sharon waxman is the founder of rap.com and joins us now. interesting.usiness would be cool off and be a luxury people would step away from it but sounds like that may not be the case during this recession? >> yeah. i think the book business overall is struggling the same way that newspapers are struggling. but don't forget it is summertime and as you point out, it's a really tough economic time and people are looking for all kinds of escape. so you've got two things going on. one is that we've already seen at the box office that people do want to escape and it might be one reason the health care message ain't getting through that you referred to and maybe they need to get hollywood screen writers to get in there to get the public to pay attention in a romance, perhaps. >> little grey's anatomy help maybe? >> i'm not kidding. "e.r." took on the issues through the '90s and it penetrated through to the public. now, it's clear that what people want is escapist fantasy and the romance is about as escape as you can get. that is a welcome boost to the book bus

joining me from los angeles, sharon waxman, editor and chief of the rap.com. jim moret, "inside edition." jeff toobin as well. jim, first joe jackson, now la toya alleging foul play. there are reports the family has seen these private autopsy results, what do you make of it all? >> i think that they're concerned. i think we've heard -- we've heard about diprivan on the scene. heard that the family was very conce concerned for some time that michael jackson was under the influence of drugs and people around him for enabling him. i think that if, in fact, the coroner's report reveals the diprivan was the cause of death, i think you're going to see some charges filed. i mean, jeff is even better at talking at this than i am. i would think you're talking criminal negligence or possibly involuntary manslaughter. >> jeff? >> whoa, i think that's a long way to go based on the evidence we know. the one thing we do mknow is tht michael jackson, himself, had an unhealthy relationship with all sorts of prescription drugs. he, himself, did not use these drugs in an approp

sharon waxman says it's a good deal. >> that's exclusive material that millions of fans around the worldre going to want to watch. and they can put it out within a few months time. that means they're right on the heels of all this worldwide rabid interest in michael jackson. >> reporter: broadcasters are also vying for rights to a television tribute. and then there are reports of unreleased songs, sitting in the vault. >> there is so much interest in michael right now that if something comes out in the next few months, whatever, there is a good chance that it could wind up at the top of the charts. >> reporter: wall street, meanwhile, is eyeing jackson's assets, specifically his share in the company that owns rights to songs by the beatles, bob dylan and taylor swift. but john bronco, one of the administrators of jackson's state says the catalog is not for sale. and then there is the question of what will happen to jackson's children. a custody hearing has been delayed two weeks while lawyers for debbie rowe and katherine jackson work out an agreement. it's expected the children will sta

sharon waxman says it a good deal. >> that's exclusive material that millions of fans around the world are going to want to watch. they can put it out within a few months time. that means they're rht on heels of it rabid interest in michael jackson. >> reporter: broadcast also vying for rights to a television tributes and there are reports of unreleased songs sitting in the vault. >> if something comes out in the next several money, next few month, there's a good chance that it could wind up at the top of the charts. >> reporter: wall street, meanwhile, is eyeing jackson's assets, specifically his share in the company that owns rights to songs by the beatles, bob dylan and taylor swift. but john bronc owe, an administrator of jackson's estate, says the catalogue is not for sale. then there is the question of what will happen to jackson's children. a custody hearing has been delayed two weeks while lawyers for debbie rowe and katherine jackson work out an agreement. it's expected the children will stay with their grandmother. >> since the memorial there have been some questions about wh