP Television ++NIGHT SHOTS++ Lima, Peru 43. Wide of street 44. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Vox pop, Julia Morales, local resident "I feel very sorry, very sorry. We will miss out on musical contributions of someone who brought about a new path to pop music. I feel very sorry for that." AP Television Caracas, Venezuela 45. Various of street scenes 46. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Vox pop, Pablo Suarez, musician: "It's sad because he was one of the pioneers of pop music. I hope somebody will be able to take his place, and achieve that kind of musical success." DNF - NO ACCESS GERMANY Hanover, Germany - 26 June, 2009 47. Wide exterior of club in Hanover 48. Close of TV screen running news channel with ticker announcing Jackson's death, pan to people dancing to Jackson song 49. People dancing to Jackson's song 50. Mid of DJ working 51. SOUNDBITE: (German) DJ Tyron, Club DJ: "(The loss is) very big, very big, he was one of the greatest musicians, and he will not be forgotten, we'll continue to play (his records) every evening, and one will remember him." AP Television Paris, France - 26 June, 2009 52. Wide of newspaper stand 53. Various of newspapers headlines, reading: (French) "Michael Jackson is dead" and "The Death of Michael Jackson" 54. Close of newspaper headline, reading: (French) "Michael Jackson, the king of pop is dead" 55. SOUNDBITE: (French) Apollinaire Baghnyan, vox pop: "It's a big loss for all music lovers because he had a type of music that touched people of all age groups and all cultural origins, that's why we are going to miss him a lot." AP Television Rome, Italy - 26 June 2009 56. Wide of traffic on street 57. Pan of news stand 58. Mid of various newspaper headlines 59. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Marco (only one name given), vox pop: "He has to accept himself as he was. Unfortunately he was a great artist but he didn't leave a positive message to new generation. Sadness is great because he was a great artist." AP Television London, UK - 26 June 2009 60. Exterior of Lyric theatre in London, which is currently showing "Thriller Live", compilation of Jackson's music 61. Mid of entrance 62. Close of red rose on door 63. SOUNDBITE: (English) No name given, vox pop: "I didn't believe it at all. At first I thought it was a PR stunt and as always there were a lot of different headlines in the very beginning and once it was confirmed I was absolutely devastated, I was completely gutted." 64. Mid of sign outside theatre JACKSON REMEMBERED AROUND THE WORLD Word of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday (25 JUNE 2009) jolted nearly everyone, from a man in Mexico City who named his son after the King of Pop, to Malaysians who named a soy drink for him, to a generation of people around the world who have tried, in vain, to moonwalk. The worldwide chorus of grief united the legions of ordinary people who grew up with 'Thriller' and 'Beat It.' Michael Joseph Jackson was born August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. He was 4 years old when he began singing with his brothers - Marlon, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito - in the Jackson 5. After his early success with bubblegum soul, he struck out on his own, generating innovative, explosive, unstoppable music. And his childhood home became a focus for fans dealing with the shock of the news: Local resident Edie Oliver tried to explain how they were feeling: "Well it hurt, it hurt to know that Michael passed on but he'll be remembered and right here in Gary, Indiana, we will always love the Jackson 5, regardless of whatever they say about him or whatever happened in the past, we here in Gary love the Jacksons." At the Apollo Theatre in New York City, where Jackson first performed with his brothers at age 9 in 1969, the billboard was cleared for the message, "In Memory of Michael Jackson. A True Apollo Legend." About a dozen people danced outside the theatre to Jackson's music, with a boom box blaring 'Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough.' Traffic stopped in front of the theatre while cars honked. People clutched the singer-dancer's pictures, played his music and tries to imitate his signature moonwalk moves. The sadness was felt outside of America too. In Seoul, Kim Nam-kyoung spoke of his reaction. "He was a star when I was little. Learning of his death, I felt like losing some of the memories of my childhood." In France the front pages all covered the news. Speaking in Paris, Apollinaire Baghnyan said: "It's a big loss for all music lovers because he had a type of music that touched people of all age groups and all cultural origins, that's why we are going to miss him a lot." Julia Morales from Lima in Peru explained what she thought about Jackson's death: "I feel very sorry, very sorry. We will miss out on musical contributions of someone who brought about a new path to pop music. I feel very sorry for that." And in Mexico City, "King of Pop" impersonator Esteban Rubio was able to physically demonstrated his intense regard for the star by changing his appearance to look like the singer: "Look at the physical change, tell me that he hasn't been an important part of my life. One of my kids is named Michael. I have an academy that's called Studio Jackson. Everything that was Michael Jackson was a fountain of inspiration for me, the strongest kind of inspiration. He was always present with me." APTN APEX 06-26-09 0937EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1300: US Jackson Publicist Friday, 26 June 2009 STORY:US Jackson Publicist- NEW Michael Jackson's former publicist reacts to his death LENGTH: 04:01 FIRST RUN: Flash RESTRICTIONS: Check script for details TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP Television STORY NUMBER: 610938 DATELINE: New York, 25 June 2009 LENGTH: 04:01 CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: COMMERCIAL MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO AND OR PERFORMANCES, MUST BE CLEARED ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN LOCAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND COPYRIGHT AGREEMENTS WITH YOUR APPLICABLE COLLECTING SOCIETY. DETAILS OF THE TRACKS, WHERE AVAILABLE, MAY BE FOUND BELOW. YOU HAVE EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR USE OF ALL AND ANY CONTENT INCLUDED WITHIN THE SERVICE, AND FOR LIBEL, PRIVACY, COMPLIANCE AND THIRD PARTY RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO THEIR TERRITORY. SHOTLIST (including transcript) :- VNR 1. Various concert footage of Jackson during his 80's heyday AP Television New York, 25 June 2009 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Blond/President Susan Blond, Inc. & Jackson Former Publicist: "Those years we could hang out and we could go to things together like see The Whiz - he liked Stephanie Mills in The Whiz - and watch the kids come up to him. They'd all want the autographs and I'd say, 'Why don't you just sign MJ instead of Michael Jackson?' just the way Andy Warhol would sign his name AW and he'd say, 'Oh no, I can't. These are my fans. They made me.' He was so darling and sincere and sweet in those years." Pool London, 5 March 2009 3. Wide of Michael Jackson exiting a bus, followed by a walking shot 4. Wide and then push-in to Jackson walking on stage AP Television New York, 25 June 2009 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Blond/President Susan Blond, Inc. & Jackson Former Publicist: "I saw him for many years. I saw the 'Off the Wall' success and the 'Thriller' success. The super success. Before that we had other going places, we had other records and had parties at Studio 54 and great times but then by 'Off the Wall' he was doing amazingly well. That was his first cover of Rolling Stone and we were breaking barriers. It was very hard to get someone who wasn't white on the cover of magazines or even MTV but with 'Thriller' every barrier was broken. Stadiums all over the world were sold out and he became the biggest star of all time.' AP Television New Tokyo International Airport, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, 4 March 2007 6. Various of Michael Jackson coming out and shaking hands with Japanese fans waiting at the arrival gate 7. Various of Jackson waving to the screaming fans 8. Various of screaming fans following Jackson AP Television New York, 25 June 2009 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Blond/President Susan Blond, Inc. & Jackson Former Publicist: "I did see him once at a kosher restaurant and he was with the two kids and he brought them over and we talked to them for a few minutes. Well, they were pretty little. But they sat like little dolls almost and they ate with perfect, little manners and they said, 'Hello' and he introduced me in such a sweet way so I saw more of the sweet part I remembered that day." AP Television Santa Maria, CA, 27 April 2006 10. Wide of Michael Jackson leaving court AP Television New York, 25 June 2009 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Blond/President Susan Blond, Inc. & Jackson Former Publicist: "He always pushed himself very hard. In fact, every hotel he went to he had to have a dance floor in the hotel. That was what he...he never stopped working. It's funny, it wasn't Studio 54 but once we were at Regines together a long time ago and I said, 'Don't you want to dance?' and he said 'Dance? Dance is work.' so he didn't just go and dance like a regular teenager, you know?" AP Television Tokyo, Japan, 9 March 2007 12. Michael Jackson singing along to song on stage surrounded by fans AP Television New York, 25 June 2009 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Blond/President Susan Blond, Inc. & Jackson Former Publicist: "I'm probably not too realistic in my view but I saw him only in the most beautiful light and wanted not to see the other stuff so you can call me Pollyanna I don't know what but it hurts and I didn't want to think any of that was true. And I just didn't want to know it. I just let the talent. I still think of him as the most, the most talented artist I've ever worked with or that anyone has ever seen really and so that seemed to forgive other things for me. That was the person that I knew and that I cared about and that I thought was underneath whatever else was going on." AP Images Undated photo 14. Michael Jackson, front right, Marlon Jackson, front left, Tito Jackson, back left, Jackie Jackson and Jermaine, back right, are shown in Los Angeles AP Images Los Angeles, 15 September 1972 15. The Jackson 5, from left, Tito, Marlon, Michael, Jackie and Jermaine perform during the 'Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour' REMEMBERING MICHAEL JACKSON Michael Jackson's former publicist, Susan Blond, remembers the singer as the most talented person she ever worked with. Blond worked with Michael Jackson during his 'Bad' and 'Thriller' days. "By 'Off the Wall' he was doing amazingly well. That was his first cover of Rolling Stone and we were breaking barriers. It was very hard to get someone who wasn't white on the cover of magazines or even MTV but with 'Thriller' every barrier was broken. Stadiums all over the world were sold out and he became the biggest star of all time.' She says the Michael Jackson she knew loved his fans and took his work very seriously. Even at a young age: "He always pushed himself very hard. In fact, every hotel he went to he had to have a dance floor in the hotel. That was what he...he never stopped working. It's funny, it wasn't Studio 54 but once we were at Regines together a long time ago and I said, 'Don't you want to dance?' and he said 'Dance? Dance is work.' So he didn't just go and dance like a regular teenager, you know?" Despite the controversies about the star and the child abuse trial when he was acquitted, Blond says she only looked for the good inside Jackson and specifically remembers meeting him and his family years later: "I did see him once at a kosher restaurant and he was with the two kids and he brought them over and we talked to them for a few minutes. Well, they were pretty little. But they sat like little dolls almost and they ate with perfect, little manners and they said, 'Hello' and he introduced me in such a sweet way so I saw more of the sweet part I remembered that day." 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