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...tabloids were rife with speculation on Jackson’s eccentric behavior, using his oddities as a springboard for their own wild imaginings. In response, Jackson withdrew further from the world, retreating to his private Neverland ranch/park near Los Angeles. The release of 1991’s Dangerous proved to be the harbinger of Jackson’s impending career downturn. Sales were lukewarm by his standards, and his desire for attention evoked negative reactions. A nightmare-like sequence at the end of his video for the first single, “Black or White,” in which...
...came with a sudden swiftness. Late in 1993, some months after a rare prime-time interview with Oprah, Jackson was accused of sexually molesting a 13-year-old boy during a sleepover. The world was stunned, but Jackson’s eccentricities made him an easy target, and the public turned on him. For the little boy who had only tried to experience childhood by surrounding himself with children, the accusations were devastating. Although Jackson had devoted countless hours and millions of dollars to helping children through his Heal the World foundation, the media was quick to condemn him. Neither...
...cover story in their October 1994 edition entitled “Was Michael Jackson Framed?” The article claimed that Evan Chandler, the estranged father of the victim in question, had forced their friendship upon Jackson and had used tactics that included drugging his own son in order to blackmail the performer. In turn, the King’s public reputation was destroyed...
...damage was done. Despite all the proclamations of innocence and the dismissal of the criminal case, where Jackson once drew adulation and love from the world, there was now revulsion. Jackson was no longer the King, he was the butt of countless jokes. While his fame still persisted around the world, he was a pariah in the land of his birth. In an effort to combat this, Jackson spent an unprecedented sum of money to force open the arms of the world to receive him again. 1995 saw the biggest publicity campaign ever mounted, Jackson’s deep-seated...
Once again in the name of his affection and concern for children, Jackson held concerts in Seoul and in Munich to raise money for charity. Entitled “Michael Jackson and Friends,” the superstar was joined by Mariah Carey, Chinese popstars Andy Lau and Leon Lai, Andrea Bocelli, Ringo Starr, Boyz II Men and many other music stars in the extravaganza which raised over $3.3 million for the Red Cross, UNESCO, and the Nelson Mandela Childrens’ Fund...