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Jermaine Jackson who says he was his brother's backbone to protect him sat down for an emotional interview with Matt Lauer's The Today show at Neverland Ranch. He talks about seeing his brother at the hospital one last time, how Michael's children feel, and why he wished it had been himself that died.
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