Randy Jackson Dismayed At The Coverage Of Michael’s Funeral
September 6th, 2009
Randy Jackson has released a statement saying he is “dismayed” at the level of media coverage that the King of Pop’s funeral attracted on Thursday (September 3) night and has requested news outlets to stop airing helicopter footage of the ceremony.
The Jackson family and guests laid Michael to rest at the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Los Angeles and filmed the arrivals, with the footage being released to the media.
“I was dismayed last night and again today at the coverage I saw on television of our ceremony for Michael,” Jackson said in a statement. “We had asked the media to respect the privacy and the sanctity of this event; to give us one moment of privacy to mourn as a family out of the public spotlight.
“Unfortunately, despite a no-fly zone around Forest Lawn, many media organizations decided to ignore our wishes. They employed helicopters that not only surreptitiously recorded our private family ceremony, but also severely disrupted it.”
He adds, “I therefore ask today that media organizations airing helicopter footage of the ceremony we held for my brother immediately pull that footage from their air and refrain from airing it in the future.”
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