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Wednesday, 5 February, 2003, 19:21 GMT
Jackson interview 'boosts sales'
![]() Jackson said he was taunted as a child
The controversial television documentary about singer Michael Jackson has boosted sales of his records, say HMV.
Figures released on Wednesday suggest the ITV1 programme Living With Michael has prompted a rush to buy some of his most famous albums. Thriller sales increased five-fold at HMV on Tuesday, the day after the documentary was screened. An estimated 14 million people tuned in to hear the former lead singer of the Jackson Five interviewed by Martin Bashir.
Figures from HMV showed sales of Thriller at all its stores up by 500% on Tuesday compared to the previous week. And his greatest hits album HIStory sold ten times as many as the week before. HMV spokesman Gennaro Castaldo said: "Although they started from a very low base the week before, the sales rise is quite significant. "I would not be surprised if they continued for the rest of the week.
Jackson's last album, Invincible, went to number one when released in 2001 but was a major flop compared to the massive achievements earlier in his career. Bashir followed the singer for eight months, interviewing him several times and spending time at his Californian ranch, Neverland. Jackson was also filmed spending $6m (£3.6m) on a shopping excursion during a stay in Las Vegas.
He told Bashir that he saw nothing wrong with children sleeping over at his Neverland mansion But principal policy officer at Barnardo's, Pam Hibbert, said: "At Barnardo's we feel it is totally inappropriate for an adult man to share a bed or bedroom with a child that is not his own."
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