Despite his broken foot Michael Jackson has made his
first London appearance when he attended the book launch of
"Confessions of a Rabbi and a Psychic" by Rabbi Shmuley
Boteach and Uri Geller.



Adoring fans and photographers gathered in London to
catch a glimpse of popstar Michael Jackson when he attended
the book launch of "Confessions of a Rabbi and a Psychic" by
his friends Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and psychic Uri Geller.

Jackson arrived at the Royal Institute of British
Architects on Monday evening (March 5) for the book launch,
hobbling on crutches after fracturing a bone in his foot at
his home in California. He will use the venerable platform of
Oxford University's debating society to promote his children's
charity on Tuesday (March 6).

The 500 people who have tickets to the Oxford Union inner
debating chamber will catch a glimpse of a face that has been
the focus for as much debate as his music. The tickets are
becoming a prized possession after a deluge of requests to
attend.

Jackson has two children of his own, Paris and Prince, by
former wife and dermatology nurse Deborah Rowe.

But his choice of good cause raised some eyebrows -- in
1993 a 12-year-old boy accused Jackson of sexually molesting
him. The singer denied any wrongdoing but settled out of court
for an undisclosed sum that some estimates put in the millions
of dollars.

Jackson's charity was founded last year by the 42-year-old
with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach under the umbrella organization of
the L'Chaim society, based in New York.

"Heal the Kids" aims to "encourage adults to reprioritise
children and to foster programs that help children gain the
love, attention and quality time they need to prosper and
flourish".

On the foundation's web site, "Heal the Kids" says that it
"will work in concert with organizations that have programs
underway".

On Wednesday, Jackson will be best man at Uri Geller's
wedding renewals.


ENDS

Reference: 3273/01

Tape: ENT 300

Timecode: 11:41:54:00 - 11:45:53:12

Duration: 00:03:59:12 sec.

Sound: NATURAL WITH ENGLISH SPEECH

Copyright: POOL (NO RESALE)

Restrictions: Restrictions on certain uses may apply, and may vary from those listed. NONE FIRST RUN: SHOWBIZ DAILY 1 0330GMT 6/3

---

11:41:54:00 - 11:45:53:12 POOL (NO RESALE)
No resale

SLATE INFORMATION

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (MARCH 5, 2001) (UK POOL)

(NIGHT SHOTS)

VARIOUS, FANS WAITING OUTSIDE VENUE CHANTING MICHAEL JACKSON'S NAME
SCU (SOUNDBITE ENGLISH) FAN HOLDING MICHAEL JACKSON POSTER, SAYING "He is the man, he is the man"
PAN TO OTHER FANS
(*** FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ***)
SMV, MICHAEL JACKSON ARRIVING WITH CRUTCHES, SURROUNDED BY POLICE AND SECURITY
VARIOUS, MICHAEL JACKSON WALKING DOWN CORRIDOR INTO PRESS CONFERENCE WITH URI GELLER (LEFT) AND RABBI SCHMULEY BOTEACH (RIGHT)
VARIOUS, (SOUNDBITE ENGLISH) GELLER INTRODUCING JACKSON AND RABBI SHMULLEY BOTEACH SAYING " Anyhow this is Michael Jackson , Schmulley Boteach, I'm Uri Geller, and it's just fantastic for Michael to agree to come here today with a broken leg " POINTING TO JACKSON'S LEG AND CRUTCHES
SMV, (SOUNDBITE) (English) RABBI SCHMULEY BOTEACH SAYING: "Listen as you know there's no need for Michael Jackson to answer any questions tonight. He's giving a major address at Oxford, it's going to be a beautiful and wondrous event and we hope to see you all there."
SMV, (SOUNDBITE) (English) GELLER SIGNING BOOK AS RABBI SCHMULEY BOTEACH SAYS (ANSWERING QUESTION OF WHETHER HE IS DISAPPOINTED AT THE WAY THE BRITISH PRESS HAS HANDLED MICHAEL JACKSON'S VISIT?): "The British press have handled his visit beautifully. He has tens of thousands of fans here, this is the biggest event of Oxford University's history. They've announced that, this is a 187-year-old society and you can see from the enthusiasm how the whole world anticipates Michael's speech tonight. And that's absolutely clear."
PAN INTO SCU OF MICHAEL JACKSON
VARIOUS, OF BOOK LAUNCH
SLV MEDIA SURROUNDING DOORWAY
VARIOUS , JACKSON SURROUNDED BY SECURITY LEAVING BUILDING AND GETTING INTO CAR
WIDE OF CAR DRIVING OFF

ENDS 11:45:53:12

---

Feed: Showbiz

Syndication:

Category: Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Showbiz

11:41:54:00 - 11:45:53:12 POOL (NO RESALE)
No resale

SLATE INFORMATION

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (MARCH 5, 2001) (UK POOL)

(NIGHT SHOTS)

VARIOUS, FANS WAITING OUTSIDE VENUE CHANTING MICHAEL JACKSON'S NAME
SCU (SOUNDBITE ENGLISH) FAN HOLDING MICHAEL JACKSON POSTER, SAYING "He is the man, he is the man"
PAN TO OTHER FANS
(*** FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ***)
SMV, MICHAEL JACKSON ARRIVING WITH CRUTCHES, SURROUNDED BY POLICE AND SECURITY
VARIOUS, MICHAEL JACKSON WALKING DOWN CORRIDOR INTO PRESS CONFERENCE WITH URI GELLER (LEFT) AND RABBI SCHMULEY BOTEACH (RIGHT)
VARIOUS, (SOUNDBITE ENGLISH) GELLER INTRODUCING JACKSON AND RABBI SHMULLEY BOTEACH SAYING " Anyhow this is Michael Jackson , Schmulley Boteach, I'm Uri Geller, and it's just fantastic for Michael to agree to come here today with a broken leg " POINTING TO JACKSON'S LEG AND CRUTCHES
SMV, (SOUNDBITE) (English) RABBI SCHMULEY BOTEACH SAYING: "Listen as you know there's no need for Michael Jackson to answer any questions tonight. He's giving a major address at Oxford, it's going to be a beautiful and wondrous event and we hope to see you all there."
SMV, (SOUNDBITE) (English) GELLER SIGNING BOOK AS RABBI SCHMULEY BOTEACH SAYS (ANSWERING QUESTION OF WHETHER HE IS DISAPPOINTED AT THE WAY THE BRITISH PRESS HAS HANDLED MICHAEL JACKSON'S VISIT?): "The British press have handled his visit beautifully. He has tens of thousands of fans here, this is the biggest event of Oxford University's history. They've announced that, this is a 187-year-old society and you can see from the enthusiasm how the whole world anticipates Michael's speech tonight. And that's absolutely clear."
PAN INTO SCU OF MICHAEL JACKSON
VARIOUS, OF BOOK LAUNCH
SLV MEDIA SURROUNDING DOORWAY
VARIOUS , JACKSON SURROUNDED BY SECURITY LEAVING BUILDING AND GETTING INTO CAR
WIDE OF CAR DRIVING OFF