BET News Goes Inside The Jackson Family For An Exclusive Look At A Family In Crisis On Verdict Day
Jermaine and Tito Jackson Revisit the Drama, Emotion on July 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) - It's a perspective on the Michael Jackson verdict that the public has not fully seen - the tension, emotion and nervous moments as Michael Jackson and the Jackson family anxiously awaited the jury decision literally heard around the world. BET NEWS and reporter Stephanie Frederic are granted exclusive access inside the Jackson Family Estate for a poignant conversation with Michael's older brothers Jermaine and Tito on Thursday, July 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In this special half-hour interview, learn for the first time about the tears and fears that gripped the Jackson family, and how Michael, his siblings and parents are beginning to write a new chapter in their lives following the victorious outcome.
PROGRAM: VICTORY VERDICT: THE JACKSONS' POV
SCHEDULE: Thursday, July 7 @ 9 - 9:30 p.m. ET/PT
The following are excerpts from Jermaine and Tito Jackson's interview with BET's Stephanie Frederic for an in-depth look at the pressures and emotions engulfing this African-American family leading up to and moments after the verdict:
On the Charges and the Trial That Michael Jackson Faced...
Jermaine Jackson: "This is nothing but a modern day lynching . . . I'm speaking mainly to African Americans. If they do what they did, what they tried to do to my brother, they can do it to anyone."
About the Moments Heading to the Courtroom for the Verdict...
Jermaine Jackson: "Walking Michael Jackson to a courtroom to hear a verdict...is like walking him to the electric chair."
On the Jackson Family's Ability to Cope and Reaction to the Not Guilty Verdict...
Jermaine Jackson: "He was crying, we were crying . . . we prayed. We prayed."
When Asked About Michael's Well-Being...
Tito Jackson: "Michael's doing fine. Anybody that goes through anything like that...it takes a strong man to do that, so he'll be alright."
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