According to a story now circulating widely across Facebook and YouTube, something unprecedented happened that night. Carson supposedly welcomed a 10-year-old nonspeaking autistic boy named Michael Bennett. The boy sat silently in the guest chair, overwhelmed by the lights, audience and cameras. Producers urged Carson through his earpiece to abandon the interview, but the host refused to hurry him.
For three minutes, Carson waited.
Then Michael allegedly raised his head and spoke publicly for the first time, delivering words so powerful that Carson and 12 million viewers were moved to tears.
