Nobody says anything about that!, His physical appearance remained the focus of the conversation. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran's response to U.S. criticism of its presidential election will be crushing and remorseful. Mere months later, his public image would be tarnished forever "Leaving Neverland" debuts Sunday, March 3 at 8 PM EST on HBO. And I was -- and I kept saying, I just hope he gets a physical trainer, someone to really work him out, to make sure he's healthy and prepared. She offered to have a child for him. LEMON: Three years later, in the fall of 1991, "Dangerous" was released. WINFREY: Would he -- did he ever beat you? Oprah Interviews Michael Jackson Accusers, Leaving Neverland Documentary Finally Convinced Me to Let Go of Michael Jackson, 30 Happy Songs to Play When You Want to Feel Good, Racial Bias in Healthcare Is a National Epidemic. 1993 Michael Jackson interview (Oprah) Bhawgwild 5.23K subscribers 928K views 4 years ago I do not own any copyrights. As Jackson's marriage began to crumble, so did his career. LEMON: On the last night of his life, Michael Jackson was rehearsing for his London show, due to open in just three weeks. With all of the pieces and details put together chronologically across four hours, Leaving Neverland brings to life a man who groomed his victims psychologically into simultaneously loving him and fearing him so steadfastly that they never accepted that they were abused themselvesmuch less wanted to tell anyone about it. My father was too strict, he was too much of a disciplinarian. Michael Jackson, left, will be played in the film by his nephew Jaafar Jackson, right. He hadn't shaved that morning. Of course, in all other meetings there were a whole entourage present. Michael entered the shot walking downstairs as Thriller played in the background, but no one was applauding. Oprah, who referenced her own experiences with sexual abuse as a child during the interview, added that when you're as young as Robson and Safechuck were when they allege that Jackson abused them7 and 10you "don't have the language to explain what is happening to you." You can count them on two fingers. It doesnt take a surgeon to know that Michael was lying; he maintained that falsehood in 2003, in his interview with Martin Bashir, when he responded sardonically to the same question: Ive had two operationsthat I can remember., But Oprah pressed the point, Youve had a nose job, thats obvious. Yes, like a lot of people I know, Michael responded But Ive never had my cheeks, eyes or lips done. Do you like the way you look now? Oprah probed further. He didn't exchange words with his lawyers very often. LEMON: Michael Jackson had probably drawn his last breath by the time this 911 phone call was made from a rented home in the Los Angeles hills. LEMON: The soundtrack of a generation. Long-awaited, the buzz was big. And my worst fears are here. Nobody ever talks about that, but it takes you aback at first. While never forgetting any of the sexual details that happened between us, but having no understanding that it was abusehaving no concept in my mind that anything about Michael could ever badeverything that Michael did was right to me for so many years." Jackson had never responded to anything, except through his songs. JOHN NORRIS, FORMER CORRESPONDENT, MTV NEWS: They are songs that still hold up today. But in January of that year, Michael had just headlined the Super Bowl halftime show (the staging and format of which provided the template for todays artists performing at the years biggest football game) and won three American Music Awards. Before Oprah's interview with Robson, 36, and Safechuck, 40, HBO screened all four hours of Leaving Neverland. Plus, more developments in the Michael Jackson death investigation. Stay up to date with the latest trends that matter to you most. LEMON: Even though Jackson couldn't replace his earlier success, he never stops innovating. LEMON: De Passe was just starting out at Motown, working with founder Berry Gordy. I'm Don Lemon. The interview with Jackson took place at his huge Neverland Ranch, complete with its own amusement park and zoo. In 1993, Jackson spoke about both in this interview with Oprah Winfrey. HIATT: It's hard looking at the guy being pushed around in a wheelchair, looking so thin and fragile. Rick: Thank you so much. "The moonwalk came from these beautiful black kids who live in the ghettos in the inner cities, who are brilliant. Oh, there's a lot of is sadness about my past life and, you know, adolescence, and my father, and all of those things. I'm ashamed to admit it in writing, but, here goes: I was one of those critics. GORDY: When she told me about another kids' group I said, wait a minute, I got all these other stars. And, as unconventional as it is, if you really look at it, it's sort of surrogate motherhood. Oprah immediately connected with the artist and the audience by asking Michael if he was nervous. And Jackson showed up in court in his pajamas. Michael Jackson, in 1993 in a hospital for sick children. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The people of the state of California, plaintiff versus Michael Joe Jackson, defendant, not guilty of a lewd act upon a minor child. JACKSON: This one, this one -- CASTRO: Almost pathological in his spending ways. I mean, within six months, every 10-year-old in Dallas could do it. JACKSON: This is it. BERRY GORDY, FOUNDER OF MOTOWN: He was exceptional, artistic, and original. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think he spent a lot of internal time reflecting on who he was, where he'd been. J. RANDY TARABORELLI, BIOGRAPHER: From the time that most kids were building tree houses, Michael Jackson was building an image. She arranges the interviews in advance, and they are very prefabricated, but then she has the [gift] of naturalness, of making herself seem like one more member of the audience, even though she is not. His cheeks were sunken in. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) LEMON: By the early 1990s, Michael Jackson's new music, even fresh R&B hits like "Remember the Time," couldn't come close to the phenomenon he had created with "Thriller." Jackson Interview Transcript By Ellen Crean December 28, 2003 / 12:38 PM / CBS For most of his life, Michael Jackson has been in the spotlight, most recently because of what has been. Michael Jackson, Oprah, Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Rowe and many other people watching MJ talking to Oprah on TV in a bedroom: Link: The Mexico Deposition in 1993 and "Dangerous . Coincidentally, fans were wondering about Michael's much lighter skin tone, from black to white. A lot of people sort of paint him with that brush, but realize he was found not guilty. OPRAH IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF HARPO, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2023 HARPO PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. TOURE: It was quite obvious to all of us from the beginning that it was a sham, that it was a publicity stunt. "It was the most exciting interview I had ever done," Oprah says. This is a guy 40 years old who has literally done everything that you can think of, but still hungry enough to say, I want to create an instrument. But a lot of people think that he has bleached his skin. I have loved Michael Jackson the artist for several decades. Filled mostly with past hits and some new angry songs like "Scream," 1995's "History: Past, Present, and Future" could not revive Jackson's success in the studio. That is when everything clicked for mewhen I had what Oprah likes to call an "aha moment." But in this case, there is no separating the artist from the man. BRIAN MONROE, "EBONY MAGAZINE": I was really struck by the razor stubble, all along his face. And with that historic piece of vinyl, a phenomenon was born. LEMON: Physician Deepak Chopra, a personal friend, said he knew Jackson was taking narcotic painkillers. Or at least that was how it went until February 10, 1993, when, sitting across from Oprah Winfrey in an ABC live special, he responded. It was an exclusive talk with Michael Jackson who had refused to be interviewed for 14 years. (Video: HBO) Comment on this story LEMON: But Brockman says the superstar was terrified. In 1993, Oprah Winfrey made history by conducting the most-watched interview in television history. JACKSON: Yes. LEMON: It was March 10, 2005, the second day of testimony by Jackson's teenaged accuser. And Michael was happy to play along with that, because he understood at a very early age that image-making and public relations was very important. The interview was one of those must-watch television events that stop everyone in their tracks; it presaged the massive viral video before the popularization of the internet: if one didnt see the interview, there was nothing to talk about the next day. DE PASSE: I went back one more time, mustered up all my courage. And another girl. The next question that followed was the most striking of the entire encounter, because it was asked of a 35-year-old man who had just claimed that he dated and had been in love. He filled the property with an amusement park, a private zoo, and dubbed the oasis Neverland. Several items were taken away. Are you a virgin? Michael sighed, laughed and replied, How could you ask me that question? Ultimately, he sidestepped a direct answer with an odd response. Why? This time, she wants to speak candidly about the intimate, personal details that made her relationship with Michael as complicated and misunderstood as it was. MJ: Your're always welcome. Michael Jackson's place it's fresh candy and there's a the fragrance in his home is like a, a cross between chocolate and vanilla. LEMON: It worked. After more than two months of testimony, 135 witnesses, and seven days of deliberations, the jury reached a verdict. One of the first venues, the auditorium of Roosevelt High. KING: Yes, but -- JERMAINE JACKSON: His whole thing is, if there's something that you feel that you want to change, and then you do that. When he answered no, she commented that she wouldnt be either. TOURE, FORMER CNN POP CULTURE ANALYST: The sound was incredible. He said he urged the singer to keep children out of his bedroom. (I should note that for the record, Leaving Neverland was in production long before Surviving R. Kelly aired.). The most incredible part of that whole thing was that on his being wheeled to the hospital, you know, he's waving to his fans with the glittered glove, you know, to the end a showman. "It certainly was going to be the most watched interview I had ever done. You're looking at a person who is almost translucent.". All the questioning that we have reviewed to this point occurred in just 30 minutes. USHER: He is everything to music. You want what you create to live, be it a sculpture, a painting, music, a composition, like Michelangelo. It's sort of like the anti- King Midas, like everything he wants to do just gets screwed up. LEMON: Rowe gave birth to their son, Prince Michael Jackson, in 1997. Around 62 million viewers in the United States and 90 million worldwide watched the interview live, although some estimates, such as the one offered by Winfreys biographer, Kitty Kelley, claim it was higher at 100 million. It could not be stopped. Oprah Live: Directed by Roger Goodman. Disfrute de nuestras lecciones personalizadas, breves y divertidas.