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Jermaine on The Ellen Show today wednesday 9th november

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I loved Michael Jackson. His brother Jermaine Jackson will be here on Wednesday. I can't wait to talk to him. #verdict

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"Then, an emotional interview you won't want to miss. JERMAINE JACKSON is sitting down with Ellen, just after the Dr. Conrad Murray verdict was announced. After the tragic loss of his brother, Jermaine is sure to have some powerful thoughts on the trial of the doctor convicted in his brother's death. It's a day on Ellen you'll always remember."



http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2011/11/taye_diggs_-_wednesday_november_9_2011.php
 
JermaineJacksonTellsEllen:‘MichaelWasn'tAnAddict’

By Radar Staff
Jermaine Jackson tells Ellen DeGeneres on Wednesday's edition of Ellen his late brother Michael "wasn’t addicted" to drugs.
The 56-year-old conceded that “there was an addiction to Demerol in 2001 in … the early 2000s, but that was because of pain. Even during the autopsy report, there was no addiction to any of that.
"Michael just wanted to sleep -- he did not want to die.


Jermaine put the blame of Michael’s medical issues squarely on the shoulders of Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Monday in Jackson‘s June 2009 death at 50. (Murray faces up to four years in prison, as well as losing his medical license, when he is sentenced on November 29.)

He trusted the doctor and the negligence and everything ... it’s really sad because we lost an incredible person. To see and hear the verdict -- my mother cried, and we consoled her, and the fans were cheering and everything but it’s not bringing Michael back. We lost a brother."

The family has been outspoken in the wake of Murray's conviction: mother Katherine said she can finally "feel better," while father Joe said that "justice was done."

Watch the video on RadarOnline.com

As for Jermaine, while he was content with the conviction, he said he felt the "the sentencing [maximum] was very soft ... to give him two years for taking a life. Forget about Michael Jackson, but taking anyone’s life.

"But it happens to be my brother who loved the world and loved people and did so much for the world," Jermaine said. "He cared about people, human beings, children."

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/11/jermaine-jackson-michael-drugs-dr-conrad-murray-ellen
 
LastTear;3532792 said:
Jermaine Jackson tells Ellen DeGeneres on Wednesday's edition of Ellen his late brother Michael "wasn’t addicted" to drugs.
The 56-year-old conceded that “there was an addiction to Demerol in 2001 in … the early 2000s, but that was because of pain. Even during the autopsy report, there was no addiction to any of that.
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I have to give credit to Jermaine for at least making it CLEAR in what time frame the "addiction" took place.

I saw Rebbie on The Today Show yesterday, and when she was asked if Michael was addicted to drugs, she said "yes, he was addicted to prescription drugs." No time frame! No nothing!

One thing that always made me raise an eyebrow regarding this supposed drug addiction is the FACT that the family members who admit that they had not been around Michael for years are the family members who say there was a drug problem. Well if they admit that they had no contact with Michael, how on earth can they talk about a drug addiction.

Then you have Katherine Jackson, someone we all know had contact and plenty of access to Michael, and she says that "she never saw anything."
 
Big Apple2 said:
I have to give credit to Jermaine for at least making it CLEAR in what time frame the "addiction" took place.

I saw Rebbie on The Today Show yesterday, and when she was asked if Michael was addicted to drugs, she said "yes, he was addicted to prescription drugs." No time frame! No nothing!

One thing that always made me raise an eyebrow regarding this supposed drug addiction is the FACT that the family members who admit that they had not been around Michael for years are the family members who say there was a drug problem. Well if they admit that they had no contact with Michael, how on earth can they talk about a drug addiction.

Then you have Katherine Jackson, someone we all know had contact and plenty of access to Michael, and she says that "she never saw anything."
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I agree.
 
Big Apple2 said:
I have to give credit to Jermaine for at least making it CLEAR in what time frame the "addiction" took place.

I saw Rebbie on The Today Show yesterday, and when she was asked if Michael was addicted to drugs, she said "yes, he was addicted to prescription drugs." No time frame! No nothing!

One thing that always made me raise an eyebrow regarding this supposed drug addiction is the FACT that the family members who admit that they had not been around Michael for years are the family members who say there was a drug problem. Well if they admit that they had no contact with Michael, how on earth can they talk about a drug addiction.

Then you have Katherine Jackson, someone we all know had contact and plenty of access to Michael, and she says that "she never saw anything."
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I dont think I fully agree with the 3rd paragraph. You don't need to be on full contact with someone to know about something as a drug addiction. If you are drug addict its something that change your habits and your ways of acting in a drastic way, and you dont necessarily need to be in direct contact all the time. If I have a drug addict friend, even if I see him once in a while and then I dont see him again for a month or 2, when I see him you can tell if he's addicted, even more if he's your brother and you know him so well. Plus I guess there had to be someone who saw him Michael once in a while who told the family how was him or something.

I am also glad about Jermaine being clear about the time and making clear that Michael only needed to sleep
 
Applehead Ale said:
I dont think I fully agree with the 3rd paragraph. You don't need to be on full contact with someone to know about something as a drug addiction. If you are drug addict its something that change your habits and your ways of acting in a drastic way, and you dont necessarily need to be in direct contact all the time. If I have a drug addict friend, even if I see him once in a while and then I dont see him again for a month or 2, when I see him you can tell if he's addicted, even more if he's your brother and you know him so well. Plus I guess there had to be someone who saw him Michael once in a while who told the family how was him or something.
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I hear you, BUT you note "once in a while or a month or 2," when certain family members are saying that they had NO contact with Michael for years.

On the other hand, his mother was ALWAYS in contact with him. Not only saw him, but traveled with him over the years and she said she saw nothing.

Oh and let's not forget that the family members who are talking about an "active" drug addiction are also the same folks who were BEGGING Michael to join them on stage again. Keeping in mind that they had been BEGGING for a number of years. If they were SO concerned about Michael's "supposed" drug addiction, why did they continue to hassle him to get on stage with them again?
 
I'm very pleased Jermaine has been consistent, and able to back up his facts strongly that Michael was not in addict on this issue. Actually, when I was watching Sky News on Monday after Murray was found guilty.

A legal pundit who had been following the trial, said that he felt it was wrong that the media kept saying Michael was an addict. He said there was a deference between being an addict and dependency. And that Michael's dependency on medication was to sleep, and that Michael never abused any of the medication he was given by his doctors, meaning Michael wasn't an addict.

The media say Michael is an addict, like he was some sort of cocaine junkie. The way they use the word addict is misleading and wrong done to do nothing more than tarnish Michael's good name. I don't see how anyone can view using medication to do nothing more than sleep an addict. It's not like Michael was getting high, he just wanted to be able sleep.
 
Thank you Jermaine, you've been the sane one since this trial started unlike your greedy jealous bitter siblings.
Now Jermaine is a lot of things but when he talks even when he downplays you can see genuine love for his brother, unlike another family member he doesn't find pleasure in calling his DEAD brother an addict, while zipping on a shake.
 
benscarr said:
I'm very pleased Jermaine has been consistent, and able to back up his facts strongly that Michael was not in addict on this issue. Actually, when I was watching Sky News on Monday after Murray was found guilty.

A legal pundit who had been following the trial, said that he felt it was wrong that the media kept saying Michael was an addict. He said there was a deference between being an addict and dependency. And that Michael's dependency on medication was to sleep, and that Michael never abused any of the medication he was given by his doctors, meaning Michael wasn't an addict.

The media say Michael is an addict, like he was some sort of cocaine junkie. The way they use the word addict is misleading and wrong done to do nothing more than tarnish Michael's good name. I don't see how anyone can view using medication to do nothing more than sleep an addict. It's not like Michael was getting high, he just wanted to be able sleep.
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Totally agree. I think you are referring to Michael McParland, the sky correspondent. He was really good during the trial, unfortunately one of the few in the media.
 
Transcript for part of the interview:

Michael Jackson's older brother Jermaine Jackson stops by "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Wednesday (Nov. 9) to talk about the Conrad Murray verdict, in which he was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death.

Ellen: "Do you think that [Michael] could of hidden the fact that he was addicted to something? Is that possible?"

Jermaine: "No, he wasn't addicted. There was an addiction to Demerol in 2001 in ... the early 2000s but that was because of pain. Even during the autopsy report there was no addiction to any of that. Michael just wanted to sleep. He did not want to die. He trusted the doctor and the negligence and everything. It's really sad because we lost an incredible person. To see and hear the verdict ... My mother cried and we consoled her and the fans were cheering and everything but it's not bringing Michael back. We lost a brother."

Ellen: "No, nothing is going to bring him back but what would make you happier. What kind of sentence? What would at least help you feel better?"

Jermaine: "That's a good question. I think the sentencing was very soft. I mean, you would probably do more time if you stole. If you went into the hospital and stole cases of Propofol you would probably do more time then. And to give him two years for taking a life? Forget about Michael Jackson, but taking anyone's life. But it happens to be my brother who loved the world and loved people and did so much for the world ... He cared about people, human beings, children."

Ellen: "Well, clearly we all lost somebody great. That we all have feelings about and memories attached but the fact that a doctor, someone we trust like you said, could be allowed to ever possibly get their license back after something like that. That should just be a given that he would never be able to practice again. That should be at the very least. We would know that he would never be able to practice again."
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This is why Jermaine doesn't annoy me much. He has been consistent. It's too bad the rest of his family cannot talk about Michael this way too. Michael wasn't perefect because no one is but he was not the junkie or whatever people are trying to make him out to be.
 
Agree with Jermine saying the sentencing is too soft.

Isnt the laws in the US kinda messed up?

If you commit 3 crimes, for instance stealing something 3 times, you will get life sentence.. but for IM there is only maximum 4 years?
 
I wonder how Jermaine was able to garner the facts from the trial and medical records/autopsy report and the other family members were not. Jermaine is honest about there being an issue at a specific point in life but also he was honest about the extent, the timeframe, etc. to that issue. He also indicated the need for the medication due to pain. It would be interesting to have Jermaine and Rebbie due an interview together.

I get the feeling that some in the family go along with whatever story is necessary at the time versus what is the truth or reality. It's taking part of the truth and building whatever else to make the situation into what is needed at the moment. Michael always had the strength to stand up against the media; he never whimpered for them to pay him attention or to like him. Jermaine is closer to that than any of the other Jacksons.

As for Mrs. Jackson, I think that she goes more by what is being told to her than relying on her own observations.
 
https://twitter.com/#!/jermjackson5
jermjackson5 Jermaine Jackson
Thank you for all your supportive tweets about Ellen and Piers interviews. Love you all! G'night
9 hours ago

jermjackson5 Jermaine Jackson
Likewise, fans w/us RT @ivygivyPM @jermjackson5 Thanku for doing this interview.You've been a great ally to us fans past couple of months
9 hours ago

jermjackson5 Jermaine Jackson
@CanadianMaryRM thank you - the truth needs to ring loud and clear always.
9 hours ago

jermjackson5 Jermaine Jackson
Exactly RT @SaphireRose03 Murray can spit all lies he wants on tv, but we know the truth. @jermjackson5 cleared up so much in his new book
10 hours ago
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