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Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson performing "You Are Not Alone" at the 1995 Video Music Awards.
Born August 29, 1958
Gary, Indiana, United States
Occupation Recording artist and performer
Years active 1969–present
Worldwide sales ~300 million+
Genre(s) R&B, Pop, Rock
Label(s) Motown (1969–1974)
Epic Records (1976–present)
Official website Michael Jackson.com
For other people with the same name, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation)

Michael Joseph Jackson (born 29 August 1958), also known to some by the misonomers the King of Pop and Wacko Jacko, is an embattled songwriter, musician, entertainer and actor. He is known best for his eccentricity, constant tabloid coverage and his extravagantly long, critically acclaimed epic music song, video and album, Thriller.

Jackson began his musical career at the age of five as lead singer of The Jackson 5. He made his first solo recordings in 1971 while remaining a member of the group. He began a full-fledged solo career in 1979 and formally parted with his siblings in 1984. In his solo career, Jackson recorded and co-produced the best-selling album of all-time, Thriller, received thirteen Grammy awards and charted thirteen number-one singles in the United States alone. Jackson has been awarded numerous honors, including the World Music Award's "Best-selling pop male artist of the Millennium" and he is a double-inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1997 and in 2001 as a solo artist.

Jackson has had a string of cosmetic surgeries which are widely discussed in the media, particularly by British Tabloids such as The Mirror and The Sun. It is often debated whether Jackson has disfigured himself asking for too many rhinoplasty surgeries.

Jackson's turbulant love life has been speculated on by many people and the media. He has been married twice. In 1994 he married Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley. Presley is known as "The King Of Rock and Roll" by fans, and many fans commented on how Jackson was then "The King Of Pop and Rock" by ascension to a metaphorical throne. He was divorced from Presley 18 months later and lost his new title. In 1996 Jackson married Deborah Jeanne Rowe, his dermatologist. Jackson's second marriage delivered two children; Prince and Paris. He divorced Rowe shortly afterwards.

Jackson has 3 children, Prince, Paris and the youngest via surrogacy who is nicknamed 'Blanket'.

From 1988 to 2005, Jackson lived in the US. In 2005 he moved to Bahrain, after he was acquitted of 10 counts of abuse against Gavin Arviso, aged 13 at the time. Jackson said he moved due to media interference in his life and tabloid persecution. A video of Jackson being accosted by fans and media in January 2006 in the UK can be found here.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] The Beginning Of Jackson's Career: 1969–1980

Main articles: [[The Jackson 5|The Jackson 5]] and [[Off The Wall|Off The Wall]]

Michael Jackson was born to Joseph and Katherine Jackson in Gary, Indiana. He was the seventh of nine children, including Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, LaToya, Marlon, Randy and Janet. left|thumb|The cover to Michael Jackson's first solo LP, 1971's Got to Be There. Joseph organized his children into a music group called "The Jackson 5". The group played local clubs and bars, building up a following and eventually signing a contract with Motown Records in March 1969. The Jackson 5 soon became national stars with their first four singles charting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Michael also released four solo albums and charted many hit singles as part of the Jackson 5 franchise including the hits "Got to Be There"[1], "Ben", and a remake of Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin".

The Jackson 5's sales declined after 1973, and the group chafed under Motown's strict refusal to allow the Jacksons creative control or input. In 1976, the group signed a new contract with CBS Records (first joining the Philadelphia International division and later moving over to Epic Records). Upon learning that the Jackson 5 had signed a contract with another label, Motown sued the group for breach of contract. As a result, they lost the rights to use the "Jackson 5" name and logo and changed their named to "The Jacksons". The newly named Jacksons, featuring youngest brother Randy in Jermaine's place, continued their successful career, touring internationally, and releasing six albums between 1976 and 1984.

In 1978, Michael Jackson starred as the scarecrow in The Wiz with former-labelmate Diana Ross playing Dorothy.[2] The musical film's songs were arranged by famed producer Quincy Jones, who established a partnership with Jackson and agreed to produce his first solo album. Off the Wall, released in 1979, was a worldwide hit, and became the first album in history to spawn four top-ten hits, including "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You".[3] The album went on to sell 20 million copies worldwide[4], establishing Jackson as a musical force without his brothers. After the success of Off the Wall, Jackson began work on his second solo album with Quincy Jones.

[edit] Chart Domination and Media Controversy: 1982–1992

Main article: [[Thriller, We Are The World, Captain EO, Bad, Physical appearance of Michael Jackson, Dangerous|Thriller, We Are The World, Captain EO, Bad, Physical appearance of Michael Jackson, Dangerous]]

[[Image:Michaeljacksonthriller.jpg|thumb|The original album cover to 1982's Thriller. The special edition cover features Jackson holding a tiger cub.]] In 1982, Jackson released his Sophomore album with the Epic record label. The album, Thriller became the best-selling album in music history with 60 million copies sold worldwide. The album spawned seven hit singles, including "Billie Jean" (which was the first music video by an African American artist to receive regular airplay on MTV), "Beat It" and the album's title track which was accompanied by a revolutionary music video. The thirteen-minute "Thriller" was critically acclaimed, and massive airplay lead to it being packaged with the featurette "Making Michael Jackson's "Thriller" on VHS, where it became the best-selling music home video ever.[5] Thriller spent 37 weeks at number one and remained on the Billboard album chart for 122 weeks. It was eventually certified 26x Platinum in the United States.[6]

In 1983, whilst performing "Billie Jean" at the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever concert Jackson debuted what could now be construed as his signature move - the moonwalk.[7] It was at this point that Jackson's stardom exploded. The media began paying more attention to this new, publicity-courting Jackson. Jackson used his new superstar status and wealth to reap financial rewards. In 1983 Jackson started a sponsorship deal with Pepsi-Cola, as part of the deal Jackson agreed to star in a Commercial. While filming the commercial in 1984, Jackson burnt his scalp, requiring skin grafts.[8]

Later in 1984, Jackson won eight Grammy awards. Seven were for the critically acclaimed Thriller. Jackson also won a Grammy for the E.T. Storybook that year, breaking the record for the most Grammy awards won in a single year.[9] Reuniting with his brothers, Jackson then helped to write the Victory album and performed and starred in the successful Victory Tour.

In 1985 Jackson co-wrote the hit charity single "We Are The World". The single helped to raise money and awareness for famine in East Africa and brought Jackson his first taste of perception by the media as a humanitarian [10].

Controversy followed that year when Jackson purchased the majority of shares in ATV Music Publishing (Lennon's estate and McCartney also co-owned), making himself the majority shareholder. The ATV Music Publishing company owned the rights to most of The Beatles' songs. The move angered close friend and song co-writing partner Paul McCartney, who was interested in purchasing the Beatles catalog for himself and felt betrayed by Jackson's actions. Ironically, it was McCartney who advised Jackson on the merits of song ownership.[11] Their creative co-writing ended after this event. Following this controversial business deal, tabloid stories of Jackson sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber to stall the aging-process, and purchasing the skeleton of the Elephant Man inspired the pejorative nickname "Wacko Jacko".[12] left|thumb|Bad album cover In 1987, after starring in the George Lucas/Francis Ford Coppola 3-D film Captain EO, Jackson released Bad, his third and final album with producer Quincy Jones.[13] Bad sold 29 million copies[14] and spawned seven hit singles [15] including the number ones "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", and "Dirty Diana". The album was supported by a world tour which lasted for over a year visiting 15 countries[16]

With high expectations after the success of Thriller, Jackson had some big ideas for the album. He initially wanted to make the album 30 tracks long, which Quincy Jones cut down to 10. He also wanted the title track to be a duet with fellow pop superstar Prince, but that fell through after the two had creative differences and Prince left the project.

Jackson hired film director Martin Scorsese to direct the video for the album's title track.[17] When the 18-minute music video debuted on TV, it sparked a great deal of controversy as it was apparent that Jackson's appearance had changed dramatically.[18] Although Jackson's skin color was a medium-brown color for the entire duration of his youth, his skin had been becoming paler gradually since 1982, and had become a light brown colour. This was now so noticeable the entire press, not just tabloids took out widespread coverage on it. Jackson attributed the changing skin color to vitiligo and denied rumors that he bleached his skin.[19] Another significant reason for the change in appearance was the use of plastic surgery. Despite a number of surgeons' claims that Jackson has undergone multiple nasal surgeries as well as a forehead lift, thinned lips and cheekbone surgery[20], Jackson wrote in his 1988 autobiography Moon Walk that he only had two rhinoplastic surgeries and the surgical creation of a cleft in his chin, while attributing puberty and diet to the noticeable change in the structure of his face.[21]

thumb|The cover to the 1991 album Dangerous In 1991, Michael Jackson released Dangerous which went on to sell 29 million copies sold worldwide.[22] The major hit from Dangerous was "Black or White", which was accompanied by a controversial music video featuring scenes of a sexual nature, violence and racism. The video was banned on most music-television channels until the scenes of violence and sex enacted by Jackson breaking windows and simulating masturbation were edited out of the video.[23]

[edit] Allegations and 90's era career: 1993–2002

Main article: [[1993 child molestation allegations against Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson marriages and children, HIStory, Blood on the Dance Floor, Invincible|1993 child molestation allegations against Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson marriages and children, HIStory, Blood on the Dance Floor, Invincible]]

Named for his hit single "Heal The World", Jackson founded the "Heal the World Foundation" in 1992 . The charity organization brought under-privileged children to Jackson's Peter Pan-inspired Neverland Ranch, located outside Santa Ynez, California to enjoy the rides and amusements Jackson had built on the property since he purchased it in 1988. He would also occasionally let children sleep-over at Neverland. This practice soon became frowned-upon when allegations of child sexual abuse were brought against Jackson. In 1993, Jordan Chandler, the son of former Beverly Hills dentist Evan Chandler, represented by civil lawyer Larry Feldman, accused Jackson of child sexual abuse. In 1994, Jackson settled out of court with the accuser for a reported USD 20 million and was not charged.[24]

After the allegations were settled in 1994, Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley. The marriage was severely criticized by the media and lasted less than two years. Despite some comments questioning the validity of this union, Presley has always maintained that they both shared a married couple's life during their time together and were sexually active.[25] [[Image:jackson7a.jpg|thumb|left|The cover of the HIStory compilation.]] In 1995, Jackson released HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book 1.[26] The first disc, HIStory Begins, was a fifteen-track greatest hits album (in 2001, HIStory Begins was re-released on its own as Greatest Hits - HIStory Vol. I and sold 3 million copies[27]), while the second disc, HIStory Continues, contained fifteen new songs. The double album has sold 18 million copies[28] (36 million discs) to date.

To promote the album, Jackson embarked on the successful HIStory World Tour.[29] On November 14, 1996, during the Australian leg of the tour, Jackson married his dermatologist's nurse Deborah Jeanne Rowe, with whom he fathered a son, Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. (who publicly goes by the name "Prince"), and a daughter, Paris Katherine Jackson. Jackson and Rowe were divorced in 1999. Jackson later said that Rowe wanted him to have the children as a "gift".[30] The paternity of Michael Jackson's children has been heavily debated by the public. Because Michael is black and Rowe is white, the children are biracial. The children do not have any resemblance to Jackson in his childhood, and their skin is a milky white. This is not always uncommon in biracial children, when the white parent has the dominant genes. Michael has always maintained that his first two children were conceived naturally.

In 1997, Jackson released an album of remixes of hit singles from the "HIStory" album titled Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix.[31] Jackson also recorded five original songs which were put on the album ("Blood On The Dance Floor", "Is It Scary?", "Ghosts", "Superfly Sister" and "Morphine"). Of the new songs, three were released globally, including the title track which reached number-one in the UK.[32] The album suffered lower-than-average sales compared to Jackson's standard, selling six million copies worldwide.[33] Other single releases from the album included "Ghosts", and "Is It Scary?", which were songs based on a film Jackson created that year titled "Ghosts".[34] The film, written by Michael Jackson and Stephen King and directed by Stan Winston, features impressive special effects and dance moves choreographed to original music written by Michael Jackson.[35] Jackson dedicated the album to Elton John, who reportedly helped him through his addiction to painkillers, notably morphine.

thumb|The cover of the Michael Jackson's Invincible album. Five variant covers, each with the same design but sporting different colors, were released. Jackson's latest album Invincible was released in October 2001.[36] The album debuted at number-one in thirteen countries and has since sold eight million copies worldwide.[37] The singles released from the album include "You Rock My World," "Cry," and "Butterflies". Just before the release of Invincible, Jackson informed Sony Music Entertainment head, Tommy Mottola, that he was not going to renew his contract, which was about to expire in terms of supplying the label with albums of full-new material for release through ER/SME. In 2002 all the singles releases, video shootings and promotions, concerning the Invincible album were cancelled. Due to this, Jackson made allegations about Sony not supporting its African-American artists. Jackson referred to Motolla as a "devil" and "racist" who used black artists for his own personal gain. Sony issued a statement stating that they found the allegations strange, since Motolla was once married to biracial pop star Mariah Carey. Carey seemed to be nonchalant about Jackson's claims on Larry King Live.[38]

[edit] Trial and acquittal: 2003–2005

Main article: [[2002 Berlin controversy involving Michael Jackson, Living with Michael Jackson, 2005 trial of Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson post trial lawsuits, I Have This Dream, Visionary - The Video Singles|2002 Berlin controversy involving Michael Jackson, Living with Michael Jackson, 2005 trial of Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson post trial lawsuits, I Have This Dream, Visionary - The Video Singles]]

left|thumb|Michael Jackson holding his youngest son over a balcony railing In 2003, a controversial documentary titled Living with Michael Jackson and including exclusive interviews with Michael Jackson about his personal life was shown to an international television audience.[39] British journalist Martin Bashir and his film crew filmed Jackson for 18 months, also capturing his controversial behaviour in Berlin, where he suspended his youngest son (Blanket, born in early 2002 through surrogacy) over a balcony railing in Berlin, Germany. One particular part of the documentary which stirred controversy and raised a significant level of concern showed Jackson holding hands with a 13-year-old cancer victim named Gavin Arviso and admitting to sharing his bedroom with Gavin (not in the same bed), and his bed (non-sexually) with other children. Jackson felt betrayed by Bashir and complained that the film gives a distorted picture.[40] He fought back releasing his own documentary, filmed simultaneously by his own personal cameraman who caught Jackson's full explanations on the topics of plastic surgery, the "baby dangling" incident, and his relationships with children.

November of that year, Michael Jackson and Sony Records released a compilation of his number one hits on CD and DVD titled "Number Ones". The compilation was highly successful selling over six million copies worldwide.[41] On the album's scheduled release date, while Michael Jackson was in Las Vegas filming the video for "One More Chance" (the only new song included in the "Number Ones" compilation), the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department raided Neverland Ranch and issued an arrest warrant for Jackson on charges of child molestation.[42] Jackson was accused of sexual abuse by Gavin Arviso, who appeared in the "Living with Michael Jackson" documentary earlier that year. The allegations later led to a 2005 trial in which Jackson was found not guilty of all charges.[43]

Police mug-shot of Michael Jackson taken in 2003
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Police mug-shot of Michael Jackson taken in 2003

The criminal case was tried in Santa Maria, California during the spring of 2005. On June 13, Jackson was acquitted of all ten charges, including four additional lesser ones. CNN later reported that two of the jurors, Ray Hultman and Eleanor Cook, believed he had committed child sex crimes in the past but there was not enough evidence to prove it[44], and announced impending books on their experiences in the trial. It has been reported that one of the jurors is taking legal action against the publisher of his book, claiming he was tricked into it.[45]

On the Saturday 10th of June 2005, Michael Jackson's African American publicist Raymone Bain was sacked [46], Jackson's now-defunct website cited that ""MJJ Productions regretfully announces the termination of Raymone Bain and Davis, Bain and Associates", Bain denied being fired and later continued to make unofficial statements for the singer - despite no longer being contacted or paid by the singer or MJJ Productions[47].

[edit] Post-trial life and career: present

After being acquitted of the child molestation charges, Jackson relocated to the Gulf island of Bahrain, where he reportedly bought a house formerly owned by a Bahrain MP.[48] Jackson has spent his time in the Gulf writing new music, including a charity single dedicated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina titled, "I Have This Dream". Ciara, Snoop Dogg, R. Kelly, Keyshia Cole, James Ingram, Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine, Shanice, the Reverend Shirley Caesar and The O'Jays have reportedly lent their voices to the charity song. After many delays, the single is still yet to be released. [49]

In 2006, allegations of sexual assault were leveled against Jackson by a man who claims Michael Jackson molested him, intoxicated him with drugs and alcohol, and forced him to undergo unnecessary cosmetic surgery. Michael Jackson's lawyer Thomas Mesereau, who successfully defended him against allegations of child molestation in 2005, said "the charges are ridiculous on their face. They will be vigorously defended."[50] Since this news came to light in early 2006, nothing further has happened regarding the supposed charges.

Currently, Michael Jackson is traveling around Europe with close friends and family [51], and has just released Visionary - The Video Singles, a boxset made up of twenty of Michael Jackson's biggest hit singles with each single being released week by week of a five-month period[52]. Brother Jermaine has stated the possibility of a reunion concert in Yerevan, Armenia, where the Jackson family is building an entertainment complex including a hotel, restaurant, and TV studio. [53]

An appeals court ruled on February 15, 2006 that a lower court improperly terminated Deborah Rowe's parental rights to her two children with pop star Michael Jackson, opening the door to a possible custody battle between the singer and his ex-wife.[54] The retired judge, Steven M. Lachs, acknowledged in 2004 that he failed to have state officials do an independent investigation into what was in the best interests of the children.[55][56] Jackson's lawyer, Thomas Mesereau, who previously represented Jackson, is not representing Jackson in this case.[57]

On March 9 2006, it was announced that California state labor officials closed the singer's Neverland Ranch and fined him $69,000 for failure to cover workers employment insurance. The state "stop order" bars Jackson from "using any employee labor" until he secures required workers' compensation insurance and warns that if Jackson fails to abide by the enforced work stoppage he could be charged with a criminal misdemeanor. In addition to being fined $1,000 apiece for 69 workers, Jackson is also liable for up to 10 days pay for those employees who now are no longer allowed to report to Neverland for work. [58] 30 Neverland employees have also sued Jackson for $306,000 in unpaid wages. [59]

[edit] Music samples

[edit] Vocal Range

Below are notable musical notes Jackson has hit live and on recordings solo and within various groups and other projects. Jackson's vocal range is a furiously debated topic, as is his diapason. To be able to verify that is the note sung for yourself without musical knowledge, play a suitable instrument such as the guitar (note you will need to create a slight vibrato to simulate the human voice) and play the note mentioned. They will ring out together.

Note hit Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note Song MM:SS in song Band or Solo Year
Ab4 Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note Black or White 2:32 Solo 1992
July, 1990 Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note We Die Young Band Columbia EP
August 20, 1990 Facelift Band Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note Columbia US #42, 2xPlatinum
March 21, 1992 Sap Band Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note Columbia EP, Gold
September 29, 1992 Dirt Band Columbia Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note US #6, 4xPlatinum
January 25, 1994 Jar of Flies Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note Band Columbia EP, US #1, 2xPlatinum
March 15, 1995 Above (album) Mad Season Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note Columbia Charting Position Unknown
November 7, 1995 Alice in Chains Alice in Chains Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note Columbia US #1,UK #37, 2xPlatinum
July 30, 1996 Unplugged Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note Band Columbia live, US #3,UK #20, Platinum
June 29, 1999 Nothing Safe: Best of the Box Band Columbia Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note US #20, Gold
October 26, 1999 Music Bank Band Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note Columbia 4 CD box set, US #123
December 5, 2000 Live Band Columbia Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note US #142
August 28, 2001 Greatest Hits Alice In Chains Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note Columbia US #112, Gold
TBA The Essential Alice in Chains Alice In Chains Columbia Relevance: Money Note, High note, low note

[edit] Discography

Main articles: Michael Jackson album discography and Michael Jackson singles discography

Ordinary studio albums

Motown releases
Epic releases

Solo number-one singles

[edit] Filmography

Main article: Michael Jackson filmography

Notable short films

  • Billie Jean (1983) - Directed by Steve Barron
  • Beat It (1983) - Directed by Bob Giraldi
  • Thriller (1983) - Directed by John Landis
  • Bad (1987) - Directed by Martin Scorsese
  • The Way You Make Me Feel (1987) - Directed by Joe Pytka
  • Smooth Criminal (1988) - Directed by Colin Chilvers
  • Leave Me Alone (1989) - Directed by Jim Blashfield
  • Black or White (1991) - Directed by John Landis
  • Remember The Time (1992) - Directed by John Singleton
  • Scream (1995) - Directed by Mark Romanek
  • Earth Song (1995) - Directed by Nicholas Brandt
  • Blood on the Dance Floor (1997) - Directed by Michael Jackson & Vincent Paterson
  • You Rock My World (2001) - Directed by Paul Hunter
Films

Video games

[edit] See also

Michael Jackson articles

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Michael Jackson - History 1970s November 6, 1971: Michael releases his first solo single "Got To Be There".
  2. ^ IMDb page for The Wiz Cast overview, first billed only: Diana Ross...Dorothy, Michael Jackson...Scarecrow
  3. ^ Michael Jackson - History 1970s August 5, 1979: Off The Wall, is released. It becomes the first album in history to spawn four top ten singles
  4. ^ MJInf.co.uk - Off The Wall Current Best Estimate World Sales: 20 million
  5. ^ Michael Jackson - History 1980s December, 1983: "Making Michael Jackson’s Thriller" is released and becomes the best-selling music home video ever
  6. ^ Michael Jackson - History 1980s December, 1982: Michael releases Thriller, which contains a record 7 Top 10 hits, including the #1 hits "Billie Jean," "Beat It," and "Thriller." The album spends 37 weeks at #1 and remains on the Billboard album chart for 122 weeks. It is eventually certified 26x Platinum in the United States.
  7. ^ Michael Jackson - History 1980s May 16, 1983: Michael performs the moonwalk for the first time
  8. ^ BBC.co.uk - On This Day 1984: Michael Jackson burned in Pepsi ad
  9. ^ Guinness Records At the 26th Annual Grammy Awards in 1984 Michael Jackson won eight Grammy awards.
  10. ^ Michael Jackson - History 1980s January 28, 1985: "We Are The World" is recorded. The song was written by Michael and Lionel Richie.
  11. ^ [1]
  12. ^ Allmusic.com Biography by Steve Huey
  13. ^ Michael Jackson - History 1980s August 28, 1987: Michael releases Bad
  14. ^ MJInf.co.uk - Bad Current Best Estimate World Sales: 29 million
  15. ^ Michael Jackson - History 1980s August 28, 1987: ...and spawns seven hit singles.
  16. ^ Michael Jackson - History 1980s September 12, 1987: Michael launches his Bad Tour on which he spends over a year visiting 15 countries
  17. ^ Neverland Valley - Bad Directed by: Martin Scorsese
  18. ^ Anomalies Unlimited - The HisTory of Michael Jackson's face 1987 age 29: people and the press are really talking now
  19. ^ Oprah interview Jackson: "I have a rare skin disorder called Vitiligo"
  20. ^ ABC News - Surgeon: Michael Jackson A 'Nasal Cripple' Feb. 8, 2003 by ABC news
  21. ^ Moonwalk by Michael Jackson, 1988 "I have had my nose altered twice and I recently added a cleft to my chin"
  22. ^ MJInf.co.uk - Dangerous Current Best Estimate World Sales: 29 million
  23. ^ Neverland Valley - Black or White Michael agreed to edit out the final 4 minutes of the video, and issued a statement
  24. ^ BBC News - On This Day 1993: Michael Jackson accused of child abuse
  25. ^ Prime Time interview(Real Player Required)
  26. ^ Michael Jackson - History 1990s June 16, 1995: Michael releases HIStory, a double album
  27. ^ http://www.mjinf.co.uk/HIStory/HIStory.htm MJinf.co.uk - Greatest Hits] HIStory Greatest Hits Vol 1 (disk 1 from HIStory) released in 2001 sold another 3 million
  28. ^ MJinf.co.uk - HIStory Current Best Estimate World Sales: 18 million units (36 million disks)
  29. ^ Michael Jackson - History 1990s September 7, 1996: Michael launches his HIStory Tour
  30. ^ Living with Michael Jackson transcript Jackson: [Rowe] wanted to do that for me as a present
  31. ^ Michael Jackson - History 1990s May 11, 1997: Michael releases Blood on the Dance Floor. The album contains 8 remixes from HIStory and 5 new songs.
  32. ^ The Official Charts - All the No.1s Blood On The Dance Floor, 3/5/1997
  33. ^ MJinf.co.uk - Blood Current Best Estimate World Sales: 6 million units.
  34. ^ IMDb page for "Michael Jackson's Ghosts"
  35. ^ Neverland Valley - Ghosts Based upon an original concept by Michael Jackson & Stephen King, Score Composed and Performed by Michael Jackson
  36. ^ Michael Jackson - History 2000s October 30, 2001: Michael releases Invincible. The album debut at #1 on charts in 13 countries
  37. ^ MJinf.co.uk - Invincible Current Best Estimate World Sales: 8 million units
  38. ^ Larry King Live with Mariah Carey(Real Player Required)
  39. ^ IMDb page for "Living with Michael Jackson"
  40. ^ Michael Jackson's statement Thursday, February 6, 2003 Posted: 6:03 AM EST (1103 GMT)
  41. ^ MJinf.co.uk - Number Ones Current best estimate: 6.5 million
  42. ^ Arrest warrant issued for Michael Jackson By Tracy Wilson, Steve Chawkins and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, November 20, 2003
  43. ^ Jackson not guilty Tuesday, June 14, 2005 Posted: 5:23 PM EDT (2123 GMT)
  44. ^ Juror's Advice For The King Of Pop 14/06/2005 13:37:22, NY Daily News
  45. ^ Jackson Juror Sues Over Book Deal 11/09/2005 14:30, Contact Music
  46. ^ Jackson jury enters second week BBC - Monday, 13 June, 2005, 16:11 GMT 17:11 UK
  47. ^ Staff Loses Health Insurance CNN - Friday, March 03, 2006
  48. ^ Gulf News 23 January 2006 - Archived
  49. ^ ABC News: Michael Jackson's Katrina Song Said Ready February 17, 2006 - ABC News
  50. ^ New Molestation Suit By TMZ.com staff (Jan 12)
  51. ^ Michael Jackson in Germany Saturday, 28 January 2006
  52. ^ MJ Visionary Full release list
  53. ^ Jackson Family Interested in Armenian Show Business February 06, PanArmenian.Net
  54. ^ Jackson's ex-wife's parental rights improperly terminated Thursday, February 16 - CNN (Seems to have AP sourcing)
  55. ^ Ninemsn - Jacko's ex-wife battles for kids custody Friday, February 17 - (A)AP
  56. ^ Post Chronicle - Back Off, Jacko! Deborah Rowe Spanks Michael Jackson Saturday, February 18 - Wire Reports
  57. ^ News Talk - Mesereau Will No Longer Represent Jackson Saturday, February 25 - Clear Channel News Network
  58. ^ Workers Barred From Neverland Thursday, 9 March 2006 - thesmokinggun.com
  59. ^ Demand of Payment of Wages Thursday, 9 March 2006 - thesmokinggun.com

[edit] External links


Michael Jackson
Album discography • Singles discography • Records and achievements • Awards • Moonwalk
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