The Estate of Michael Jackson has responded.
Please continue your efforts!
We urge Michael’s fans to utilize every mode of communication possible—call, write, fax, tweet—to express their outrage and disapproval of Murray and his handlers profiting from the death of Michael Jackson.
We can snatch profit from the pockets of a killer and his handlers.
Call…Write…Fax…Tweet…Share…Spread…Don’t stop!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Monday, November 7, 2011; 11:15 p.m.
It appears that the exploitation of Michael Jackson for ratings and profits shamelessly continues.
In the immediate aftermath of the Conrad Murray verdict, The Hollywood Reporter today provided details of Murray’s documentary, “Michael Jackson and the Doctor—A Fatal Friendship.”
This documentary is already in the can and scheduled to air this week, starting tomorrow with a preview on NBC’s Today Show.
The Michael Jackson Community of fans and supporters MUST mobilize to obstruct this atrocity—just as we did the Discovery Channel autopsy documentary. We succeeded then, and we can succeed now.
However, this time we don’t have as much time, because the documentary is scheduled to air in full this coming Friday, November 11, at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC, and will repeat Sunday, November 13, at 9 p.m. ET on MSNBC.
We urge Michael’s fans to utilize every mode of communication possible—call, write, fax, tweet—to express their outrage and disapproval of Murray and his handlers profiting from the death of Michael Jackson. With so little time, our approaches to obstruct this documentary are limited.
1. All fans who are willing to take the time and make the effort should write letters and mail/fax them to:
NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
Phone: 818-777-1000
Fax: 818-866-1430
Marc Graboff
President, West Coast Business Operations,
Television Entertainment, NBC Universal
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/mgraboff
Rebecca Marks
Executive Vice President, Publicity
Charles Engel
Executive Vice President, Programming
Curt King
Senior Vice President,
Publicity, Marketing, and Corporate Communications
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MSNBC Cable, L.L.C.
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Phone: 212-664-4444
Fax: 212-664-4085
MSNBC Public Relations
212-664-3720
NO Murray documentary
NO paying Michael Jackson’s killer
Phil Griffin
President, MSNBC
Email: phil.griffin@nbcuni.com
Sharon Otterman
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Email: sharon.otterman@nbcuni.com
Jeremy Gaines
Vice President Media Relations
Email: jeremy.gaines@nbcuni.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jeremymgaines
Bill Wolff
Vice President, Primetime Programming
Email: bill.wolff@nbcuni.com
Mike Rubin
Vice President, Long Form Programming
Email: mike.rubin@nbcuni.com
Deb Finan
Vice President, Production and Programming
Email: deb.finan@nbcuni.com
2. Commit to not watch the program and persuade everyone you can think of to not watch as well.
We don’t have time to contact the sponsors of this program. Besides, that would necessitate actually watching the program, which we do not want to do.
This is just a start, but we’ve got to start tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8.
All fans should feel absolutely free to complain, yell and scream—figuratively and literally—to the perpetrators of this perversion. Here are just some of the words that describe this documentary and the motives of its makers:
travesty
obscene
despicable
grotesque
libelous
aberrant
corrupt
defamatory
indecent
contemptible
detestable
vile
outrageous
shameless
cruel
vindictive
malicious
mockery
self-serving
abominable
slanderous
Please, members of Michael Jackson fan community, let’s pull together to obstruct this documentary; to keep the producers and distributors from profiting from the death of Michael Jackson.
We can do this! We can snatch profit from the pockets of a killer and his handlers.
Call…Write…Fax…Tweet…Share…Spread…Don’t stop!
Example letter:
Curt King
Senior Vice President
Publicity, Marketing, and Corporate Communications
NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
Subject: NO Murray documentary. NO paying Michael Jackson’s killer.
Dear Mr. King ~
On Monday, November 7, announcement was made that NBC Entertainment plans to broadcast “Michael Jackson and the Doctor—A Fatal Friendship,” a documentary that benefits Conrad Murray, a convicted killer.
Mr. King, is there no low to which the media won’t stoop?
I’m part of a group of Michael Jackson admirers and advocates for ethical journalism whose goal is to force malicious tongues to cease. We intend to gather boycott strength so there will be no financial incentive for this documentary to exist. Your network is consorting with a convicted felon. Your network is resorting to yellow journalism solely for ratings and profit.
As you’re no doubt aware, there are multi-millions of Michael Jackson admirers the world over. We are committed to the restoration of Michael Jackson’s personal legacy and the protection of his children. Because media will not police itself, it’s up to those who care about Michael to do it for them.
You shall be hearing from us. Our campaign to obstruct this vile documentary has begun.
Sincerely,
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Thank you.
