[Yvonne Hime]

The much talked about interview between Katherine Jackson and Oprah Winfrey is set to air next week, according to ABC news.

Harpo Productions said Monday that Winfrey's interview with Jackson's mother will air Nov. 8 on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Joe Jackson, and Michael's three children will also appear during a backyard visit taped for the episode.

The Chicago-based production company says Katherine Jackson talks about the day her famous son died and reflects on his life as a childhood star.


Source: MJFC / abcnews.go.com

[Yvonne Hime]

Seems Oprah is at it again. Her big interview with Katherine Jackson, during which she also speaks with Prince, Paris and Blanket, is set to air after yet another molestation episode.

The Jackson interview is scheduled to air next Monday, November 8th. However, TMZ is reporting tonight that, according to Oprah's website, the talk show host will air a show the Friday before entitled "200 Adult Men Who Were Molested Come Forward."

Why is this interesting? Because, the Jacksons had a beef with Oprah over her programming decisions back in 2005 when she chose to do a show on pedophilia during jury deliberations in Michael Jackson's molestation trial. More recently, the much talked about Lisa Marie Presley interview, during which she talked to Oprah about her marriage to Michael, was also sandwiched between two shows on molestation.

Speaking of the upcoming Jackson family interview, a rep for Oprah's production company told TMZ, "There is no connection whatsoever between the two shows. This is purely coincidental."

[Stevie]

Perhaps it is time Jordan Chandler came forward and spoke up the truth for a change, I can't see any good coming from this interview, and everything that Michael tried to do for his children is now being undone.Lets face it Oprah wouldn't have got the interview for nothing, money would have crossed,just as always Michael supported the whole family apart from Janet,any wonder he passed over so young.R.I.P MJ you at least deserve that and may GOD keep your SOUL safe.

[Ben S]

I don't think Michael would approve of his three children meeting Oprah and interviewing them on international television. Oprah interviewing Michael's children turns my stomach. Oprah is not that much different to Martin Bashir as far as being too faced goes.

[MJSunshine]

Ben S, on 03 November 2010 - 11:13 AM, said:

I don't think Michael would approve of his three children meeting Oprah and interviewing them on international television. Oprah interviewing Michael's children turns my stomach. Oprah is not that much different to Martin Bashir as far as being too faced goes.

I agree with you!

[StayWMe]

I don't know. The kids are smart, and I got the sense that they knew about her negativity toward their father. Something about the way certain questions were answered, certain looks (especially from Paris) gave a bit of thought to me that they were not gong to allow her to do the kind of interview she would have liked. They weren't all cutesy and laughing along with her. They were not impressed. They were serious young people who I think had an idea of the score about Opus Oprah, regarding their Dad.

This post has been edited by StayWMe: 10 November 2010 - 09:46 PM

[Ben S]

I watched the interview. I was very impressed with Prince, Paris and Blanket. I got the impression none of Michael's 3 children or nieces and nephews were impressed with Oprah. I liked the way Prince appeared very distant from Oprah when he introduced himself "I'm Prince Michael" with a very quick handshake, then just gave her short answers to questions. He did look a little angry to me, and also a little upset. Paris (wow she's going to be an amazing when she's an adult talking about her dad Michael, because she already is now at the age of just 12) already seems to have the knack of how to handle the media and give good PR. When she said Michael was the best dad in the world, and also made the best breakfast in the world. Oprah had no room to probe a negative question to his 3 children about Michael. Blanket made me laugh when she said Prince could get away with anything, when asked if Michael was strict, that was funny.

I was a disappointed Katherine said Michael's nose at one stage was too thin, like a toothpick. If she thought that fine, but she should have kept it to herself because that comment will never go away and will be used against Michael. And I thought she would have known better. But on the whole, I still have a huge amount of respect for Katherine Jackson and you can really tell how much she loved her son Michael and that she really misses him. It was upsetting when she started to cry, talking about Michael. I found Oprah very cold and calculating and that she manipulated questions to talk about Michael's surgery etc. Good that none of Michael's children or nieces and nephews fell for Oprah's rubbish questions. But the interview, was ok, just predictable Oprah with her tactless and predictable questions. I just wish Katherine wasn't interviewed by Larry King instead, because I really liked his interviews with Jermaine over the last year.

[MJSunshine]

Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes Episode: "Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes"
Season 1, Episode 6

Episode Synopsis: Behind the scenes of the Nov. 8, 2010 show, when Michael Jackson's parents, Katherine and Joe, recalled their son's life and the day he died (June 25, 2009), joined by his children, Paris and Princes Michael I and II, and other Jackson family members. Original Air Date: Jan 28, 2011

http://www.tvguide.c...25-oprah/308904

[metyda]

It's obvious that Blanket didn't want to be there. He was so quiet and didn't want to answer the questions.