off i went. >> later she dated errol flynn and marlon brando. >> marlon brando was the man of the momenta great actor and so mysterious and really so boring. you know? but he was -- >> boring? >> yeah. you know, he really -- he projected such inner turmoil or sensitivity and i don't really think he was that sensitive. >> in fact, she says brando kept a framed picture of himself next to the bed. she would marry a third time to director sidney lumet and a fourth time to author wyatt cooper, the man she calls her soul mate. >> we would be married today were he still alive. >> the couped -- the coupleal had two sons, anderson and carter. but then in 19 88 carter committed suicide, and jumped out of the apartment's window as she desperately tried to stop him. >> carter had he lived would have been president today. he had that fitzgerald thing, a romantic readiness. and whether he would have been tough enough for politics or not, i don't know. >> welcome back, we're live -- >> anderson would go on to become a popular cnn news anchor. and ever the proud mother, her art studio is filled with tap

the first one there was jackson's longtime friend, miko brando, son of actor, marlon brando. >> i justo him, put my hands, shook his head, sent him down to the ground and tried to do the best i could. >> reporter: you can see as jackson gets up, his head is significantly burned, down to the scalp. >> he initially felt a very hot area and couldn't distinguish whether it was the hot lights or something was happening. and after a second or two, he felt the intense onset of pain, fell to the ground and several people came to put out the fire and apply ice to his head. >> reporter: days after the incident, jackson unsuccessfully tried to get the footage released. his record label, cbs records, released this photo. ♪ you're the pepsi generation >> reporter: pepsi eventually ended up releasing the ad, which featured jackson and his brothers. jackson would later claim the accident and subsequent medical treatment led to an addiction to prescription drugs. >> as you may already know, after my tour ended, i remain out of the country undergoing treatment for a dependency on pain medication. this

one of them is marlon brando's son.and his wife were married at neverland ranch. >> karen, you guys got married here. this is the aisle. >> yes, this is where we walked. we walked up here into the gazebo. >> how do you feel coming back here without everything that was here and without michael jackson? >> it's different. it's hard. knowing that he's no longer here. because we've had several events here since our wedding. our wedding was the first event here, but we've had several and also, we've felt his presence. even though he's here in spirit, it's difficult. >> first time you talked to michael jackson, tell that story. >> well, mico and michael called me at work. mico said i have someone on the phone that wants to talk to you. he said, hi, karen. i said, hi. it was michael and he asked me if i wanted to get married here. i didn't say anything. i was thinking wow, where elizabeth taylor got married there. he said come up this weekend and if you like it, you can get married here. >> give us a sense of how beautiful, fo

and mik ocho brando, son of the late, great marlon brando.ibly shy. he was walking around with a little notebook, and if anybody said anything clever or that he didn't quite understand it went in the notebook. and the research began. and that was my first -- any kind of meeting i had with michael was about that. >> larry: and that perfection remained throughout? >> all the way through, all the way through. and then, we never spoke during all of this. he would kind of look at me from across the studio. if i'd say something funny, he'd write it down, if anybody would say something clever, he'd write it down. we never started to converse until we worked together on "off the wall." and we were at quincy's one day. and we were in the den, and quincy got a phone call and he left the room. and i went into a state of terror because i sat alone in a room with michael. the person who never spoke. and i'm trying to figure out what do i do? >> larry: what happened? >> i picked up a magazine and started reading it. and there was a very pregnant pause. and

the first one there was jackson's longtime friend, mikko brando, son of actor marlon brando. >> i went up to him and shook his head, threw him down to the ground and tried to do the best i could. >> reporter: you can see as jackson gets up his head is significantly burned, down to the scalp. >> he initially felt a very hot area and couldn't distinguish whether it was the hot lights or something was happening, and after a second or two, he fell the intense onset of pain, fell to the ground and several people came to put out the fire and apply ice to his head. >> days after the incident, jackson unsuccessfully tried to get the footage released. his record label, tbs records, belie released this photo. pepsi eventually ended up releasing the ad, which featured jackson and his brothers. jackson would later claim the accident and subsequent medical treatment led to an addiction to prescription drugs. >> as you already know, after my tour ended, i remained out of the country, undergoing treatment for a dependency on pain medication. this medication was initially described to soothe the excru

one of them is miko brando, mar, marlon brando's son. ko and his wife were married at neverland ranch. watch. >> outside neverland ranch with miko and karen brando. you guys got married here. you made this walk some 15 years ago. this is the aisle, i guess. >> yes, this is where we walked. we walked out of that door back there and walked to the gazebo. >> how do you feel coming back here without everything that was here and without michael jackson? >> coming back today, it's different. it's hard knowing that he's no longer here. because we've had several events here since our wedding. our wedding was the first event here. we've had several. and also, we've felt his presence. even though he's here in spirit, it's difficult. >> first time you talked to michael jackson, tell that story. >> well, miko and michael called me at work. miko said, karen, i have someone on the phone who wants to talk to you. he said, hi, karen. i said, hi. he said, it's michael. and he asked me if i wanted to get married here. i didn't say anything. i was shocked.

i would rather go out like elvis than marlon brando. >> larry: some people criticize you for tarnishing michael's image. >> i love michael. he was one of my best friends. he was a tortured soul. if you understood the context of his life, you would feel only love and compassion for michael. i'm not tarnishing michael's image. i'm so upset by enabling doctors who write multiple prescriptions for the same patient with different patient's names. doctors who enable you to get prescriptions from other patients. a lost these doctors are c concierge doctors. you pay a monthly fee you get anything. if you really understood then conditions of his life. you're totally understanding what he's going through. is here and it's the best time to get some of the best deals. get in now and get the chrysler town & country with a generous cash allowance, or 0% financing for 60 months. the @%ail rated jeep grand cherokee also comes with a cash allowance or 0% financing for 60 months. or choose a hard working all new dodge ram truck with a cash allowance that's tough to beat. all with our best in the business

but michael would say, particularly to my son, i'd rather go out like elvis than marlon brando. >> larry: a couple critiques of that. some people criticize you for tarnishing michael's image. >> i love michael. he was one of my best friends. he was a tortured soul. if you understood the context of his life, you would feel only love and compassion for michael. i'm not tarnishing michael's image. i'm so upset by enabling doctors who write multiple prescriptions for the same patient using fictitious names. doctors who enable you to get prescriptions from other patients. a lost these doctors are concierge doctors. you pay them a monthly fee and you can get anything you demand from them. i want tarnishing michael's image at all. i was saying, if you really understood then conditions of his life. you're totally understanding what he's going through. >> larry: along with deepak, we'll be back in 06 seconds. ?p you have questions. who can give you the financial advice you need? where will you find the stability and resources to keep you ahead of this rapidly evolving world? these are tough que

mikeco, the son of the late, great marlon brando. >> as far as i know, they were supposed to all meetre tomorrow morning at forest lawn, the family. but no confirmed -- >> larry: is it a funeral? >> that's a $10,000 question, isn't it? >> larry: where's the body? >> wish i knew. >> larry: you don't know? as close a friend as you were. if there's no body, no funeral, what are they going to do? >> if they're going to do that at all. >> larry: you're not even sure they're going to forest lawn? >> correct. >> larry: why are all the police cars going? what do you know, roger? you always know something. >> well, i thought maybe they were doing something today. sort of an end-run around the press and the public, which would be a smart thing to do. and they may have actually -- may have actually happened already today. these people need to grieve in private a little bit. so i think it's -- it's more than likely it's happened today. there's something going on today. >> larry: all those police are there for nothing? >> no, i think it's happening now -- or it's happening now. and it would be har

in fact, michael was best man at his wedding, godfather to his daughter and son of late marlon brando. michael jackson is dead three weeks ago today. you've been on this show a number of time. has it settled in for you? >> not really. i go through spurts where i get emotional when i hear his voice, when i see his photograph. it hits me. but i try to move on. >> okay. we're going to show that shocking footage from the 1984 pepsi commercial shot during which michael's hair caught fire and obtained and made public by "us weekly." you were there. tell us what you saw and felt and did as we show this. >> we were shooting a pepsi commercial for the upcoming tour. the victory tour. and it was at the shine auditorium in downtown l.a. i was standing stage left. and when he came into my sight, i just saw him. i saw his hair -- it was on fire. my instincts were to run out there and put my hands over his head, put him out. i did it. i think the fire marshals were. there they asked us to move about, give them some room. they took over. they escorted him off the stage. they walked him off the stage

the first one there was jackson's long-time friend miko brando, son of marlon brando. >> put my handsuld. >> reporter: you can see jackson gets up, the head is burned down to the scalp. >> he felt a very hot area and couldn't distinguish whether it was the hot lights or something was happening. after a second or two, he felt pain and fell to the ground and several people came to put out the fire and apply ice to his head. >> reporter: days after the incident, jackson unsuccessfully tried to get the footage released. his record label, cbs records released this photo. ♪ pepsi is the generation ♪ >> pepsi released the ad which featured jackson and his brothers. jackson would claim the accident and subsequent medical treatment led to an addiction of prescription drugs. >> you know after my tour ended i remained out of the country undergoing treatment for dependency on pain medication. it was initially prescribed for excruciating pain i was suffering after recent reconstructive surgery on my scalp. >> possible drug use is part of the ongoing investigation in to jackson's death. what if any

his brother was in the mob and that ruined his chances to be a great fighter, and he tells -- marlon brando tells his brother, rod steiger, in a famous scene in that movie, that if he hadn't thrown that fight, he could have had an outdoor fight and i could have been somebody he said and i think that's what washington wanted. he wanted to be somebody, and i think through his youth, he worked very hard to improve himself. he read, he came to mount vernon, which was owned at the time by his step brother, half brother-in-law wednesday, nearby mount vernon was owned by the fairfax family, the wealthiest family in the northern neck of virginia, and washington at mount vernon and at bellvore was in the company of wealthy, powerful people and i think you watch those people, observe them trying to determine what they did, how they spoke to others, how they acted to others. he really kind -- that was his education. and that was a means of his self-improvement and his advancement. when i taught, i used to always tell my students, look at george washington, and study george washington, because here's a

me in a way of the viewers have seen the movie on the waterfront remember there's a character marlon brando plays in that movie a washed up boxer named terry malloy and he threw a fight because his brother was in the mall and the door when his chances to be a great fighter and he tells, marlon brando tells his brother, rot, and a famous scene in that movie, that if he hadn't thrown that fight he could have had an outdoor fight and i could have been somebody, he said, and i think that is what washington wanted. he wanted to be somebody, and i think through his youth he worked very hard to improve himself. he wed, he came to mount vernon which was owned at that time by his stepbrother, half-brother lawrence, nearby mount vernon was belfort owned by the fairfax family, the wealthiest family in the northern neck of virginia, and washington at mount vernon and belvoir was in the company of wealthy, powerful people and i think he watched those people observed them, trying to determine what they did, how they spoke to other, how they acted to others. that was kind of his education. and that was a

brother was in the mob and that ruined his chances to be a great, great fighter and he tells, marlon brando tells his brother, rod steiger in a famous scene in that movie, if he hadn't thrown the fight he could have had an outdoor fight and i could have been somebody, he says and i think that is what washington wanted. he wanted to be somebody. and i think through his youth, he worked very hard to improve himself. he read, he came to mt. vernon, which was owned at the time by his stepbrother, half brother, lawrence, and nearby, mt. vernon was bellbay, owned by this wealthiers family in the northern neck of virginia and washington, was in the company of wealthy, powerful people and i think he watched those people, observed them trying to determine what they did. how they spoke to other and acted to others, and he really kind of -- that was his education. and that was a means of his self-improvement and his advancement. when i taught i used to always tell my students, look at george washington and study george washington because here's a guy who really had to struggle to succeed and watch wha

that day, actually helped put out the fire, was michael's good friend, miko brando, the son of marlon brandoinning us from los angeles. we appreciate you being here. we feel sorry for your loss. we know this is a difficult conversation for you because michael was a friend. thank you for having it with us. >> i appreciate it. it means a lot to me. a terrible loss. >> let's deal with that day, in 1984. you're there. you're watching the taping of your friend. what do you remember? >> i remember being stage left, watching him rehearse that particular segment. and his hair was on fire. i thought, oh, my god. my friend's on fire. i went up to him. shook his head, tried to put it out. and was thrown to the ground. and after i was -- we were down there, the fire marshals came out, i remember. and took over. told us to make room for them. and they raised him. and then, they walked him offstage. >> now, with the benefit of perspective, miko, what do you think that day meant? did it get michael into a world of prescription drugs and doctors that he did not know before? >> i don't know. it's hard to say

. >> the son of marlon brando. >> he was the person who jumped on michael jackson and with his own hands done. he was in a tremendous amount of pain as a result of that. we need to, again, stress, no one sets out to become a drug addict, certainly, michael jackson didn't. he needed demerol because of the severe pain. as a result of taking the demerol, he became addicted to it and that led to a number of problems for the entertainer. >> let's talk about the other story out there. supposedly, the lapd, there was a report, that they were effectively already assuming this was a homicide investigation, the death of michael jackson, although now lapd is saying that their investigation is still ongoing. that report may have been premature. we have been hearing for days now that there are serious allegations for some of the family members of foul play. >> there are serious allegations, wolf, you are right. the lapd isn't closing the door on a homicide investigation. they are simply not at this point committing to it. we heard clearly the chief saying they are waiting for evidence from the corone

the first one there was jackson's long-time friend miko brando, son of actor marlon brando.o him, shook his head, threw him down to the ground and tried to do the best i could. >> reporter: you can see as jackson gets up, his head is significantly burned, down to the scalp. >> he initially felt a very hot area and couldn't distinguish whether it was the hot lights or something was happening, and after a second or two he felt the intense onset of pain, fell to the ground, and several people came to put out the fire and apply ice to his head. >> reporter: days after the incident, jackson unsuccessfully tried to get the footage released. his record label, cbs records, released this photo. >> pepsi eventually ended up releasing the ad which featured jackson and his brothers. jackson would later claim the accident and subsequent medical treatment led to an addiction to prescription drugs. >> as you may already know after my tour ended, i remain out of the country undergoing treatment for a dependency on pain medication. this medication was initially prescribed for excruciating pa