when Michael Jackson explained in 1993 interview how his skin transformed from a black man’s skin to white man’s skin to end the rumours of him bleaching. Interviewer: there’s been rumours all over that you bleached your skin… what do you have to say to the people? Michael Jackson: look, there is no such thing as me bleaching my skin. I have a skin disorder called vitiligo… it destroys the pigmentation of my skin. It started spreading after Thriller and kept going until my whole body turned white. It’s something I cannot help so I just use makeup to even it out so I don’t look patchy… honestly, I’m proud to be Black, but this is a medical condition that I can’t control it. Interviewer: Wow… but then what about your hair? (Michael visibly pissed off but stayed calm) Michael Jackson: my hair? this isn’t my hair but a wig… my real hair caught on fire during the Pepsi commercial in 1984! It burned my scalp badly so that’s why I wear a wig now. People just love making up stories and I’m sure you’ll ask about my nose next.
