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1996-07-18 Michael Jackson visits Nelson Mandela in South Africa 1996 Hotney 10 Streams • 2 years ago

On 18th July 1996, two days after he had performed a full birthday concert for the Sultan in Brunei, Michael Jackson came to South Afrika. Michael landed in Johannesburg, attended the 78th birthday celebration of back then South African president Nelson Mandela and later laid a wreath at a memorial in the black township of Soweto. On 19th July, Michael gave a speech in Sun City to announce the South African dates of the HIStory Tour in 1997. Before he left the country on 20th July 1996, Michael gave a short press conference together with Nelson Mandela in Pretoria.

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00:00 1996-07-18 RTL Exclusiv ...MJ lands in Johannesburg (German)
00:22 1996-07-18 AP ...MJ lands in Johannesburg
01:33 1996-07-18 AP ...MJ at Mandela's house for birthday party
03:07 1996-07-18 AP ...MJ at memorial in Soweto
04:54 1996-07-19 MTV News ...MJ in South Afrika
05:31 1996-07-18 AP (report) ...MJ in South Afrika
06:48 1996-07-18 TRT ...MJ in South Afrika (Turkish)
07:10 1996-07-18 ZDF Heute Journal ...MJ at Mandela's birthday (German)
07:19 1996-07-19 AP ...MJ at Sun City resort, posing with small lion
08:15 1996-07-19 AP ...MJ speech at the Sun City resort*
09:59 1996-07-20 AP ...press conference MJ & Mandela in Pretoria
11:40 1996-07-20 AP (report) ...press conference MJ & Mandela in Pretoria

*Sun City speech first uploaded by nalonso68jackson (https://youtu.be/bpHAh6vFHsI). Thank you! Everyone check out his channel!

A bit more complete transcript of Michael's speech in Sun City (thanks to @deserveMjj at Facebook):
Michael Jackson: "We are behaving like people without compassion and love for the most vulnerable section of society. The children of the universe are without a spokesperson, they are voiceless. We are all touched by the atrocities committed against children: sexual, physical abuse, child slave labor, educational neglect. We feel ashamed, Angry, Appalled. But there is no action No action.", Michael declares. At the press conference also, he gives an emotional discourse to the people of South Africa: “First, I would like to say, sincerely, from the bottom of my heart, you have no idea how happy and honored I am to be here in South Africa. The people here have been so kind to me their love, their generosity, the hospitality has been overwhelming. I mean, I’m saying this from the bottom of my heart, ‘cause I really mean it. And I’m not wearing these glasses to be Mr. Cool, I wear these glasses because they are a facade, so you won’t have to see my tears ... [voice choking with emotions] ... I’m so happy to be here and you all have been so wonderful to me and I want to thank you so much and I thank you for coming to Sun City. I would like to take this opportunity to thank president Nelson Mandela and the wonderful people of South Africa for this gracious, really gracious welcome to your wonderful country. I just love it. I love it so much, I’m looking for a house to buy here [laughs]… I would like to thank the wonderful wonderful (inaudible) and the staff and its hospitality and hosting this conference. And I’m sorry I was not able to play South Africa dates previously, because I was so much looking forward to coming here. But now I am really excited about bringing the HIStory Tour – a brand new show, the HIStory Tour to South Africa. We are in negotiations right now, with promoters now and, but we’re playing South Africa in mid January 1997, in Capetown, in Durban and Johannesburg. My promoter, Mr. Marcel Avram is here today to announce additional dates and answer any questions you may have regarding the HIStory World Tour. I love you from the bottom of my heart and I thank you so much for your wonderful wonderful opportunity. Thank you.”

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Coverage of court proceedings Hotney 17 Streams • 2 years ago

(5 Mar 2005)

1. Michael Jackson''s entourage waiting outside of black Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), man off camera chanting: "Michael"
2. LaToya Jackson waits for mother Katherine to get out of vehicle, Jermaine gets out of vehicle, Michael Jackson gets out of vehicle last, all walk toward courthouse, AUDIO of fans chanting: "Michael", "Jackson", "Michael we love you"
3. LaToya Jackson walks through metal detector, guard searches her with hand held metal detector, pan to Katherine Jackson being searched by guard
4. Jermaine Jackson walks through metal detector
5. Michael Jackson walks through metal detector, guard searches Jackson with hand held metal detector, Michael walks into courtroom
6. Jackson''s attorneys Susan Yu and Thomas Mesereau Jr. walking through detector and into courtroom
7. District Attorney Thomas Sneddon walking through metal detector and into courtroom
8. Various of Michael Jackson and entourage leaving court
9. UPSOUND (English): Reporter (off camera):
"Any plans for the weekend, Michael? How do you think this week went?"
9. UPSOUND (English) Michael Jackson, US Pop Star:
"It was very good, very good."
10. SOUNDBITE (English): Ann Bremner, legal analyst:
"I agree with Michael Jackson today. I think that it went very very well. And I think it started with the video at the end of the prosecutor''s direct examination. Because that video showed a lack of false imprisonment, a lack of duress, and a constant affirmation about Michael and how much the family loves him. He''s like a father and there is no inappropriate conduct by Michael. "
11. Jackson departing court, waves
12. SOUNDBITE (English): Raymone K. Bain, Jackson Family Spokesperson:
"Well, right now his mood is good. As all of us, this is the end of the week, so therefore I am sure he is looking forward to a couple days of rest."
13. Jackson and entourage walk to SUV

STORYLINE

A family now accusing Michael Jackson of child molestation was on Friday seen by jurors in a video praising him as a father figure, and the sister of the accuser testified under cross-examination that she had accused her own father of molesting her after her mother made the allegation.

Prosecutors showed jurors the video, which they claim was a staged and scripted response to a damaging documentary about Jackson.

"God worked through Michael to help us," the mother of the accuser said in the video, adding: "When we saw no hope, Michael said there was hope. ... We were broken and Michael fixed us."

As the pop star left court for the weekend after the trial''s first week of testimony, he told reporters: "It went very good, very good."

When asked about Michael Jackson''s mood, Jackson family spokesperson said that "right now his mood is good".

The video was played during testimony by the accuser''s 18-year-old sister, who told jurors on Thursday that Jackson''s associates had the family make the tape.

It was made about two weeks after a 2003 TV documentary in which her brother appeared with Jackson, who said he allowed the boy to sleep in his
bed while he slept on the floor.

During cross-examination intended to call the credibility of the accuser''s family into question, the witness acknowledged accusing her father, who is
divorced from her mother, of sexually abusing and imprisoning her and of making terrorist threats.

Jackson attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. asked the young woman if she had once told police she was being abused by her father five times a week, and she answered, "We were abused every day."

Mesereau asked if the father appeared to agree with the accusation, and she said yes.

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