This is a profile of Magic Johnson as he was retiring from the LA Lakers and dealing with HIV. Reported by Chris Wallace and broadcast on November 5, 1992.
Did you record or have a recording of the infamous Food Lion investigative report that aired as part of this very same episode of Primetime Live on November 5, 1992? If you do have such a recording of this infamous ABC report, please let me know!
@@AMPFIELDVISION In this same broadcast of Primetime Live, a report by Diane Sawyer was made regarding an undercover investigation. Two producers took jobs at two different Food Lion stores, with hidden cameras, and based on the footage shown, seemed to have captured breathtaking violations of health codes in reprocessing and dressing up expired deli meats to sell to the customers, cheese being nibbled by rats and the like. Food Lion sued ABC for trespass and fraud, on the basis that the producers had lied on their resumes to get the jobs, and also claimed that the footage shown had been selectively edited, and that most of the 45 hours of raw videotape actually showed the company being scrupulous in following the law. Despite using that argument, Food Lion did not sue for libel or defamation, which ABC said was an "end run around the First Amendment." The case was found in Food Lion's favor in December 1996, and ABC was ordered to pay $5.5 million. The judge reduced the award to $316,000, but ABC, now owned by Disney, appealed the case. In October 1999, an appellate court reversed the decision, saying that since Food Lion was not officially contesting the truth of ABC's report, fraud did not occur. The court did find breach of loyalty and trespass had occurred and awarded Food Lion a nominal $2 fine. While part of Food Lion's response to the ABC report is here on UA-cam, the original broadcast is not, and nor can I find a transcript of it on LexisNexis.
I saw him in person once in the 80’s. This is closer to his actual personality. His personality is actually a little more serious. When people wanted a picture he was very professional and flashed that famous smile in the picture. He was on vacation, but he made time for people who wanted a picture with him.
Not to mention you're not gonna get the happiest go lucky version of Magic when harassing the guy on vacation but good on him for taking pictures with fans on personal time. Jordan woulda told them to jump in a lake
This is when NBA players are unfiltered and authentic. Nowadays players have managers, publicists, production teams...etc try to control the narrative and calculate on every word they utter. The audience get a huge PR piece and feel disconnected with the player. I miss this kind of genuine one-on-one interviews.
That’s because they are making wayyyy more money.When u start allowing that money to mold you,you no longer desire to meet so often with the media ,you don’t desire to sign every autograph because you know how the money to not do those things.I can imagine that after a while it gets tiring seeing all those people and not being able to get a break or a rest
I was 14 when he made the announcement...1 of 3 times I cried in my life as a teen/adult. He is my GOAT nba player and I'm happy he is still alive and living a hell of a life.
I consider him above even Jordan when it comes to the GOAT discussion. He had a longer track record of making his team better. Right out of the gate, his rookie season he took an okay Lakers team right to the title. They were consistently the best team in the NBA for the entire decade of Magic’s prime because of him. Michael was great, but he couldn’t get out of the first round his first 3 years, while Magic won 2 world titles in his first 3 years in the league. And his charitable contributions to LA and the Black community through his foundation have been unquestionable. If someone calls Magic the GOAT, I could honestly not dispute that. Because he is on that level.
@@setaBC he got a 12 year old pregnant when he was 19, she was 13 when she had the baby and he was 20 and he left the girl and wouldn’t even pay a few dollars a month for child support
😒 the obvious medical professional, probably one of the many who said the threat of the virus was pretty much null because unless he had an open cut himself, it was… you right but in a weird dumb way lmao
Gary Viti. He has said that to not freak anyone out and to show solidarity with Magic, he decided not to put the gloves on and in hindsight he even admitted that it was the wrong move. That actually led to more backlash because he didn't follow protocol
Sucks he had to retire in that manner. But back then, society had a different outlook on HIV/AIDS. It was seen as death sentence and people were seen as walking timebombs
@@tyresewomack1359dude was banging any woman and man with a pulse believe that. Dude is def bisexual. Hanging with Arsenio, Eddie Murphy at Holly weird orgy parties. Eddie got picked up by the cops driving with a tranny
6 women at once?! Sheesh idk how that would even work. Do you just line them up in a row and hit each one at a time or do you have all six paying attention to each one of your body’s holes or are you focusing on a couple while the rest fondle each other? Damn I wish I could try that out one day but I’m good on the virus part
At least he didn't shy away from the questions that was asked in this interview and he was honest about his experiences in his life. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017.
He hasn't been honest about his sexual orientation and how he contracted hiv. Why hasn't he after all these years been called out for misinformation? Catching hiv vaginally is damn near impossible.
I don’t feel sorry for ANYONE who got to live a life like Johnson did in the 1980s...I would happily sacrafice my life and die or get an illness...just give me 10-12 years of living lik MJ did from 1979-1991
He was playing Russian roulette on and off the court. What did he expect? Isn't weird how all the partners he's had never came forward? Doubt there were NDAs back then
I was young at the time, but I remember players being afraid to guard Magic when he returned after finding out he had aids. They would just let him score.
These interviewers are lame. He's Magic Johnson. Why would he wanna be like john wayne? Lol. He's a actor. This real life. He said he wanted to determine his own fate like they let john in the movies. All that shootin and he ducked ww2. Lol Smh.
Well it looks these days are gone... With camera every where... indoors.. outdoors... elevators. No celebrity, who does not need sex to stay relevant, will do what Ervin and his peers had done back then.
In real life he is heterosexual but privately he dabbles in gay sex probably with rent boys. He's using hyper examples of heterosexual experiences to mask the idea of him catching hiv from a man. The science and statistics show you that it's damn near impossible to catch hiv vaginally even from an infected woman. 8:40 the interviewer in typical codified way was saying to him you're lying.
Be careful the grave you dig, God just may reverse the dirt💯. You definitely doesn’t have Jesus Christ in your heart, soul and mind. Only the devil in hell will utter such a thing. How is your mommy, daddy (if you have one) and grandparents doing? Are they dead or alive? You know you are a reflection of them 📚🙏🏿.
@@MichaelGilmoreTV it’s just irritating how everybody in this comment section is saying how much of a player he was like it was cute or something and in the video he’s smiling talking about it that’s not cute at all if it was a female y’all would call her all types of names
We have all sinned and fallen short of Gods glory sin is terrible because of sin we are separated from God but gladly here is the good news Jesus Christ came and walked this earth for everyone taught us the perfect way to live and how we should live and he died for our sins because we need a sacrifice to pay the price for our sins since our sins deserve hell if we live in sin but also more good news Jesus rose from the dead three days later we have to leave the sin behind and put it away and live new with Jesus this world is like a vapor it passes away but your eternity is forever and it is up to you what you want to do with it Jesus Christ is coming soon….
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Did you record or have a recording of the infamous Food Lion investigative report that aired as part of this very same episode of Primetime Live on November 5, 1992? If you do have such a recording of this infamous ABC report, please let me know!
@@luv4hutchwhat happened with food lion?
@@AMPFIELDVISION In this same broadcast of Primetime Live, a report by Diane Sawyer was made regarding an undercover investigation. Two producers took jobs at two different Food Lion stores, with hidden cameras, and based on the footage shown, seemed to have captured breathtaking violations of health codes in reprocessing and dressing up expired deli meats to sell to the customers, cheese being nibbled by rats and the like. Food Lion sued ABC for trespass and fraud, on the basis that the producers had lied on their resumes to get the jobs, and also claimed that the footage shown had been selectively edited, and that most of the 45 hours of raw videotape actually showed the company being scrupulous in following the law. Despite using that argument, Food Lion did not sue for libel or defamation, which ABC said was an "end run around the First Amendment." The case was found in Food Lion's favor in December 1996, and ABC was ordered to pay $5.5 million. The judge reduced the award to $316,000, but ABC, now owned by Disney, appealed the case. In October 1999, an appellate court reversed the decision, saying that since Food Lion was not officially contesting the truth of ABC's report, fraud did not occur. The court did find breach of loyalty and trespass had occurred and awarded Food Lion a nominal $2 fine.
While part of Food Lion's response to the ABC report is here on UA-cam, the original broadcast is not, and nor can I find a transcript of it on LexisNexis.
I saw him in person once in the 80’s. This is closer to his actual personality. His personality is actually a little more serious. When people wanted a picture he was very professional and flashed that famous smile in the picture. He was on vacation, but he made time for people who wanted a picture with him.
I don’t think you can gauge one’s personality from meeting them once 😂
Not to mention you're not gonna get the happiest go lucky version of Magic when harassing the guy on vacation but good on him for taking pictures with fans on personal time. Jordan woulda told them to jump in a lake
magic invented the no look stroke game
Magic was having “no look sex” 🥴😩😂😂😂😂
Man I swear I came here just got dat 😂😂😂😂
😂😂no look passes and no look sex😂
? What that means
Hall of Fame passer 💉💉💉
@@Highheel-shoe-review it mean you don't look when you sex
He was a man in this interview, the reporter was trying to make him feel bad. He answered everything gracefully.
6 women at once?! Sheesh that's more than a triple double 😂🤣🏀
That’s a DOUBLE triple double
@@donniro5962 🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣
@D S after
Draymond puts up triple singles
This is when NBA players are unfiltered and authentic.
Nowadays players have managers, publicists, production teams...etc try to control the narrative and calculate on every word they utter. The audience get a huge PR piece and feel disconnected with the player.
I miss this kind of genuine one-on-one interviews.
That's the whole Hollywood industry not just b-ball players.
That’s because they are making wayyyy more money.When u start allowing that money to mold you,you no longer desire to meet so often with the media ,you don’t desire to sign every autograph because you know how the money to not do those things.I can imagine that after a while it gets tiring seeing all those people and not being able to get a break or a rest
I was 14 when he made the announcement...1 of 3 times I cried in my life as a teen/adult. He is my GOAT nba player and I'm happy he is still alive and living a hell of a life.
❤
I consider him above even Jordan when it comes to the GOAT discussion. He had a longer track record of making his team better. Right out of the gate, his rookie season he took an okay Lakers team right to the title. They were consistently the best team in the NBA for the entire decade of Magic’s prime because of him. Michael was great, but he couldn’t get out of the first round his first 3 years, while Magic won 2 world titles in his first 3 years in the league.
And his charitable contributions to LA and the Black community through his foundation have been unquestionable. If someone calls Magic the GOAT, I could honestly not dispute that. Because he is on that level.
@@Jeff_Pryce you don’t know basketball
Winning Time probably got Magic the most accurate 😂
Yep they got his personality charisma and mannerisms down very well
That’s why Magic is saying WT isn’t telling the truth, he knows he’s being exposed 😂
And he knows it too. That's what he was really mad about.
They got Magic right but they fictionalized several events for entertainment purposes
Karl Malone has no business expressing what he thinks is right and wrong lmao
Was just about to say this, his opinion garbage regardless the topic
Why?
@@setaBC he got a 12 year old pregnant when he was 19, she was 13 when she had the baby and he was 20 and he left the girl and wouldn’t even pay a few dollars a month for child support
Yes he does, especially since he is The Goat 🐐.
@@aaronramirez2610 the goat of being a shitty person maybe
That dude bandaging him up without gloves has balls
@D S yeah but back in the early 90s people weren’t sure. In the mid 80s a lot of medical professionals thought it was airborne
😒 the obvious medical professional, probably one of the many who said the threat of the virus was pretty much null because unless he had an open cut himself, it was… you right but in a weird dumb way lmao
Lakers trainer Gary Vitti.
maybe cause he knew magic didnt have aids ?????
Gary Viti. He has said that to not freak anyone out and to show solidarity with Magic, he decided not to put the gloves on and in hindsight he even admitted that it was the wrong move. That actually led to more backlash because he didn't follow protocol
He is very self aware.
Yeah, too bad he treated his wife badly
@@joyandpeacefullaughter5307 🤡
All womanizers are self aware that’s how they get women.
Sucks he had to retire in that manner. But back then, society had a different outlook on HIV/AIDS. It was seen as death sentence and people were seen as walking timebombs
Bruh this interview is actually wild lol
There’s a lot of painful admissions here. Brutal honesty.
I love how he answered every question.
The brother grew up in my hometown Michigan and he sound just like brothers sound in the motor city.
@@ballergame1017 that’s where I’m from too 😁
Magic was a freak freak 😂😂😂
FREAK FREAK indeed
Magic was getting them cheeks back in the day 😂😂
@@tyresewomack1359dude was banging any woman and man with a pulse believe that. Dude is def bisexual. Hanging with Arsenio, Eddie Murphy at Holly weird orgy parties. Eddie got picked up by the cops driving with a tranny
That smile the lights up the room! GOAT as a Laker and an even greater human being.
Oh this is kinda wild I’ve never seen this interview
Chris wallace looks so young lol, magic still looks the same
damm can u imagine this magic Johnson with a clean ass edge up
His shit was always sloppy 😂
He never had a clean line during the 1980’s. He should have been fired tht barber.
@@ajax5467 😂😂😂😂
He had a blast, it is what it is.
You can see that serious side of Magic in this interview.
This interview is goated bruh 🔥
This man is as humble as they come.
I'd rather share my time and a drink with Magic than Karl Malone. Damn Chester.
6 women at once?! Sheesh idk how that would even work. Do you just line them up in a row and hit each one at a time or do you have all six paying attention to each one of your body’s holes or are you focusing on a couple while the rest fondle each other? Damn I wish I could try that out one day but I’m good on the virus part
This makes me sad. I understand his pain a lot more today, I contracted hsv2 this year
How so?
🙏🏽
God bless you ❤️
@@stilesjohnson1745 man you good that’s not even some shit to stress over u know how many people have that and will never even know
@@rattlesnake1ful True I am good.
This man was different lol
great magic johnson 1992 interview on abc primetime live !!!
You can’t tell me that since 1991, Magic is the only NBA player to get HIV.
He never really had it like that my guy, and I agree it’s impossible, these dudes are popping hundreds of women a year lmao
@@mrshorts7167 "never really had it like that" lol wth does that mean😂
Hiv,doesn't exist anymore.
@@Kinobambino I guess if “he had it like that” though then he would be dead. Just my take
@@Kinobambino or probably he just gets the best treatment in the world then
Commentator at :46 : Magic penetrates down the middle! 😂😂
Commentator clearly heard the stories
Watching this after watching the voiceover
This was sad :( but also great for sampling
Magic Johnson is the most charismatic basketball player ever. Ahead of Shaq, Kobe and Chuck.
Magic was genuine and creative.
MJ copied Dr J moves
Kobe copied MJ moves
So both of them not genuine
At least he didn't shy away from the questions that was asked in this interview and he was honest about his experiences in his life. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017.
He hasn't been honest about his sexual orientation and how he contracted hiv. Why hasn't he after all these years been called out for misinformation? Catching hiv vaginally is damn near impossible.
i love magic man
Crazy thing is I was at that game at North Carolina. Still have the ticket stub. I was 8, and had no idea the significance what was going on.
this is insane bruh 😭
just wait until the show addresses it. 50k views rn....
4:46 … we know😭😭
Bruh u made me spit my water out at the table😭😭😭😭
My EXACT thought 😂
Dude aint got no gloves on cleaning that wound. Lol but everyone is scared.
Cookie Johnson can pass for a famous Jackson family member.
It's the hair
Ugly to.
@@aaronramirez2610 The Jacksons were good looking people without surgery. None of them needed it.
@@alex_n215 It's because MJ's dad would berate him and call him "n---er nose" so he hated the way it looked
Greatest rookie season of all time. Another nba what if, what magic didn’t get the virus.
Magic got a special wife man...is funny in the interview he talk about him not been gay and hey his son came out gay
She’s married to Magic Johnson, he came home crying & she was like “oh nigga please it’s just AIDS, I’ll be in the Bentley” 😂
@@Logic7 🤣🤣
@@Logic7 😂
@@Logic7 😂
Magic Johnson in Deion Sanders kinda got they same resemblance
Magic !!! 😭😭😭😭
Damn a Certified Freak 😂😂
A time where HIV nd AIDS was treated like covid nd sht must’ve been a terrible time😕
This video wild 😂😂😂
Reporter like "Damn man you coulda let me get in on some that"😅
Infinitesimal.
That baby grew up to be that!? 😂😭
So what
Yuck
The son is who Magic truly is.
The man putting on his bandage didn't care...knowledge is key people
I don’t feel sorry for ANYONE who got to live a life like Johnson did in the 1980s...I would happily sacrafice my life and die or get an illness...just give me 10-12 years of living lik MJ did from 1979-1991
To the dominant society, Magic is a proxy for Black men. We’re heavily stereotyped, unfortunately.
Can you elaborate
@@k.matthews1158 this interview gave off the impression that Magic is a player who likes tons of women. Thats the same stereotype about black men
Huh?
@@daboss6614 generally most men are straight. We all love women.
@@daboss6614 black men are obsessed with ww, that's who he got the aids from hehehe
He was playing Russian roulette on and off the court. What did he expect? Isn't weird how all the partners he's had never came forward? Doubt there were NDAs back then
You’d be surprised
Different time women didn’t want to be embarrassed by coming forth revealing they had sex with a man with AIDS
All NBA players do the same thing
Magic said, “that was boff” 🤣🤣🤣
Been looking 4 dis interview 4 a long time. so much honesty at least on the women part I think lol
Magic had women on women on women
I strongly believe magic at some point in time between his first 3-5 years in the league he was clapping Jeanie buss
Wow.
Magic was Charlie Sheen BEFORE Charlie Sheen.
Nah lol Charlie sheen was in the game at tha same time 80s
One of Gods fav humans he’s ever created and blessed....God loves the Magic Johnsons of the world WAAAAAY WAAAY MORE THEN ME AND YOU
It seem like the interviewer was low key hating on magic
Whew child
Damn magic was getting them cheeks back then 😂😂
Nah he tweakin.
Why wasn't that doctor wearing gloves??
He gives an interview discussing why. Watch it, it's really good
I was young at the time, but I remember players being afraid to guard Magic when he returned after finding out he had aids. They would just let him score.
This is funny 🤣
"he probably showed off his son" huh???
Cookie has always been fine sheesh I wish they still made females like this all natural 😘😍
What was missing from the doctor... gloves.
Magic Johnson had 🏀 🏀 👩
Karl Malone! No comment
These interviewers are lame. He's Magic Johnson. Why would he wanna be like john wayne? Lol. He's a actor. This real life. He said he wanted to determine his own fate like they let john in the movies. All that shootin and he ducked ww2. Lol Smh.
Karl Malone telling people what’s right and what’s wrong is a joke
Every man would do the same if they were in Magic's position.
Speak for yourself......
Till this day I’ve never met a women slower then cookie😂 she really stood there for the money
Winning Time really make her look stupid 🤣
I don't know if it's entirely for the money though. Cos she could leave and still take half of his money if not more.
@@lemiphil2388 that money would 100% be gone by now
John Wayne isn't a real person.
It's amazing how ignorant the world was about aids back then
Well it looks these days are gone... With camera every where... indoors.. outdoors... elevators. No celebrity, who does not need sex to stay relevant, will do what Ervin and his peers had done back then.
Magic liked boys and girls how you think he got that package
In real life he is heterosexual but privately he dabbles in gay sex probably with rent boys. He's using hyper examples of heterosexual experiences to mask the idea of him catching hiv from a man. The science and statistics show you that it's damn near impossible to catch hiv vaginally even from an infected woman. 8:40 the interviewer in typical codified way was saying to him you're lying.
He knocked down 6 at the same time😂
How many kids did he father? 5000 women a year? Really? G
He got it a from a dude .. Jermaine Stewart to be exact. Nevertheless, magic is still a legend whether he’s straight or not 🤷🏿♂️
All because you cheated on your wife 🤦🏾♀️ KEEP THAT IN MIND
he cheated un protectively
Is that his gay son ?
W
9:15 thats what happen when you wanted to taste most of the time.
you will pay for it.
That ain’t cute it’s trifling asf and that’s exactly why he got what he got
🤡
@@michaeljay3044 u a clown if u think that’s cute
@@skiealford6928🤡
Be careful the grave you dig, God just may reverse the dirt💯. You definitely doesn’t have Jesus Christ in your heart, soul and mind. Only the devil in hell will utter such a thing. How is your mommy, daddy (if you have one) and grandparents doing? Are they dead or alive? You know you are a reflection of them 📚🙏🏿.
@@MichaelGilmoreTV it’s just irritating how everybody in this comment section is saying how much of a player he was like it was cute or something and in the video he’s smiling talking about it that’s not cute at all if it was a female y’all would call her all types of names
I doubt he really has the virus
thumbs up if you think the reason Karl Malone went 0/3 in the Finals is because of Karma for helping to cut Magic's career short?
wasn't it magic own fault wtf
We have all sinned and fallen short of Gods glory sin is terrible because of sin we are separated from God but gladly here is the good news Jesus Christ came and walked this earth for everyone taught us the perfect way to live and how we should live and he died for our sins because we need a sacrifice to pay the price for our sins since our sins deserve hell if we live in sin but also more good news Jesus rose from the dead three days later we have to leave the sin behind and put it away and live new with Jesus this world is like a vapor it passes away but your eternity is forever and it is up to you what you want to do with it Jesus Christ is coming soon….
Karl Malone of all people
Cookie has to be the most loyal wife in history.... They will never be another woman like that in history
Yeah...he didn't take AZT.
I wonder why?...probably because he hasn't got it and never did.....
Poor man lol
So funny to see Chris Wallace talk to Johnson about his sex-capades and years later watch him justify Trump
Swig of water
When he lied about how he caught it.