Overview
- The documentary airs Thursday at 9/8c on FOX and becomes available Friday on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ in the United States.
- It showcases never-before-seen footage from the Shrine Auditorium incident in Los Angeles, where Jackson sustained second- and third-degree scalp burns.
- The program argues the accident set off a path toward extensive plastic surgery, prescription narcotics use, and, ultimately, his death, presenting these links as the film’s thesis.
- TMZ founder Harvey Levin states the commercial is directly connected to Jackson’s death, and the special is executive-produced by TMZ personalities including Levin.
- Interviewees include Jackson family attorney Brian Panish and former Motown Productions president Suzanne De Passe, as the film examines pyrotechnic failures and alleges enabling by some doctors.