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In a tearful interview on NBC's Today show, Jermaine Jackson said he should have died instead of his brother, Michael, whose death last week remains under investigation.

"I wish it was me," he told Today's Matt Lauer, who sat down with Jackson on the grounds of his late brother's Neverland Ranch. "I always felt that I was his backbone, someone to be there for him."

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While the Jackson family confirmed no public memorial service would take place at Neverland this weekend, Jackson said he hoped the 2,500-acre ranch would be his brother's final resting place. "This is his home, he created this, why wouldn't he be here?" he told Lauer. Jackson's interment at Neverland would require an exception by local officials because burials are restricted to cemeteries. (Should Michael be buried at Neverland? Vote in our poll below.)

Where in the world was Matt Lauer Monday morning? At home nursing a shoulder injury — thanks to a deer.

The Today show host flipped over his bicycle's handlebars after a deer jumped into his path over the weekend, co-host Meredith Vieira announced on air.

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Thought you had heard the last of the Olympics until 2010? Think again.

On Saturday, Dec. 27, NBC will broadcast Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony: TV Event of the Year, a two-hour special hosted by Bob Costas and Matt Lauer, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Three and a half years after calling Matt Lauer "glib" on live television, Tom Cruise returned to Today Monday morning to offer his apologies and clear the air.

"It's not what I had intended," Cruise told Lauer. "In looking at myself, I thought ...
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Reunited, and it feels so good?

Three and a half years after calling Matt Lauer "glib" on Today, Tom Cruise will stop by the morning talk show on ...
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