Rev. Al Sharpton: Paris Jackson's Speech Wasn't Scripted

Many blogs have speculated that Paris Jackson's speech at her late father's memorial was planned.

But Rev. Al Sharpton insists it was impromptu.

"That touched everyone. And I think you couldn't script that. She's not reading a prompter," he told CNN's Larry King on Tuesday night. "This is a young lady — in fact, if you saw it, they had really said they wanted Janet Jackson to speak. And Janet kind of brought her forward. And she spoke from the heart about her father. I think she's worried [about] the whole world [understanding] how human Michael Jackson was."

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