Michael Bearden talking about This Is It, Lopez Tonight, November 2009

Lopez: “You must have seen a side of Michael Jackson that we don’t know about.”

Bearden: “Yeah, I know what you’re referring to. I hope I don’t get in trouble for this. One time we were working on stage, we had Dirty Diana. we had a bed and an aerialist. She was pretty much doing a pole dance, but it was rated PG. so I’m asking him, “so MJ where are you gonna be on stage during this?”

And he looks me, when the girl is in the bed, “Where do you think I’m gonna be? I’m gonna be in bed with the girl. Why would you ask me that question?”

And we have a wonderful female guitarist, Orianthi is her name, a wonderful female guitarist. so I’m like “MJ, where’s Ori gonna be?” And he goes, “She’s gonna be in bed with me too!” Then he looks back a me and goes, “And Bearden I can handle that too.”

That’s MJ.”