What's REALLY Going ON Magazine Volume 1 - Issue #2 | Page 43

Michael Jackson Fans The REAL Heroes Responsible For Shutting Down the Discovery Channel Documentary O nce again, as a mighty dynamism, the Michael Jackson fan community can be credited for and deserves it for the halting of the Discovery Channel documentary in December of 2010. The Mock Autopsy was scheduled to air three times in January of 2011. At another crucial time they continue to reign as the true defenders of Michael Jackson’s legacy. be considered a game to Michael Jackson supporters. Discovery’s Michael Jackson Autopsy Documentary ‘Postponed Indefinitely’ deadline.com journalist got it wrong. Why do they tend to create or add special effects to stories instead of searching for the truth? The truth isn’t sensational enough. Straight across the board information doesn’t sell as much. The petition was created and published by fans, on December 5, 2010, weeks before the estate manager’s sent a letter to David Zaslay, president of Discovery Communications. This is what the journalist had to say: A M any email messages were sent and telephone calls were made to the Discovery Chanel UK network officials, by Michael Jackson fans, strongly requesting they withdraw the airing of the mock autopsy. Stop Mock Autopsy The letter to Discovery Communications president and CEO David Zaslav triggered a petition by fans against the special, which was slated to air across Europe in January. AGAINST MJ AUTOPSY DISCOVERY CHANNEL DOCUMENTARY An online petition posted on December 5, 2010 by Michael Jackson fans yielded 12,000+ signatures. Vindicating Michael WordPress administrator, Helena, called the documentary a “Modern Day Golgotha” http://vindicatemj.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/stop-mjautopsy-on-discovery/ In their letter, the Michael Jackson estate co-executors John Branca and John McClain called the network’s decision to air the documentary “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 YYX