The estate of Michael Jackson said the program – along with an interview in which Murray quotes Jackson’s last words as “begging” for propofol, the drug that killed him – was “reprehensible,” and urged broadcasters including MSNBC not to air it.
“Like so many of Michael’s fans, the estate is… disgusted by MSNBC’s irresponsible and inexplicable decision to air a Conrad Murray ‘documentary,’” it said about the show, “Michael Jackson and the Doctor, A Fatal Friendship.”
The estate’s co-executors John Branca and John McClain sent a letter to the top executives of Comcast, NBC Universal and MSNBC “to express their disdain for their actions,” it added in a statement.It is equally irrelevant whether any or all interviews took place before the jury convicted him. These are moral loopholes aimed at excusing a reprehensible program stemming from Michael Jackson’s tragic death.”
“We demand that you exercise proper judgment and refrain from airing this program,” it added.
MSNBC did not immediately respond to a request for reaction to the Jackson estate letter. In Britain, Channel Four said in a tweet that the show is to be broadcast in the next week, at a date and time to be confirmed.
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