Does The Discovery Channel in Europe care that Michael Jackson was someone’s son? Three children’s father? A beloved brother? I guess the answer is no and that none of that matters because the channel is planning to air a TV special called ‘Michael Jackson’s Autopsy: What Really Killed Michael Jackson.’ This debacle of a show intends to reenact Michael Jackson’s autopsy and is set to air January 13, 2011.
E-Online is reporting that the co-executors of Michael Jackson’s estate, John Branca and John McClain, have sent a letter to Discovery berating the channel for “bad taste.”
Just take a look at the print ad to get a sense of how insensitive this show’s creators and promoters are.
“The ad is debased, sick and insensitive. No doubt this fictitious, morbid image is being spread worldwide even now on the Internet, viewed by Michael’s loved ones, and even accepted as authentic by those who may be unaware that Discovery made it up,” the letter continued.