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- ↑ "More Jackson Set for TV". Rolling Stone . April 11, 2003. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Michael Jackson's 'Private Home Movies' To Air On FOX". MTV. April 10, 2003. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ↑ Adalian, Josef (April 10, 2003). "Inside Move: Fox sweeps up Jacko's 'Movies'".
- ↑ "Jackson Opens Up, Really, But Fewer Seem to Care". The Washington Post . April 26, 2003. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
