PART 2 Raffles van Exel Frank DiLeo.

[jmacjr101]

Frank is one of those people that was VERY close to Michael. look at the documentary! Watch the damn extra stuff! Are you people SERIOUS? come ON. he was elected to tell his children! he trusted Frank! and why would he kill Michael? thats so fucking wrong! He said "THANK GOD FOR THE FANS!!!!" if he was BAD he wouldn't have said all of this!

[MrMjhealtheworld]

REMEMBER, REMEMBER THE 5TH OH SORRY 4TH OF NOVEMBER!!!!! I KNOW DILEO THAT MICHAEL TOLD YOU THAT LAST NIGHT. LOL

[Jampopper]

No no no no no no. This man is pure lies and yes he was Michael manager but he was hired from aeg. Let me ask u this does it make any sense to fire someone and then bring them bac like no. Aeg had a plan and that was to kill michael and as much as it hurts me to say that it's the truth.Michael wanted to so 10 shows not 50 and aeg told him he had to do 50 or this and that wasnt gonna happen. And yes learned Rowe was Michael real manager and because aeg didn't have him in control and knew that he

[ergo197320031]

I always liked Frank I think he is the ultimate promoter and manager

[libravalidus]

Did he just say, that he was talking to Michael "last night", or are my ears decieving me? When did this interview take place? If this interview took place June 26th, 2009, than "last night" would be normal, but if this was filmed in November 2009, than how did he speak to Michael "last night"? Sorry I just noticed that. That's wierd and also @MikeYouKnowMyHeart, you make a good point, but what would be the point of documenting TII and releasing it as a movie if he was only working on a concert?

[CLEGG777]

@libravalidus I heard that too.... he said "Michael was really excited about going over there (to london) ...he told me that last night..."

[rainbowglue2]

no follow-up questions? this guy is supposed to be a journalist!

[4ha6]

So I was confused on the last one... was Dileo basically saying Karen wasn't as close to Michael as she thought she was? That Michael really didn't consider her a 'close friend'? I felt the two were very close but maybe Frank knows something we don't?

[Trueheart365]

I find this interview interesting.Mr. DiLeo states that the filming of the rehearsals was like an afterthought. Interesting because they filmed a 100+ hours. Why, if all MJ was going to do was put it on his library shelf?There's an interview Mr.Ortega of AEG gave stating he told MJ that he wanted to stop filming because it was costing too much.Mr. Ortega staed it was costing somewhere in the 30 million dollar range. Mr. Ortega stated MJ told him they needed to continue filming.Strange, isn't it?

[aberaru]

lies...ummm last time I checked AEG paid all th bills!! helooo...no funds for a documentary crew??? lol

[jpsmart59]

Is this Desi Arnaz's relative or something?...lol Sorry, Raffle. I couldn't help that one.

[MikeYouKnowMyHeart]

"full cast and crew" (on the left side of the page). This was INDEED a feature film, it was MEANT to be one, and it's my belief it's Mike's directorial debut. It's also my belief it won't be his last film. Bravo Michael!

[MikeYouKnowMyHeart]

What Mr Ortega, Mr DiLeo, Paul Gongaware, Randy Phillips, Travis Payne, and others have said about This Is It never being "meant" to be a feature film/movie - ALL untruths. Had they said from the beginning that FIVE cinematographers were used in addition to the two that are credited by name, they'd have a LOT of explaining to do. One could say: They needed the extra 5 cameramen to shoot the CGI sequences. NOPE! If you want your eyes opened, while you're at the site I mentioned click on ...

[MikeYouKnowMyHeart]

actually listed as the DP (Director of Photography) on the film "Arrested Development" to be released in 2011! The DP! The DP on a feature film calls all the shots, literally, when it comes to cinematography. Robert Knouse (credited as "Robbie Knouse" in TII) has also worked in everything from television to feature film and as also worked as the DP on certain projects. Check the other three credited names and you'll find the same story-PROFESSIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHERS WHO'VE WORKED FEATURES...

[MikeYouKnowMyHeart]

I just finished watching my TII blu-ray and HAD to report this. After the film ended I let the credits roll as usual. I found that there are FIVE "Additional Cameras" that worked this shoot. I urge you to research each name credited. For example, Greg Harrington has a filmography as long as your arm. BTW you must go to imdb-dot-com, choose "names" from the dropdown box, enter the name then click on the link of the name you entered. Harrington, as are the other four cinematographers, is ...

[MikeYouKnowMyHeart]

if a person tells even one lie, everything they say must come under scrutiny. Trust me, TII wasn't shot with inexpensive $6,000 cameras. The "RED" camera from the odd still shot of "Mike" with Mr Ortega costs a minimum of $17,000 for the entry-level model. The choice of shots in TII couldn't possibly have been shot with TWO cameras. This was a union film - AFL-CIO. The Screen Actors Guild (of which I'm a member), The Directors Guild, The Writer's Guild, and the technical crew. This is truth.

[MikeYouKnowMyHeart]

the CD will notify the actor's agent and request a callback. The final callback is with the film's producers, Michael, AEG, DiLeo, & Ortega. Michael was too hands-on not to have been involved in Jasmine's casting. This casting process "could" have been bypassed if Kenny Ortega had already worked with this child. There are several other telltale signs TII was a feature film but too many to list here. I am in the industry as well Mr Van Exel and it's very hard to hear/see so many lies told...

[MikeYouKnowMyHeart]

Mr DiLeo is telling a fairy tale. This Is It was INTENDED to be a feature film from its inception, WITHOUT QUESTION. If you closely read the end credits, Foley artists were used (NOT required/necessary for "rehearsal" footage), doubles WERE used, the casting director for L.A. was Gregg Smith & Assoc.- casting is a process: an actor first gets the call for the interview/audition from their agent giving them time & place. The audition is w/the casting director. If they "pass" that stage...

[usaearthling]

Regardless of the firing of Dileo, he always said he cared for MJ as if he was his son.He has never badmouthed himand he was devastated when he was let go. The man had a family to feed. We were not in there shoes and what ever happened between them is just that. My love for Michael never stops.

[gramma1012]

LOL best way to represent Michael ..a bandaged finger LOL thanks for this interview ! :)

[lovethe1wolves]

It sounds like Joe still made Michael uncomfortable.

[chazmike07]

Well, I don't know who to believe. Everyone is telling different story and point their finger to other people. Most of what Frank Dileo said in this interview or Larry King's one seems quite in a logic way. I tend to believe him. He stood on MJ's side during the 05 trial which most people didn't . I don't know.....MJ said there were conspiracy in 05 but........Everything seems to be mystery.

[megzwelch]

@chazmike07 You should believe Frank Dileo and etc. There was a conspiracy in 2005 regarding the trial, read Aphrodite Jones's book regarding that. Good for you on using your head and not letting people mess with your thinking.

[SuperRenata23]

EVERYONE KEEP SAYING DIFFRENT STORIES! ABOUT MICHAEL , AND TRYING TO BLAME EACH OTHER ! I DON'T BELIEVE ANY ONE OF THEM THEY ARE ALL THE SAME! MONEY MONEY MONEY THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED FROM MICHAEL and MICHAEL was too kind and an honest to trust them!!! all of them I just hope you will burn in hell very soon!!!!!!!!

[annazt11]

I am surprised to hear that Michael still did what Joe pushed him to do.

I am also surprised that he said MJ didnt have enough means? He must have been rich?

[KK872]

Yes, but Michael was paying off his loans. So a lot of his income was going into paying his loans off

[annazt11]

Thankyou for answering! I wonder what kind of loans though?

[nycchick93]

@annazt11 he was also paying for the whole tour

[megzwelch]

@annazt11 Michael put a lot of money into a trust fund that would support his kids when they got older.

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[MUZIKfactory2]

In the movie, when the light crew was showing Ortega some some features,

ORTEGA SAID "CAN YOU THAT TIMES TIMES 10"

He didn't say 50, he said 10!

[bitchyheartkiller]

why the fuck joseph has to always put shady figures in his son's life?and why MJ doesn't say "no,joseph,I'm not gonna do it!"?...everything for money!

[chuneeh08]

cos michael was too kind,many closer to michael say he was so kind and that he cant even say no to others and cant fire his own employee he even said that..but in his last days he was looking for joseph to clean up the mess of that 50 shows,and joseph was looking for mike too but thers one blocking them from each other..idk if its AEG it puzzled me out!

[SuperRenata23]

@chuneeh08 if JOE could got throuh to michael he would clean this whole shity mess that's for sure that's why those sleazy hungry for money people had blocked MICHAEL FROM HIS FATHER!! I DON'T LIKE HIS FATHER BUT THIS TIME I AGREE WITH YOU!!!

[chuneeh08]

well i dont like joe too but what we can do? he is the father,he put michael where he was and only if that somebody else blocking them to meet each other i know joe wud really help his son out of that 50 shows and as far as i know michael had forgiven joe since 2001..

[JanuaryGrl28]

@3:10 I'm not hearing Frank say he talked to MJ last night but that he talked to him that last night...it might be the last night of rehearsal or the last night he ever talked to MJ.

[scarlettbbb]

Who the hell is this interviewer? He has zero interviewing skills. I know he was asking questions on behalf of the fans but he is just awful! Unprofessional and insincere.

[scarlettbbb]

Doesn't make sense that Michael "can't afford to" purchase $6,000 worth of cameras. He may have hired other people to do the filming but it is certainly not for lack of $6,000 or even $60,000!

[chuneeh08]

michael has $4billion dollars and a good business man, a good business man wil not spend just that in something that he cant earn in return

[FancyMary15]

It's funny that the shot Gilda while rehearsing?? Don't you find it weird.

[FancyMary15]

If AEG was trying to kill MJ they would be at the funerals. The staff even the dancers were at the funerals. This is a fake death!

[davidnashley1985]

if it's Anyone who Murdered MJ..it's Dr.Conrad Murray!!! Murray is Responsible..he's a "Doctor" & he should of Known better to Call 911 FAST and NOT an HOUR & a HALF LATER! also Murray Could of Layed MJ Down FLAT on the FLOOR to give CPR like your SUPPOSE to Instead of Keeping MJ on the BED!

[Tholstrup83]

It may just be that he misspoke... It happens... People actually do that sometimes. Believe it or not :)

[reneirob]

That's very possible and logical but there have been a lot of people misspeaking about Michael in the present tense that's all I was trying to say. It seems there are a lot of slip ups......once someone is dead we don't normally have a hard time discerning the two. Most people usually talk in the past tense about the deceased and they don't get as confused as the people in his life seem to be getting.

[reneirob]

When was the interview done because Frank DeLio said he talked to Michael Yesterday in the interview. Check it out.

[2760jam]

you are so right at 3:10 you hear frank say that I talked to michael last night. So the questions stands when was this done or is Michael alive?

[MrsMJ2007]

I loved the movie. I thought it was well thought out and very respectful of MJ. I think the truth about all this mania will eventually come out.

[Rcoxx4u]

Frank is lying.

Also why did Michael Jackson "not have the funds"

when he is 50 % of SONY music publishing? Why is a catalog with nearly 800,000 songs not make money for Michael? He is now on the board of SONY/ATV is not making any money?

Also Evan Chandler is now "suicided" was this perhaps a cleaning up of loose ends. Will Murray also "commit suicide"? Stay tuned

[davidnashley1985]

Frank Probly Ment MJ did Not have the Funds..Rich People Style..to Us it May be A Ton of Money but to them It's NOT cause there's SO MUCH MONEY as it is that goes into Preparing for a Concert..Especially the 1 MJ was Preparing for at London..Murray is the 1 who KILLED MJ!

[lovethe1wolves]

@Rcoxx4u Michael did own 50% of Sony Music as a whole. That is what you have stated the way you wrote it. That is not accurate at all. Sony has many labels. Sony at 50% in Sony/ATV. That's a big difference. Michael also had huge LOANS against that catalog Do you know the history of it? I can tell you're a young person that thinks they know how everything works, is and costs.

[AndreaElizabeth100]

I said "Dr. Tohme Tohme" looked like a gangster/hard man and I didn't trust him as well. "Dr. Tohme Tohme" is 'Lebonese' so then people thought I was racist against the 'Lebonese'!! Sorry if I offended Lebonese people and Italian-Americans and Jewish people because I didn't mean to. I love Michael Jackson. xx

[AndreaElizabeth100]

I am very, very sorry for saying I don't trust Frank DiLeo and saying he looks like a gangster/hard man it was totally wrong of me. I don't expect you to forgive me. I try to be unbiased but I realize now I was racist against Italian-American men who are all incredible, amazing, peaceful men every single one of them!! I wish I could be like them. I should never judge people on looks MJ said that himself!!!! I am sure Frank is a really sweet man, soft and kind. Not as sweet as MJ though.

[Patrycja149]

It's MANIPULATION.

The media are trying to dumb us one more time, but no!! NOT THIS TIME!

"Illuminati

You've come to take control

You can take my heartbeat

But you can't break my soul

We all shall be free"

[AndreaElizabeth100]

There are others I don't trust from: Tommy Mottola to John Branca to Uri Geller to David Geffen to Dr. Klein to Kenny Ortega. I have a huge list of people!! Why was Mr. DiLeo on MJ's will and why did he have a fake will?? So many questions. WHY ARE THE PUBLIC NOT TOLD THE WHOLE TRUTH?? THE ELITE TRY TO DUMB US DOWN!! Peace and love brothers and sisters and MJ's amazing fans. xx

[vamosama]

Mr Dileo you should answer honestly for a change to this question? Why are you lying about Michael conditions? He wasn't well at all,he was in danger and nobody helped him. And he had only agreed to do 10 shows,never 50. Liers.

[vamosama]

Nobody is saying AeG killed MJ intentionally..the fans want to know why Dileo and the rest didn't intervene to help,protect and save Michael. This is the question,how could they let him die? They knew he was in danger but now they deny it. They could have saved him.

[AndreaElizabeth100]

@vamosama Thank you vamosama you speak sense. I know it wasn't just down to Dr. Murray why Michael Jackson died. God bless you. xx

[AndreaElizabeth100]

Wikipedia doesn't say the whole truth and it is VERY worrying if people get all there info from there!! I am a big Michael Jackson fan. The reason why I don't trust Mr. Dileo is nothing to do with him being Italian, American or Jewish. I love Americans, Jews and Italians!!!! I love Michael Jackson not his manager. ALL WE WANT IS THE TRUTH!!! SOPHIA LOREN ROCKS, ITALIANS ROCK!!! Peace and love. xx

[angelasga]

I also get my info from biographies of people, not just wiki.

Where did you get the info about him being part Jewish?

[AndreaElizabeth100]

@angelasga My name 'Andrea' is Italian and I am proud of my name!! I read about Mr. DiLeo being Jewish on the internet. A lot of Italians are Roman Catholic. Frank might be in the Jewish faith but it doesn't make him racially Jewish? Do you know about the Illuminati and the 'Club of Rome'? They want normal people to fight with one another and cause divisions!! I will never fight with you a fellow MJ fan and I repect your views on Mr. DiLeo. Your a big fan of DiLeo and MJ. Peace and love.xx

[MsTrinity333]

That's a common misconception. Jewish is BOTH a Religion and an Ethnicity...whether you practice it as a Religion or not, it doesn't change your blood. You can't change that anymore than your skin color.

[AndreaElizabeth100]

My stepfather is Jewish by blood (it goes down the mother's line!!). But he is not in the religion (not a "practising Jew").

Frank DiLeo is Italian-American. But I heard Frank joined the Jewish religion or has Jewish blood (or both?). It's very hard to join the Jewish faith but not impossible! Or maybe Frank is a Roman Catholic?

[MsTrinity333]

Correct...It goes through the Mother's line. That's why Prince & Paris are Jewish. ;) But as far as Frank goes I have no idea...could be both. I don't know what he practices.

[AndreaElizabeth100]

Yes Prince and Paris are Jewish because Debbie Rowe their mother is Jewish and is good friends with Dr. Arnold Klein.

[ARHIDIAMOY]

Only according to jewish law.And their laws don't matter.They are M.J. kids and they are americans not jews.

[9088Nadia]

I dont trust him at all either.!!!

[AndreaElizabeth100]

I don't trust Mr. DiLeo at all. Sorry but to me he looks like a gangster (a hard man) and he is on MJ's 'fake' will. How much money does Mr. DiLeo get now MJ is gone?? Why did MJ sack him and then bring him back?? I say this all in L.O.V.E. and I want to know the truth!! Michael Jackson is the best!!!!

[h0opman31]

Dileo played a gangster in the movie GoodFellas.

[angelasga]

The only acting jobs that a lot of male Italian-Americans are able to get are as gangsters.

[AndreaElizabeth100]

@angelasga Italians can get more than just gangster acting jobs. Mr. DiLeo looks like a gangster and maybe is one or used to be one and/or knows real gangsters and that was why he got the part. Mr. DiLeo is Italian-American and he is also Jewish. I say this all in L.O.V.E.

[angelasga]

Wikipedia doesn't say anything about him being Jewish, it says only that he is an Italian-American.

You may be saying it all with love..but being an Italian-American myself, I am not feeling the love..

[AndreaElizabeth100]

@angelasga 'Sophia Loren' is an Italian film actress she is great she doesn't look like a gangster and she doesn't play gangster parts!! I LOVE Italians, Jews and Americans!! Wikipedia doesn't say the whole truth. The reasons why I don't trust Mr. Dileo is NOT because he is Italian or Jewish. MJ needs the TRUTH.

[nenabunena]

1st of all, Mafia/the mob gangsters are men, so o she would not be qualified as 1. 2nd, Loren was from the 60s when Crime/gangster films in the US was not popular as it was in the 70s w/ TGF.

[nenabunena]

He is friends w/ De Niro, Scorsese & Pesci - you are letting your prejudice against Italian-Americans gt in the way of judging him fairly. DiLeo is from NY, probably grew up in a tough neighborhood, it does not make him a gangster or a bad person. You should watch a lot more gangster films to get this bigotry you have against this ethnic group. & just so you know, DiLeo was 1 of MJ's ardent supporters in 2005 & spoke publicly FOR MJ, he was there for MJ when every1 including LMP abandoned him!

[AndreaElizabeth100]

@nenabunena How do you know I am not Italian?? The Romans came to Britain a long time ago and I may have Italian blood! If I do then I would be proud as Italians ROCK!! Luciano Pavarotti was a great Italian man!! Why do you STEREOTYPE Italian-American men???? Your a Frank DiLeo fan and I totally respect that!!!! I'm a Michael Jackson fan please be kind to us Michael Jackson fans as we are going through a really tough time right now it's hard for you to understand. Peace and love. xx

[AndreaElizabeth100]

@AndreaElizabeth100 There are many people I don't trust to with MJ. Various people from AEG, Sony and Colony Capital to his so called 'security team' and staff!! And various 'doctors' and so called 'friends' as well. Tommy Mottola, Al Malnik, Frank DiLeo, John Branca, Dr. Klein, Dr. Tohme Tohme, Uri Geller, Randy Phillips, Kenny Ortega........ these are just some of them. Peace and love. xx

[nenabunena]

Tommy Mottola & Randy Philips are clearly not MJ's friends, or even a so-called friend. The rest, aside from DiLeo, Branca & Ortega have been letgo & disassociated by MJ in 1 form or another. So the comparison is too wide & general. Is MJ not even allowed to have a few friends, a few people who truly cared for him w/o being villainized by fans who rather contend w/ their bigoted notions or passions instead of a clear head?

[nenabunena]

You may have Italian blood but it doesn't make you Italian. I have a few drops of German blood but it doesn't make me German either. Why do I stereotype? The guy grew up in a tough neighborhood, & you bash him as a bad guy because of that. You know nothing else. I'm an MJ fan myself, I just don't like seeing other people targeted unfairly, it reminds me of what was done to MJ.

[AndreaElizabeth100]

@nenabunena I don't want to watch gangster films. I don't like hard men even if they are acting! It doesn't matter to me what country they come from. "Dr. Tohme Tohme" to me is a 'Lebonese' hard man. I don't like violence full stop!! Lisa Marie Presley did abandon MJ yes I agree. Jermaine supported MJ through his 2005 trial so did Joe Jackson and the Nanny Grace it doesn't make them good people.

[nenabunena]

You don't know exactly who is a good person, who isn't. Who is on neutral ground, neither good or bad. But Jermaine, Joe & Grace were all w/in MJ's circle, the other family, of course it's prudent to be supportive. Not that they wouldn't have been if they weren't & not that there's anything wrong about it. But DiLeo was let go 15 years before, & spoke up very publicly to defend MJ unlike former employees or tight-mouthed friends.

[nenabunena]

He was there when he could've kept his mouth shut, he was more than supportive, he was there when few outside of MJ's employ/family circle weren't.

[nenabunena]

That is true on so many levels, read my opinion on DiLeo on the 1st part o this vid.

[ciaomj527]

AHh wait a second... there are some contradictions here

[ciaomj527]

Thank you so much for this! Wow... I have been waiting to see this. Much love to Raffles and Mr. DiLeo, so much appreciation for this interview!

Missing you everyday Michael

[nenabunena]

I agree, as much as we know MJ the perfectionist would not have wanted his rehearsals shown, TII is the best tribute of MJ out there! It not only celebrates MJ's genius but it reminds us, especially the non-MJ fans of MJ's HUMANITY w/c many seem to have forgotten! People keep reiterating that the profit goes to AEG/Sony, sure, any distributing company/producer profits for their released products BUT TII as soon as it reaches the $135M, 90% goes to MJ's estate & children.

[nenabunena]

Interesting how much influence Joe still had over MJ. Are we surprised MJ backed out of a deal he wasn't interested in bec he was forced into it by his father's intimidating figure? The TINI's Jackson camp is Joe Jackson, why is everyone relying of all people, Joe Jackson?

[breakofdawn2]

AEG say the footage tape is there idea and Franc said it is MJ's idea ...so MJ owns all the money coming from the film and AEG has nothing to do with it ?

[secretblueangel]

''Its our time to do it again'' :( hope Michael is resting peacefully, i had tickets to two dates, one in july and one in august...but now i wish these concerts never existed, mj would still be here, i wish he knew just how much he meant to us, he had nothing to prove.

[limonali]

Thank you for doing this /limonali/mjjc

[LelamariL]

Thanks for doing the interview. Very informative.

[Peechesgy]

Thanks for posting!

[RafflesEntertainment]

Thank you for watching!