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Michael Jackson - Jackson Memorial Footage Set For Documentary

Contactmusic - 14th Jul 2009

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Michael Jackson: A planned reality TV show following Michael Jackson's brothers as they reunite the Jackson 5 will be updated to include footage of them struggling to cope with the superstar's death. Earlier this year (09) U.S. network A&E filmed Jackson's siblings Jermaine, Jackie, Tito, Marlon and Randy recording a new album for a documentary that was scheduled to be aired in 2010. Now producers want to develop the one-hour special, called The Jackson Family, into a reality series by recording more footage of...

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