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ae The show was designed to ° ’ | page, name ofnewspaper, city and state.) Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, CA Section/Page: B3 pate: Monday, February 2, 2004 tite: POLICE RAID HOME OF POP STAR'S ADVISOR Character or Classification: Submitting Office: LOS ANGELES like Schaffel. a “It’s no secret that my back- ground is in thé adult film busi- ness,” Schaffel told The Times in an interview in September 2002. “t don’t.keep anything in my life hidden. I’m Michael's friend.” In an effort to convince Jack- son to distance himself from : Schaffel, the entertainer’s attor- - ney, John Branca, showed the pop star a copy of the Budapest ! yideo now in the hands of au- -thorities, sources said. Ulti- mately, Jackson’s attorneys fired _ Schaffel, notifying him:in writing that the singer was terminating his contract because “informa- tion about: Mr. Schaffel’s back- ' ground, previously unknown to Mr. Jackson, [had] just been dis- ' covered,” according to a copy of ' the Nov. 15, 2001 legal notice. . But Schaffel didn’t stay out of Jackson’s life for long. The producer resurfaced in ) the summer of 2002 to help Jack- ‘ son create behind-the-scenes footage for an. entertainment special, which included shots of ' the boy who later accused Jack- _ gon of molesting him. Following ' negotiations with several net- ' works, Schaffel signed a $5-mil- ' jion deal for the pop star with Fox TV to air a Jackson special ' with the footage on Feb. 20, 2003. * discredit a Jackson special that aired Feb. 7 on ABC by British | journalist Martin Bashir. The ABC documentary featured Jackson holding hands with the _ 12-year-old boy, who later claimed to have slept overnight in Jackson’s bedroom. Schaffel’s footage of Jackson at Neverland ‘ with the boy and his relatives painted the pop star in a better light. In: October, Jackson tried to resurrect the Schaffel-produced “What More Can I Give” charity project, premiering a video ofthe single at. the Radio Music Awards. Jackson was honored with a Humanitarian Award on the program. - In November, Jackson began. offering downloads of the song : grams through music and the | for $2 at a website, whatmore canigive.com. It is unclear how Jackson can legally sell the song. Sources at.Sony say Jackson has never secured permission to re- ' lease the song by any of the art- ists on the recording. In addi- tion, Jackson and Schaffel have never paid for the services of | many individuals who worked on it, sources close to the project , said. And now, according to text ' published on the website, Jack- son promises to donate a portion of the proceeds to a charity called Music For Giving, which the star says was created ‘to “support children’s literacy, edu- cation and enrichment pro- - arts.” Jackson is accused of seven counts of lewd and lascivious . acts with a child under 14, and ' two counts of administering an intoxicating agent to a minor for the purpose of committing a felo- ny. He faces up to 24 years in prison if convicted.