MJ fans protest TV recreation of pop star's autopsy

More than 9000 fans have signed an online petition demanding the network not to air the special "Michael Jackson's Autopsy: What Really Killed Michael Jackson".

"We ask the directors of the Discovery Channel programming to proceed with the outright cancellation of this indecent documentary," the petition reads.

Jackson estate has also fired an angry letter to the network bosses asking them to pull a plug on the show, scheduled to air January 13th in the UK, the Variety reported.

Sent to Discovery CEO David Zaslav and signed by attorneys John G Branca and John McClain, the letter said that company's decision to air the programme is "mind boggling."

"Your decision to even schedule this program is in shockingly bad taste. It appears motivated solely by your blind desire to exploit Michael's death, while cynically attempting to dupe the public into believing this show will have serious medical value," the letter said.
Discovery has not made any comments on the show or the letter.