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AP-APTN-0630: US Jackson 6 Friday, 26 June 2009 STORY:US Jackson 6- REPLAY Fans outside medical centre, voxpops, fans outside his house, lawyer sbite LENGTH: 05:07 FIRST RUN: 0430 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 610883 DATELINE: Los Angeles, 25 June 2009 LENGTH: 05:07 SHOTLIST 1. Wide shot of UCLA Medical Centre 2. Entrance to medical centre 3. Various shots of crowd gathered outside medical centre following news of Michael Jackson's death 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bernice Davis, Jackson fan: "He's a great icon, I am sure everyone can agree on that. That he'll be greatly missed. I am sure everyone is mourning like I am." 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dillon Dewey, Onlooker: "I'm not really a huge Michael Jackson fan, but this is a pretty overwhelming experience. I just read it online and then I just decided to come over here and then kind of been following the journey ever since. It's kind of interesting." 6. Fans dancing to and singing Michael Jackson songs outside medical centre 7. Fans chanting (English) "Go Michael, Go Michael Go!" 8. Jackson family friend and lawyer Brian Oxman walking out front of medical centre 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brian Oxman, Jackson family friend and lawyer: "When I got here Randy arrived, just a short time after that, when he came in, we couldn't even speak to one another. We hugged one another, we cried. It was absolutely devastating to us, we couldn't even form the words. He went into the other room and then Jermaine came in, and the tears were streaming down Jermaine's eyes. I said 'Jermaine,' and he couldn't even talk, we couldn't even speak the words. We just hugged and he went into the other room. We are devastated. The whole family is so sad, and I don't know when I'm going to stop crying." 10. Wide shot of gates of home where Jackson was staying 11. Close up of gates 12. Wide shot of press and fans outside house 13. Medium shot of fans sitting outside home 14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Karina LebLant, Jackson fan: "I'm just kind of sitting here and realising that like, a legend is gone, you know. And you're thinking of his kids, his family, you're thinking of him because he's had a bit of a struggle over the last couple of years and I think it's been unjust. And for him, he was just coming back into it, and you know, an opportunity for us to finally see him do what he does. And you know we're not going to have that." 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Manya Makoski, Jackson fan: "You know, I'm a big fan of his, you know, ever since I was little, you know, listening to his songs before games to get pumped up, and you know, and I still listen to his songs today, and I continue to listen to it, and just you know, just think about him and you know, what he meant to me, was such an inspiration, such a legend, such an icon and you know, just very shocking right now." 16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Roxanna Radnia, Jackson fan: "He's just one of those people that he's like an icon, like everyone knows him. I think everyone, anywhere in the world would recognise hi,. He's Michael Jackson. He's a legend. And it's just really sad, I can't believe it's happened, it's still, it's a shock." 17. Set-up shot of founder of Motown Record Corporation, Berry Gordy, seated behind framed pictures of a young Michael Jackson 18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Record Corporation: "I was always concerned about his health even when people felt that he wasn't as sick as he really was. But I always felt that he had problems and I would always, you know, I'm into health myself, so I was always telling him to take care of himself." 19. Close up of still photograph showing Gordy hugging a young Michael Jackson (on left) and one of his brothers 20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Record Corporation: "He always wanted to be the best and he was willing to work as hard as it took to be that and we could all see that he was a winner at that age and I have always believed winners are winners, long before they win and picking them out before they win was very easy with Michael Jackson." 21. Close up shot of still photograph showing a young Michael Jackson 22. SOUNDBITE: (English) Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Record Corporation: "He was like my son, he had warmth, sensitivity and two personalities. When he was not on stage, he was loving, respectful and shy. When he was on stage, he was so in charge, you would not believe this was the same person. A show man from his toes to the top of his head." 23. Close up shot of still photograph showing Gordy lifting up Michael Jackson 24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Record Corporation: "I find it just so hard to believe, it's like a dream, a bad dream. I mean it's like a dream and I still feel maybe we will wake up tomorrow and this will all be a dream." 25. Still photograph showing Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson and Berry Gordy 26. Still photograph showing Gordy presenting Michael Jackson with award STORYLINE: Throngs of fans danced to and sang Michael Jackson's songs outside the UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles on Thursday where the pop star died aged 50. Jackson died on Thursday at the medical centre after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. His brother Jermaine said it is believed Jackson had suffered cardiac arrest but that the cause of death will be unknown until an autopsy has been performed. Cardiac arrest is an abnormal heart rhythm that stops the heart from pumping blood to the body. It can occur after a heart attack or be caused by other heart problems. Paramedics tried to resuscitate Jackson at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him. A large crowd formed outside the medical centre trying to come to terms with the shocking news of his death. People could be seen relaying the news to friends and family, making calls and sending text messages. Some in the crowd danced to Jackson's songs and called out his name. Others stood in stunned disbelief. Longtime family friend and lawyer of the Jacksons, Brian Oxman, said "we are devastated, the whole family is so sad and I don't know when I'm going to stop crying." A similar scene played out just a couple miles away, in front of Jackson's tony Holmby Hills home, where a Fire Department ambulance had arrived earlier to take him to the hospital. Motown Record Corporation founder Berry Gordy said he was shocked at the passing of Jackson. At the young age of 11, Jackson became a star as frontman for his family's group The Jackson 5, which went on to become one of Motown's all-time selling artists. "It's like a dream, a bad dream," Gordy said, speaking from his Bel Air home late on Thursday afternoon, just hours after getting word of Jackson's death. "He was like my son, he had warmth, sensitivity and two personalities." Gordy sat in a den surrounded by dozens of photos of himself with Motown and other notables. Gordy said he was at first reluctant to sign The Jackson 5 to his label, coming off the complications of dealing with another one-time child star, Stevie Wonder. But he was impressed by young Michael. "He always wanted to be the best and was willing to work as hard as it took to be that," Gordy recalled. By the late 70s, both Michael Jackson and his brothers parted professional ways with Gordy, who was hoping they'd nonetheless reunite for a 25th-anniversary Motown celebration. Jackson's "Motown 25" performance of "Billie Jean" would help propel Jackson to his all-time popularity, with the best-selling "Thriller" album, and his being crowned the "King of Pop." Jackson would eventually be dethroned, both in terms of record sales and image. In recent years, he battled a variety of health issues. "I was always concerned about his health even when people felt that he wasn't as sick as he really was," said 79-year old Gordy. "I was always telling him to take care of himself." 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. Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley in 1994, and they divorced in 1996. Later that year, Jackson married Deborah Rowe, a former nurse for his dermatologist. They had two children together: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known as Prince Michael, and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. Rowe filed for divorce in 1999. 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APTN APEX 06-26-09 0233EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-0630: US Jackson 5 Friday, 26 June 2009 STORY:US Jackson 5- REPLAY Jackson taken to hosp, aerials of hosp, ranch, Jermaine, police, chopper; fans LENGTH: 06:27 FIRST RUN: 0330 RESTRICTIONS: See Script TYPE: English/Nats SOURCE: Various STORY NUMBER: 610874 DATELINE: Los Angeles, 25 June 2009 LENGTH: 06:27 SHOTLIST (FIRST RUN 0230 NEWS UPDATE - 26 JUNE, 2009) 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 (FIRST RUN 0230 NEWS UPDATE - 26 JUNE, 2009) 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." (FIRST RUN 0030 NEWS UPDATE - 26 JUNE, 2009) 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 (FIRST RUN 0230 NEWS UPDATE - 26 JUNE, 2009) 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." (FIRST RUN 0030 NEWS UPDATE - 26 JUNE, 2009) KTLA - NO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA / INTERNET 10. Various aerial shots of crowd around UCLA Medical Centre ++MUTE++ (FIRST RUN 0030 NEWS UPDATE - 26 JUNE, 2009) KABC - NO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA / INTERNET 11. People standing behind cordon in street 12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Name not known, Michael Jackson fan: "And I love him so much. And now he is gone, I can't believe that. He is not supposed to go." 13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Angela, Michael Jackson fan: "It is crazy. I am a huge fan of pop culture and Michael Jackson and entertainment and this is something that is going to be life changing that people are going to remember forever and it is the day the music died. This is definitely something that is going to hit our generation forever." 14. Close-up woman crying 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rochelle Beazley, Michael Jackson fan: "I don't know what to believe right now. I heard he had a heart attack. I heard they brought him back. I heard they couldn't revive him. I don't know who to believe or who to trust right now. I just want to know what is happening. I heard that LaToya ran out of the hospital crying or something but nobody really knows for sure and every website says something different. I just want someone from inside there to come outside and tell us the truth." 16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Name not known, Michael Jackson fan: "It just seems so unreal, I just cannot believe that this is happening and I am hoping that it is one of those myths that people are saying and it is not true - I really honestly do." 17. Close-up women crying and embracing (FIRST RUN 0330 EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only 18. Various shots of fans dancing and singing Michael Jackson songs outside medical centre 19. Close up of woman's T-Shirt with Michael Jackson's photo printed on it and his years of life, zoom out to wide 20. Man holding poster celebrating Jackson 21. Young boy dressed as Michael Jackson STORYLINE 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 died on Thursday 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. 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. The emergency entrance at the medical centre, which is near Jackson's rented home, was roped off with police tape. As word spread a few minutes later that Jackson had died, several people burst into tears. Others stood silently, looking pensive, as they waited for official word from the hospital. Angela, one of the fans gathered outside the medical centre, said Jackson's death would affect an entire generation. Another fan in tears said she was in disbelief. A similar scene played out just a couple miles away, in front of Jackson's tony Holmby Hills home, where a Fire Department ambulance had arrived earlier to take him to the hospital. 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. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN APEX 06-26-09 0235EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-0630: World Jackson Reax 4 Friday, 26 June 2009 STORY:World Jackson Reax 4- NEW Reax around the world to Jackson's death ADDS Jpn voxpops, chief cab sec LENGTH: 06:59 FIRST RUN: 0430 RESTRICTIONS: See Script TYPE: Various/Natsound SOURCE: Various STORY NUMBER: 610880 DATELINE: Various - 26 June 2009 LENGTH: 06:59 SHOTLIST: ++NEW (FIRST RUN 0430 NEWS UPDATE, 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only Tokyo, Japan - 26 June 2009 1. Mid of Michael Jackson on cover of magazine 2. Mid of Take, a Michael fan, holding phone 3. Close up of Take's cartoon dedicated to Jackson on his phone 4. 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." 5. Close of phone screen showing CD autographed by Jackson 6. Take holding the phone showing the photo ++NEW (FIRST RUN 0430 NEWS UPDATE, 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only FILE: Tokyo, Japan - 9 March, 2007 7. Various of Jackson with fans ++NEW (FIRST RUN 0430 NEWS UPDATE, 26 JUNE 2009) 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 8. Wide shot of Takeo Kawamura, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary, walking in 9. 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." 10. Wide shot of news conference (FIRST RUN 0130 AUSTRALIA/NZ PRIME NEWS, 26 JUNE 2009) SKY - No Access UK/RTE/CNNi/Al Jazeera English Sonning, Berkshire, UK - 26 June 2009 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Uri Geller, friend of Michael Jackson: "I think he was a happy man when fans were around him. He drank their love. He knew how to absorb their affection; the energy that they were emitting to him. He loved dancing. He loved creating. He was a genuis." (FIRST RUN 0230 NEWS UPDATE, 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only Seoul, South Korea, 26 June 2009 12. Various street scenes 13. Close up of news on electronic screen flashing report on Jackson's death 14. 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." SKY - No Access UK/RTE/CNNi/Al Jazeera English Sonning, Berkshire, UK - 26 June 2009 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Uri Geller, friend of Michael Jackson: "(In) the deep dark corners of his heart he was a confused man and a lonely person and the reason was, I believe, was nobody really understood Michael Jackson. And he went through hell. Anyhow he is in heaven now. He is definitely in a better place." (FIRST RUN 0330 EUROPE PRIME NEWS, 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only Hong Kong - 26 June 2009 16. Wide buildings and traffic in Wanchai, downtown in Hong Kong 17. Low shot of people walking on bridge 18. 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." 19. Mid of pedestrians (FIRST RUN 0330 EUROPE PRIME NEWS, 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only Beijing, China - 26 June 2009 20. Wide of Main Street with large outdoor TV 21. Mid of pedestrians 22. Close shot of photo of Michael Jackson displayed on public screen 23. 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." (FIRST RUN 0330 EUROPE PRIME NEWS, 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only Manila, Philippines - 26 June 2009 24. Various of street scenes 25. 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." (FIRST RUN 0330 EUROPE PRIME NEWS, 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only Manila, Philippines FILE: December 1996 26. Wide of crowd outside public hospital 27. Tracking shot of Jackson arriving and entering building 28. Jackson waving from a window 29. Crowd outside hospital 30. Various of Jackson handing out gifts to children (FIRST RUN 0330 EUROPE PRIME NEWS, 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only Mexico City, Mexico - 25 June 2009 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 31. A Michael Jackson impersonator dances the "moonwalk" as he comes into the plaza of the Angel of Independence 32. Girl dressed like Michael Jackson holding a candle 33. Close up of a girl holding candle 34. 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." 35. Rubio being interviewed by press 36. Wide of Michael Jackson impersonator dancing (FIRST RUN AUSTRALIA/NZ PRIME NEWS, 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only ++NIGHT SHOTS++ Buenos Aires, Argentina - 26 June 2009 37. Wide of street in Buenos Aires 38. 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?" (FIRST RUN AUSTRALIA/NZ PRIME NEWS, 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only ++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." (FIRST RUN AUSTRALIA/NZ PRIME NEWS, 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only 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." 43. Various street scenes (FIRST RUN AUSTRALIA/NZ PRIME NEWS, 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only ++NIGHT SHOTS++ Lima, Peru 44. Wide of street 45. 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." (FIRST RUN 0230 NEWS UPDATE, 26 JUNE 2009) AP Television - AP Clients Only Caracas, Venezuela 46. 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." 48. Wide of people crossing the street STORYLINE: People around the world reacted with sadness to news of the death of the "King of Pop" Michael Jackson, who passed away on Thursday aged 50. Uri Geller said Jackson once told him he was a "very lonely man" and that was because "nobody really understood Michael Jackson." "I think he was a happy man when fans were around him," added Geller. "He drank their love. He knew how to absorb their affection; the energy that they were emitting to him." Elsewhere, fans expressed their sorrow across Latin America and in Asia, where he was especially popular. Fans in Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong and the Philippines woke on Friday to the news of Jackson's death and spoke of their shock and sadness. Takeo Kawamura, the Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary, said he was "sorry" that Jackson has passed away. Jackson died at UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles. Ed Winter, the assistant chief coroner for Los Angeles County, confirmed his office had been notified of the death and would handle the investigation. The circumstances of Jackson's death were not immediately clear. Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was 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 (m) 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. 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. 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. Jackson was preparing for what was to be his greatest comeback: He was scheduled for an unprecedented 50 shows at a London arena, with the first set for July 13. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN APEX 06-26-09 0255EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-0630: ++US Jackson Reax 4 Friday, 26 June 2009 STORY:++US Jackson Reax 4- NEW Reax from hometown in Indiana, Brooke Shields, New York vox pops LENGTH: 03:37 FIRST RUN: 0630 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 610884 DATELINE: Various, 25 June 2009 LENGTH: 03:37 SHOTLIST: 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. To watch them come up as kids and be where they are today motivates our whole Gary, Indiana, our smaller generations, hopefully prayerfully as they grow and remember the Jacksons that they can be successful out here in this world." 10. Woman putting flowers on door 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Florence Kinsey, local resident: "I'm going to miss him, I'm going to miss him. He was just 51 years old so what other things could he have accomplished had he not died so young, and those are the things I'm going to miss, I'm going to miss Michael Jackson's concerts, I'm going to miss everything about him." New York City, NY 12. Various of people dancing in front of the Apollo Theatre 13. People gathered in front of the Apollo Theatre, cameraman 14. 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." 15. Woman dancing 16. Apollo Theatre sign and text reading: "In Memory of Michael Jackson, A true Apollo Legend 1958-2009" Dallas, Texas 17. US actress Brooke Shields crying as she walks at airport STORYLINE: Fans formed a prayer circle in the front yard of Michael Jackson's modest childhood home on Thursday and hundreds more crowded the street after word spread that the "King of Pop" had died. Stuffed teddy bears and roses were left on the porch of the small white frame house in Gary, Louisiana, where Jackson grew up, which now sits empty, as neighbours gathered to light candles and pen notes of condolence. Jackson was born the seventh of nine children in Gary on August 19, 1958. He was 11 years old when the family moved out of the city after the Jackson 5 recorded their first album in 1969. Gordon Keith signed the Jackson Five to his Gary-based Steeltown Records in 1967. Decades later he sued Jackson family members over the rights to their early recordings with Steeltown. Keith, who still lives in Gary, recorded the Jacksons' first record, a 45 with side one "Big Boy" and flip side "You've Changed" released in 1967. Michael Jackson was 7 or 8 at the time. The Jackson 5 played two concerts at West Side High School in 1971, but Michael Jackson did not return to Gary until June 2003. It was his last trip to his hometown. Meanwhile in New York, people gathered outside the Apollo Theatre, where Michael Jackson performed as a child. At the Apollo, 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. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. 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