GERMANY: POP ICON MICHAEL JACKSON DONATES A JACKET TO A GERMAN CHARITY IN SUPPORT OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AT AN AUCTION

Record ID: 647003

  • Title: GERMANY: POP ICON MICHAEL JACKSON DONATES A JACKET TO A GERMAN CHARITY IN SUPPORT OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AT AN AUCTION
  • Date: 21st November 2002
  • Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (NOVEMBER 20, 2002) (REUTERS) 1. SLV PAN ACROSS SQUARE TO EXTERIOR OF ADAGIO NIGHT CLUB IN CENTRAL BERLIN'S POTSDAMER PLATZ (SQUARE), SITE OF AUCTION; SLV FANS WAITING OUTSIDE (2 SHOTS) 0.15 2. MV MICHAEL JACKSON STEPPING OUT OF LIMOUSINE AMIDST CHEERS AND SCREAMS; HIGH SHOT OF CROWD 0.56 3. SLV JACKSON ONTO STAGE WITH JACKET HE IS ABOUT TO DONATE; MV JACKSON KISSING GERMAN PRESENTER FRAUKE LUDOWIG; SCU JACKSON PUTTING ON GLASSES 1.40 SOUNDBITE (English) MICHAEL JACKSON SAYING "I'm really glad to be here in Berlin tonight to support the Tribute To Bambi, the charity of the Hubert Burda media. I'm glad to give back some of the love I received.. to the children. Therefore, I have the pleasure to announce the foundation of the Michael Jackson Foundation for homeless children in Germany." 2.09 4. SLV PAN ACROSS CROWD 2.12 5. SOUNDBITE (English) JACKSON SAYING "This will support the kids, three thousand German children who live on the streets of Germany. For homeless children in Germany. I love you all. Thank you very much." 2.52 6. MV JACKSON WALKING TO PRESENTER; MV PRESENTER ASKING HIM WHEN HE LAST WORE THE JACKET SOUNDBITE (English) MICHAEL JACKSON SAYING "I went to a record store and I bought records." (JACKSON LEAVES STAGE) 3.41 7. SLV PAN ACROSS CHEERING CROWD; SLV START OF AUCTION WITH JACKET IN AUCTIONEERS HAND; MV BIDDERS IN CROWD HOLDING UP NUMBERS; SCU AUCTIONEER (3 SHOTS) 4.03 8. MV RALPH SIEGEL, GERMAN MUSIC PRODUCER AND WINNER OF MICHAEL'S JACKET, IN CROWD AND WALKING FORWARD 4.14 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 6th December 2002 12:00
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  • Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA1V5E3PI2BTAX96QAMXU1KHB1E
  • Story Text: Pop icon Michael Jackson has donated a jacket to a
    German charity in support of homeless children at an auction
    in Berlin, fetching 16,000 euro (16,050 U.S dollars).

    Michael Jackson attended the "Tribute To Bambi" in
    Berlin Wednesday night (November 20, 2002), a charity event
    supporting homeless children in Germany.

    Jackson announced he would found the Michael Jackson
    Foundation for homeless children in Germany.

    The jacket Michael Jackson donated was custom-made for his
    appearance in the 29th American Music Awards at the Los
    Angeles Shrine Auditorium as he declared the "Artist of the
    Century."
    German music producer Ralph Siegel was the lucky winner of
    the jacket.

    "Im really glad to be here in Berlin tonight to support
    the Tribute To Bambi, the charity of the Hubert Burda media.

    I'm glad to give back some of the love I received...to the
    children," Jackson told a cheering crowd.

    On Thursday night, Jackson was to receive the "Millennium
    Bambi," honouring him as "the greatest living pop icon with a
    big heart," according to the sponsors of the award, German
    Burda publishing group.

    "Bambi" is Germanys answer to the Oscars, Emmys and
    Grammys.

    The annual award honours people from all fields of
    entertainment, literature, sports and politics, according to
    Burda.

    Earlier on Wednesday Jackson wore a dark suit and
    sunglasses as he strolled through Berlin's zoo with his
    children, who wore red veils, reportedly to protect them from
    becoming a target of kidnappers.

    They were escorted throughout the day by a convoy of a
    dozen security guards, some of whom held up umbrellas to
    thwart photographers. 'No pictures today', a guard said
    repeatedly.

    Jackson visited the zoos famous monkey house for about 15
    minutes and paused to inspect one of the gorillas. The zoo
    allowed Jackson's entourage to drive into the zoo directly to
    the monkey house.


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