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Michael
Jackson's Phone Call To The New York MTV Rally
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Geraldo:
...I think we may have on the telephone right now, a surprise caller
in his first live interview on Network Television in at least a year
as far as I know. I believe Michael Jackson is there. Are you there
Michael?
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Michael : How are you Geraldo... Hello?
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Geraldo : Ok buddy, let me ask you.. How do you feel,
Michael, about the continuing support you´ve gotten from your
fans despite all you´ve gone through.
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Michael : Well, Geraldo, its because of my fans that
I am calling you today. I mean, I feel they are the best fans in the
world and I decided rather than having anyone else speak for me that
I would do it myself you know. And I want to thank my fans for their
strong support over the years. They could have been anywhere today,
you know, and they chose to be in New York in Times Square. And I want
to thank them from the bottom of my heart. They have written thousands
and thousands of letters, and have made hundreds of calls regarding
the Eminem video. And I love them so, so much. In London over 4000 people
showed up on my behalf. And I want to thank Reverend Jesse Jackson,
Reverend Al Sharpton, Minister Farrakhan [sp], The Source, Steve
Harvey, Bob Johnson and BET, Jesse Hughes and Radio One, and all the
many others who have supported me. And Geraldo, I want to also thank
you for your friendship and everything, all the wonderful things you
have been doing. Thank you so, so much. I made my message clear about
the Eminem video. I think that its demeaning and disrespectful, but
I also want to make it clear that its not just about Michael Jackson..
But a pattern of disrespect that he has shown to our community. He needs
to stop it, and he needs to stop it now.
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Geraldo : Michael, let me just say that I support you
because I believe that you are getting a raw deal. Not just by Eminem,
but in a lot of other aspects of life that I don´t need to mention.
But let me go on the positive side for a minute. What do you have coming
up? Anything that we can announce to these people? Something that can
give them some optimism?
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Michael : Yes, I´m always working on wonderful
music. I´ve been working on several albums right now, I´ve
been working on music today. I´m working on something as we speak
Geraldo, and I´m in the process of making plans to do some other
wonderful things that I´ll be announcing to the fans very, very
soon. And I look forward to that Geraldo, you know. And I´ll give
you a call too, soon.
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Geraldo : I bet you do, I bet you do. Ok, please do.
But before I let you go, anything else you want to say?
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Michael : I love my fans, I love you and thank you
so much for being there on my behalf. And thank you Geraldo again, thank
you so so much.
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Geraldo : Ok Michael, thank you. Thanks for calling
in. Michael Jackson everybody.
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Photos
of MTV Rally Page 1
& 2
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