US Jackson - WRAP Neverland fans, outside courtroom, vox pops
NAME: US JACKSON 080605N
TAPE: EF05/0504
IN_TIME: 10:05:38:00
DURATION: 00:02:41:05
SOURCES: APTN/ABC
DATELINE: Various, 7 June 2005
RESTRICTIONS: see script
SHOTLIST:
APTN
Santa Maria, California, 7 June 2005
1. Exterior of courthouse
2. Media waiting for verdict
3. SOUNDBITE (English): Diane Dimond, Court TV:
"It's a pretty complicated case. There's (issues of) lewdness and lascivious behaviour, there's giving alcohol to a minor with the idea of molesting them. But then there's this conspiracy charge and its got a lot of elements to it. Having said that, I think we might see a verdict this week, maybe?"
4. Wide shot of prayer service outside courthouse
5. Mid shot of people praying
6. Close-up of clutched hands
7. Close-up of woman praying
8. Wide shot of banner above prayer circle
APTN
Santa Maria, California, 7 June 2005
9. SOUNDBITE (English): Jackson Supporter:
"Pretty confident, really upbeat, all the fans are upbeat, we know there is no chance of a conviction, whatsoever, it's how he's going to be acquitted, whether a hung jury or not guilty, personally I think hung jury, but either way as long as he walks way, I'm happy, I know he didn't do it, so that's enough for me."
10. Wide shot of people saying "We come to support Michael Jackson"
11. Various shots of doves brought to courthouse to be released in support of Michael Jackson
12. SOUNDBITE (English): Jackson supporter (who brought white doves):
"To Michael, to hang in there, to be patient, we're all praying for him, so God is also with him, we love him, God loves him too, so the result is going to be positive, he will be innocent."
13. Close-up release of doves
ABC - No access internet
14. Mid shot of Jesse Jackson leaving courthouse
15. File shot of Michael Jackson
16. SOUNDBITE (English): Reverend Jesse Jackson, Adviser to Michael Jackson:
"I would suspect that during this period that his appetite would not be robust. He's operating really on the jet fumes of his spirit. He's not in a jubilant mood."
APTN
Los Olivos, California
17. Wide shot of fans gathered outside Neverland ranch
18. Medium shot of fans
++PLEASE NOTE SHOTS 19-21 ARE MUTE++
19. Wide shot of sign "We are proud of you, Michael"
20. Medium shot of car with writing on it "Truth, Justice, Liberty."
21. Wide shot of fans gathered outside Neverland ranch
STORYLINE:
Michael Jackson was optimistic Tuesday as he awaited a decision by the jury in his child molestation and conspiracy case, Reverend Jesse Jackson said.
The pop star's friend spoke to reporters gathered outside the courthouse in Santa Maria, California.
Inside, the jury of eight women and four men completed a second full day of deliberation without announcing a verdict on the 10-count indictment against the singer.
A verdict in the Jackson case will end not only the hugely publicised trial but also the noisy and colourful gatherings of fans who stand outside court to shout their support for the pop star.
They come from both near and far.
They dance to Michael Jackson's songs, write their own lyrics proclaiming his innocence, date each other, even lose their jobs for the cause.
It has been a four-and-a-half-month-long gathering.
One woman led a line of about 12 children dressed in black trousers, white shirts and black ties who performed a song that included the line, "We came to support Michael Jackson."
Another opened a box of white doves as fans chanted "Innocent" and set the birds free.
She hoped to do it again when the verdicts come.
The 46 year-old singer is charged with molesting a 13 year-old boy in 2003, giving the boy alcohol and conspiring to hold his family captive.
It is alleged he held them captive to get them to rebut a documentary in which Jackson appeared with the boy and said he let children into his bed but for non-sexual reasons.