Michael Jackson 1958-2009

AN ECCENTRIC STAR:
A STRANGE REALITY

A lengthy interview with journalist Martin Bashir from May 2002 to January 2003 became Living with Michael Jackson, a documentary that premiered on ABC on Feb. 6. 2003. Composed of quotable and bizarre moments – Jackson memorably compared himself to Peter Pan; went on extravagant shopping binges; and admitted to letting disadvantaged children sleep in his bed – the documentary was a major factor leading to his 2005 child molestation trial. Jackson later said he felt betrayed by Bashir and the footage.