“We know the history of brutality of some police departments here in the United States with regard to black men,” Firpo Carr, a Jackson family friend, said at a news conference called by Los Angeles civil rights activists.

Except Michael Jackson hasn’t been black since his Thriller album…nydailynews.com/news/

A furor erupted yesterday over a claim that CBS executives shelled out $1 million to Michael Jackson to sit for his “60 Minutes” interview.

The network adamantly denied a report yesterday in The New York Times that it sweetened the deal for an entertainment special by $1 million to get Jackson to speak to CBS News’ Ed Bradley on “60 Minutes.”