Part 1:
Today, we're joined by Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson.
Thank you for joining us, sir. How are you doing today? Still grieving two years later, I'm sure? JOE JACKSON, FATHER OF MICHAEL JACKSON: I'm fine, thank you. Glad you asked that question, you know. I'm still grieving over Michael because -- I don't know. It's going to take me a long time to get over what happened to him.
LEMON: Why is that? Is it part of the mystery surrounding his death? Because I know you said you believe that, I guess, that was some people conspired to kill him, is that correct?
JACKSON: Michael told his mother and he told his manager, Dieter Wiesner, who is writing a book now, the truth about Michael Jackson. He them they were going to kill him for his publishings. He told his mother that Dieter Wiesner that, but he never did tell me. I didn't know that until after he was dead.
LEMON: Do you know who those people are, who wanted to kill him for his publishings?
JACKSON: We got a great idea who they are, and a lot of other people know who they are as well.
LEMON: You won't say, though?
JACKSON: Don, I didn't say that. I'm not saying -- calling names right now, but you'll know in the book that's coming out.
LEMON: OK. Are you writing a book?
JACKSON: No. Dieter Wiesner wrote the book, who was Michael's manager. He's the one that fired John Ricker (ph).
LEMON: I thought you were talking about a book that has already been out. You're talking about a book to come.
JACKSON: No, no. The one that the whole world should know about, that book.
LEMON: OK.
JACKSON: The truth. The truth.
LEMON: There's been a legal battle between your family and the executors of his estate. Has that been resolved?
JACKSON: No way. Not yet. Not yet. That's why we are striving for justice, because there's more to it than what they're claiming out there. There's somebody else involved. Remember, the doctor was getting paid by somebody else and not by Michael.
LEMON: Yes. So are you anywhere close to agreement with the executors, legal agreement?
JACKSON: That's a hard question you threw at me there, Don, because we're looking for justice. You know, it's very important, and justice has to be served because of the very important -- Michael was known all over the world, behind all borders, and that's why he was trying to build amusement parks all around the world. That's what I'm trying to do, carry out his legacy.
LEMON: OK.
JACKSON: And one thing that --
LEMON: Let's talk quickly about this. Michael's doctor, Conrad Murray, goes on trial in September, manslaughter charges. What do you think deserves to happen to him?
JACKSON: What I hope happens is that justice is done, you know, the right way, the truth, the true justice. That's what I hope, yes.
LEMON: OK. Well listen, I have to ask you this real quickly, and I want to ask you about a venture that you're in. Two years ago, you and I spoke just a couple days, BET Awards after Michael died and you viewed the interview as contentious on my part, and I thought it was contentious on your part, because I asked you a very simple question. I said it's been a tough time for you and your family. We don't have to play it, because we don't have time. You said yes, and? And you just sort of gave me a flippant response, but you thought I was being contentious to you. Why is that?
JACKSON: I don't know why, because I probably was still upset over what happened to Michael, because Michael was a wrongful death to Michael's situation, in his situation.
LEMON: OK. I'll take that as an answer. Thank you for talking about that.
Now, tell us what you're doing. You have a new venture in Vietnam. What's going on? It has something to do with Michael Jackson?
JACKSON: This venture is with Madame Kow (ph) in here and she's the one that did everything possible to make things happen, make things come true for Michael's legacy. His legacy to make theme parks all around the world, but she's the only one to come forward to make it happen. Now what she's doing, she's building five five-star hotels and one seven-star hotel and a theme park. She is doing this on 2,000 acres.
LEMON: And I want to say this, this is going to be reminiscent of Neverland.
And I have to tell you, Mr. Jackson, stand by. I'll tape a little more and we'll air it later. We have to get off the air now.
I'll see you back here at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. We'll keep talking to Joe Jackson and I'll see you then.
