Discovery Communications cancels Michael Jackson autopsy special
Given the commencement of legal proceedings beginning next week, and at the request of Michael Jackson's estate, the scheduled broadcast of the medical documentary related to Michael Jackson's official autopsy has been postponed indefinitely."
The program was heavily protested by both the Michael Jackson estate and his ardent fans. An online petition was formed calling for the show to be taken off the air, which has over 9,000 signatures. John Branca and John McClain, executors of the Michael Jackson estate, sent off a scathing letter to Discovery CEO David Zaslav on Wednesday. Here's an excerpt from that letter:
Your decision to even schedule this program is in shockingly bad taste, insensitive to Michael's family and appears motivated solely by your blind desire to exploit Michael's death, while cynically attempting to dupe the public into believing this show will have serious medical value. We were especially outraged when a sickening print advertisement for the program appeared making light of Michael's death by depicting a corpse sprawled on a steel gurney covered by a sheet with a hand sticking out wearing Michael's signature glove."
It isn't clear if the special would have ever aired in America, although it's likely this program will never see the light of day in any country. Discovery Communications declined to comment any further beyond their statement.
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Dan
It was a pretty awful idea lol...
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
ChuChi
NO RESPECT I TELL YOU
1 year agoby @josedrosaFlag
Bane. Ferguson
odd title...made me think they were going to look at his private area and just prod him and poke him....SHEESHSHSHSHSHS not my cup of tea.
1 year agoby @Zak-FFlag
Courtney O.
woah, i would however see this.
1 year agoby @chickflickFlag
Remy72883
who the hell would want to see that, think about it like this, how would you feel if one of your family members was dissected like a frog on national television, man that is just really bad taste and character, they really messed up this time
1 year agoby @remy72883Flag
moviegeek
This had better be cancelled!! That's sickening!
1 year agoby @moviegeekFlag
Monkeyiron 2.0
Discovery channel just f*cked up big time man
1 year agoby @Monkey-ironFlag
Dan
I wouldn't want to see that crap anyways...
1 year agoby @dan1Flag