Michael Jackson Estate slams TV network over 'Last Day' special

Updated:7 years, 5 months ago

New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): The Michael Jackson Estate criticised television network ABC and its parent company Disney over their upcoming special airing, 'The Last Days of Michael Jackson', and said, it was made without approval. “We want consumers to know that ‘The Last Days of Michael Jackson’, a television special airing on ABC TV (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company) tomorrow May 24th, is not sponsored or approved by the Estate of Michael Jackson,” the Jackson estate said in a statement. Responding to the claims, ABC News said that the network did not secure rights to the late singer's music and other IP that it used for the special show. ABC News' documentary explores the life, career and legacy of Michael Jackson, who remains of great interest to people worldwide claimed ABC spokesperson. 'The Last Days of Michael Jackson' boasts never-before-seen interviews between the King of Pop conducted by Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters, as well as a look into Jackson's life and career.