Michael Jackson

Early on, Michael Jackson spread rumors about some untruths in order to promote certain movies or even just his own beliefs. And for he course of his childhood, his skin was brown, but as he grew older, he was diagnosed with vitiligo, or leukoderma, which started to turn his skin white. Leukoderma is a chronic skin disease that causes the skin to lose pigmentation, therefore, the color, resulting in irregular patches of pale skin. In the past, as mentioned before, he leaked untruths about himself in order to promote his eccentric persona. But even before his skin started turning pale because of the disease, he had stopped because he realized that people would look down on him for it.

Unfortunately, the press began to make up their own stories. When his skin began to turn pale from leukoderma, the press began to spread the rumor that he was bleaching his skin. He couldn't do anything about that. But after a while, his skin stopped changing, leaving pale patches of mixes of color on his skin. So he underwent depigmentation.

Michael Jackson was also diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disease that could be fatal as the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissues, causing inflammation and tissue damage. And combined with leukoderma, it made him very sensitive to sunlight.

Well if you mean when he danced by himself with out his brothers then it's when he made that song Billie Jean. He started singing at seven.

he has been interviewed by her at his neverland ranch in 1993

I am not sure but i do know that he did not invent the moonwalk, it was from a tap dancer in the 50's named bill bailey. MJ does have a patent on shoe. In the video smooth criminal,when the dance and MJ lend forward, the shoes that they wore were special magnet.. shoes that help them lend and MJ invented them

Yes, it wasn't a dance move, it was the shoes that allowed him to do the anti gravity lean.

The Say Say Say video is about a couple of conmen (Jackson and McCartney) who apparently go around the country selling a "strength potion". McCartney poses as the man selling the potion that will make you miraculously strong, and Jackson poses as someone in the crowd who wants to "try" the potion and see if it works. Of course, since Jackson is in on the scam, he drinks the potion and immediately wins an arm-wrestling match with a much bigger man (also in on the scam). After this display, the rest of the crowd surges forward with everyone wanting to buy some potion. With the money they make from the strength potion, McCartney, Jackson, and McCartney's wife Linda (playing another con-woman and part of their little group) go off and give the money they've made to the poor. McCartney and Jackson then travel to the next town and perform a vaudville act in a local tavern. While there, Jackson notices a pretty girl in the crowd (played by Michael's sister La Toya). He flirts with her a bit, but in the end he cannot stay with her because of his life on the road. McCartney gives La Toya flowers in the last scene, and she stands by the side of the road waving as the other three take off in their wagon, bound for the next town where they will presumably perform or try the "strength potion" scam all over again.

In his early career Elvis was portrayed by the local media as a "hot and rising talent".

When Elvis became more popular the media attempted to portray him as (a) a cause of juvenile delinquency (b) a bad influence and (c) anti-christian. However, during his appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show Elvis sang the spiritual song "Peace In The Valley' which showed his love of gospel and he was much more accepted in the media.

When Elvis was drafted, in December of 1958, and then was honorably discharged in 1960 Elvis was widely portrayed in the media as a positive influence.

During the 1960s, when Elvis was bound to do his movie contracts, Elvis was labeled as a "movie star" instead of a musician/singer with influence. But during 1968 all that changed with Elvis' TV appearance entitled "Elvis" sponsored by the Singer Sewing Company. This TV event showcased Elvis in a square surrounded by an audience and Elvis' voice was remarkable and he soon signed the largest contract to perform in Las Vegas and began what was to be SOLD OUT concerts in the United States from 1969 until his death in 1977.

In the mid - late 1974 there were negative media reports about Elvis' weight and medical problems. With the publication of the book "Elvis What Happened", in 1977, the media began a never ending onslaught of attacks about his weight - his medications - his emotional well being, etc. All of this had an adverse effect on Elvis.

On August 16, 1977 when Elvis died the media around the World ran "wall to wall" coverage about Elvis.

Since Elvis' passing he has received his fair share of criticism in the media but overall they have done a good job of accurately reflecting the life of Elvis onstage and off.

Jackson died in 1845, on June 8 in the early evening.

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Michael Jackson was always important, but the time that people really just loved Michael Jackson was when off the wall came out, then they thought that Michael couldn't do better than Off The Wall, Until Thriller came out, then at Motown 25, Michael did his first debut of Billie Jean, it was the first time for everything then, the first time he did that song in public, the first time he Moonwalked, the first time many people saw Michael as being a wonderful solo artist

La Toya and Michael were extremely close growing up. Aside from their mother, Katherine, they were the two in the family who were most devout in their Jehovah Witness faith. They often read the Bible together and went door-to-door to talk about their religion, encouraging others to join it. This was true even after Michael became famous, although he then had to wear disguises when he and La Toya knocked on doors.

La Toya and Michael had similar personalities in that they were both extremely religious and shy, unwilling to date others of the opposite sex as teenagers and well into their 20s. They were each other's confidantes and lived together in an apartment in New York City in the late 70s while Michael filmed The Wiz with Diana Ross. As per Katherine's instructions, La Toya made sure her brother got up each morning for his early set calls, and she cooked him a hearty breakfast before he went.

While living together at the Jackson estate in Encino during the 80s, La Toya and Michael spent a lot of time together. They often dressed alike - in the same outfit on in matching colors. They would often do this for family parties, and guests would be shocked by how much they looked alike.

Michael moved out of the Havenhurst estate in 1988 and into Neverland. It was after this that his relationship with La Toya began to deteriorate. Joe Jackson hired a man named Jack Gordon to help with La Toya's non-existent singing career. Instead of helping La Toya, Gordon succeeded in brainwashing her, convincing her that her family did not care about her and only wanted to control her and keep her down. Over time, La Toya became convinced that she had to separate herself from her family. She took off with Jack Gordon, who began to abuse her physically. At that point, she wanted to leave Gordon, but he threatened to kill her and members of her family if she tried. Out of fear and brainwashing, she stayed with him, and he forced her to marry him in Las Vegas in 1989. Gordon forbade La Toya to have contact with her family, except when he wanted her to help extort money from them. Against her religioius upbringing, Gordon also forced her to pose nude for Playboy in 1989.

In 1991 La Toya wrote a book called Growing Up in the Jackson Family in which she threatened to claim that both she and Michael were sexually abused as children. Gordon told Katherine and Joe Jackson that if they wanted to stop the book's publication, they would have to pay him $5 million. They refused to pay. Michael threatened to sue La Toya if she wrote that he'd been sexually abused. In the end, La Toya's book was kind to Michael but very critical of everyone else in the family, especially her father.

In 1993 La Toya held a press conference in which she claimed that she believed the sexual molestation charges against Michael were true. The family accused her of lying and being controlled by Jack Gordon. Three years later in 1996 when Gordon demanded that she act in a porn movie, La Toya called her brother Randy and begged him to help her escape from Gordon's clutches. Randy immediately flew to NYC and rescued ed La Toya, still in her pajamas, while Gordon was out. On the way home to California, they stopped in Las Vegas where La Toya obtained a divorce from Gordon. After that, she returned to the Encino estate where she stayed, rarely going out, for the next six years.

La Toya begged forgiveness from her family and explained to them (as they already pretty much knew) that all her out of character behavior, including the Playboy Centerfold, the nasty book, and the way she turned on Michael was all because Gordon had forced her to under threat that he would beat her, kill her family members, and eventually kill her. Gordon specifically threatened to kill Michael and Janet if La Toya did not hold the press conference stating she believe Michael to be a peodophile.

The family forgave La Toya and accepted her back with open arms. Michael in particular, forgave La Toya for turning on him and the two of them eventually got close again. During his molestation charges and trial in 2005, La Toya stood by Michael, appearing in court frequently and defending him on television. She was with him during his initial arraignment ( a day on which La Toya, Michael, and Janet all wore white to court to symbolize his innocence) on the charges and again on the day the not guilty verdict came in.

On the day Michael died, La Toya was the first family member to reach the hospital after Katherine Jackson and Michael's kids. She signed the death certificate for her brother and was put in charge of picking out the clothes for him to wear in the coffin. Reportedly, it was La Toya's request that Michael wear a single white rhinestone-studded glove in his casket.

La Toya released her single Home shortly after Michael's death. It was a tribute to her family and her sorrow over being estranged from them during her marriage to Jack Gordon. In it, she refers to Michael by his childhood nickname - Joker - saying that she misses him and all the fun they had together. La Toya announced that she would donate all proceeds from the sale of this single to one of Michael's favorite AIDS charities.

yes by tommy dreamer

in 1979 Off the wall was his first solo album.

Gary, Indiana

Most news stations were covering the story, music channels played his videos, radio stations played his songs. Fans gathered to pay tribute at places like Neverland and the Jackson's old home in Indiana and the O2 Arena in London.

That depends. When Michael was 5, he would disrespect his father and get punished. In 1993, he was accused of child molestation.

Just remember that Michael was a pure genius. He has been through a lot but he was a GENIUS.

Michael Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the sixteenth annual induction dinner on March 19th, 2001.

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Michael Jackson loved the concept of scary movies and zombies and things. He loved trick or treating even though he couldn't experience it like he wanted to. So I think he just enjoyed being what he couldn't be in his past.

Got to Be There was the solo debut album by then-adolescent Michael Jackson, released by Motown Records on January 24, 1972.
Got to be there

The 30th anniversary shows were on the 7th and 10th of September 2001 in New York.

Yes, but she was dressed similar to Rebbie which caused confusion. Yes. La Toya was the one in the wide-brimmed black hat. Rebbie also wore a black hat, but La Toya's was larger and obscured most of her face. She can be seen standing to the right of Marlon as he is speaking at the end of the memorial.