Rare Michael Jackson tour film to go on Sale

The two-hour film, which had been in possession of his former personal chauffeur, contains scenes from his Pepsi-Cola sponsored ‘Dangerous’ world tour, behind-the-scene and  backstage footages as well a scene of Jordy Chandler, the boy Jackson was accused of having sexually molested. The film was shot using the latest technology available at the time, in […]

The two-hour film, which had been in possession of his former personal chauffeur, contains scenes from his Pepsi-Cola sponsored ‘Dangerous’ world tour, behind-the-scene and  backstage footages as well a scene of Jordy Chandler, the boy Jackson was accused of having sexually molested. The film was shot using the latest technology available at the time, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A short preview of the tape on popular file sharing site YouTube, after Jackson’s death in 2009, had generated controversies among the late singer’s estate and record company, all claiming exclusive rights, prompting its removal by the ex-chauffeur, a Brazilian.

Fans and collectors of the late singer’s memorabilia will throng Fame Bureau Auctioneers where the tape will go on sale and may likely surpass the estimated amount cited.

The world tour, during which the film was made, lasted from June 1992 to November, 1993 but wasn’t concluded owing to Jackson’s inability to continue because of illness.

Earlier this month, the ‘King of Pop’s personal doctor, Conrad Murray, who administered the drugs, was convicted of the involuntary manslaughter of the singer, who died in June 2009 after receiving a fatal overdose of drugs especially the potent anesthetic Propofol.

While the trail of Dr Conrad Murray – the man accused of the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson reaches its closing stages, a documentary on the late ‘Mega star’ has been released in the UK.

‘Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon’ premiered on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at London’s Empire Theatre.

Hundreds of loyal fans gathered at the Red Carpet ceremony to pay homage to the Pop icon. The only Jacksons that attended the event were his siblings Rebbie and Tito Jackson. Katherine Jackson, Michael’s mother who was meant to attend the London event cancelled her trip to attend the final days of the trial of Dr Conrad Murray in Los Angeles.

‘It moves you, it makes you laugh, it makes you smile, and it makes you cry’, Tito Jackson said.

‘It would have been very nice to hear what he had to say, but whether it would have been the truth or not, but just to hear him say something or give an apology, that he made a major mistake. I would feel better if he could even just commit to his misdoings and apologize to my family and Michael Jackson’s fans’, Tito Jackson commented on Murray’s case.

The documentary was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the U.K. on October 31.

‘It tells a real story. Nobody’s life is perfect, we all have our faults but you see so many wonderful sides of Michael and you see the real man behind the music, and he was a very strong man’, producer of the documentary David Gest says.