MB Views problem when escaping quote

/**
 *
 * Notice the \' in the desc key => value pair. It works in code, but triggers an error in the
 * JSON data that is added to the DOM attributes
 *
 */

                            array(
                                'name'     => 'Value Type',
                                'id'       => 'value_type',
                                'type'     => 'button_group',
                                'desc' => 'NOTE: The type\' DATE works with the \'compare\' value BETWEEN only if the date is stored at the format YYYYMMDD and tested with this format.',
                                'options'  => array(
                                    'CHAR'      => 'Char',
                                    'NUMERIC'    => 'Numeric',
                                    'BINARY' => 'Binary',
                                    'DATE'  => 'Date',
                                    'TIME' => 'Time',
                                    'DATETIME' => 'Datetime',
                                    'DECIMAL' => 'Decimal',
                                    'SIGNED' => 'Signed',
                                    'UNSIGNED' => 'Unsigned',
                                ),
                                'std' => 'CHAR',
                                'inline'   => true, // true (horizontal) / false (vertical)
                                'multiple' => false, // multiple choice
                            ),