Michael Jackson's Death Is 'Unreal,' Says Brother Jermaine

Jermaine Jackson opens up about viewing the body, consoling singer's children and drug rumors. By Jocelyn Vena Jermaine Jackson and Matt Lauer at Neverland Ranch on Thursday's airing of the "Today" show Photo: NBC Jermaine Jackson is the first family member to do a full sit-down interview in the wake of his brother Michael's tragic death last week. During the "Today" show interview with Matt Lauer, Jermaine described the moment he found out that his superstar brother had died. He said he received a call from his mother, Katherine, and later rushed to the UCLA Medical Center. There, he met with his brother's three young children and viewed his body with them. "[My mom] was crying, saying he was dead. And, Matt, to hear my mother say, 'Michael is dead,' to feel and hear the tone in her voice to say her child is dead, is nothing that anyone can ever imagine," he said. "To see him there lifeless and breathless was very emotional for me. But I held myself together because ... (link)