Jacko's response to the Bashir documentary aired in the US last night, including that footage of Bashir lavishing praise on Jackon's parenting skills. Aired by Fox TV, rivals of ABC who aired the ITV show, the programme was called 'Michael Jackson,
Take Two: The Interview They Wouldn't Show You'. The programme included the footage Jackson had filmed while being watched by Bashir, as well as interviews with the star's former wife, Debbie Rowe, his makeup artist, parents and brother Jermaine. Among the clips shown in an attempt to portray Bashir (critical of Jackson in the narration of his documentary) as a hippocrit were Bashir calling Jacko's Neverland ranch "incredible" (he called it "dangerous" in the documentary), and him saying to Jackson: "Your relationship with your children is spectacular. It almost makes me weep when I see you with them because your interaction with them is so natural, so loving, so caring." Jackson is also seen confirming to Bashir that he slept with his ex-wife Debbie Rowe and that their four-year-old daughter, Paris, was conceived in the French capital.
In an her interview Rowe said it was here who asked for the children to wear face masks in public: "I'm the one who's terrified," she said, adding that if Jackson asked her to have more children she would do it "in a heartbeat".