Michael Jackson's son gets TV showbiz job
US: The late King of Pop's eldest child, "Prince" Michael Jackson,
has started work as a television showbiz reporter, the show employing
him announced Tuesday.
The 16-year-old landed the job -- or the show's producers landed him
-- for Entertainment Tonight, starting by interviewing stars of an
upcoming remake of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."
"I'm looking to become well-rounded as a producer, director,
screenwriter and actor," he said after being mentored through interviews
with James Franco, Zach Braff and director Sam Raimi, of "Oz the Great
and Powerful."
Jackson's father, who died in 2009 aged 50, played The Scarecrow in
the 1978 feature film "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical Wonderful Wizard
of Oz," directed by Sidney Lumet.
ET correspondent Brooke Anderson, who gave the younger Jackson some
on-screen tips on interview technique, said he seems so much wiser and
older than 16. "That's what most of my people say. That was all thanks
to my dad. He raised me right," said the teenager.
He said he now wants to interview "The Lord of the Rings" and "The
Hobbit" director Peter Jackson.
"I just love the way he shoots (and how) he brings things and depicts
it back to life. I used to study his movies with my dad, put the volume
off and just watch it, just the shots to see how he put it together," he
said.
AFP
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