As such, he became the first-ever to score a top 10 hit on the Billboard hot in five consecutive decades. Years after his death, MJ remains in the hearts of his fans and will continue to do so for a long time.
Even though he is no longer alive, he leaves behind his legacy of an iconic fashion statement, dance moves and videos that his fans cherish even today.
Home Who It Is! Sign in. Log into your account. Forgot your password? Password recovery. Recover your password. Get help. That Eric Alper. The report reckons that Jackson's total lifetime earnings from royalties, solo recordings and music videos, revenue from concerts and endorsements were about million dollars.
Jackson was also famous for receiving a Presidential Humanitarian Award from Ronald Reagan in , for his support of charities helping people overcome alcohol and drug abuse. Three of Jackson's albums— Bad, Dangerous and Thriller —are among the bestsellers of all time.
Thriller remains the biggest-selling album since records began. Later that same year, Jackson wed nurse Debbie Rowe. The couple divorced in When Rowe and Jackson divorced, Michael received full custody of their two children. After Jackson's death in June , his children were placed in the care of their grandmother, Katherine, as dictated in his will. In respect to their father's wishes, Prince, Paris and Blanket were largely kept out of the limelight.
They stepped up to the mic in to speak to fans at their father's funeral, and again in January to accept a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award for their father at the Grammys. In July , a judge temporarily suspended Katherine Jackson's guardianship of Prince, Paris and Blanket after she was erroneously reported missing by a relative. During this time, TJ Jackson , son of Tito, received temporary custody of the children. Katherine's "disappearance" came shortly after a dispute between her and several members of the Jackson clan, who raised questions about the validity of Jackson's will, pointed fingers at the Jackson matriarch and called for the executors of his estate to resign.
It was soon discovered that the elderly woman wasn't missing, but had simply taken a trip to Arizona. On August 2, , a judge restored Katherine Jackson as the primary guardian of Prince, Paris and Blanket, also approving a plan granting T. Jackson co-guardianship of the children. In the s, Jackson created a Southern California ranch called Neverland, a fantasy retreat for a shy and quiet performer who never was truly comfortable with media attention and rarely gave interviews.
At the 2,acre property, Jackson kept exotic pets, such as a chimpanzee named Bubbles. He also installed amusement park-type rides and sometimes opened up the ranch for children's events.
The home features six bedrooms, a pool house, three guest homes and a four-acre lake. Jackson was badly injured while filming a commercial for PepsiCo in , suffering burns to his face and scalp.
Jackson had surgery to repair his injuries and is believed to have begun experimenting with plastic surgery around this time. His face, especially his nose, would become dramatically altered in the coming years. Around the late s, rumors began swirling that Jackson was lightening the color of his skin to appear more white and sleeping in a special chamber to increase his lifespan.
In , Jackson agreed to a rare television interview with Oprah Winfrey to quell rumors. He explained that the change in his skin tone was the result of a skin condition known as vitiligo, and he opened up about the abuse he suffered from his father. Allegations of child molestation against Jackson first emerged in , when a year-old boy claimed that the music star had fondled him. Jackson was known to have sleepovers with boys at his Neverland Ranch, but this was the first public charge of wrongdoing.
The police searched the ranch, but they found no evidence to support the claim. The following year, Jackson settled the case out of court with the boy's family. Other allegations emerged, but Jackson maintained his innocence. In the television documentary, Living with Michael Jackson, British journalist Martin Bashir spent several months with the singer, even getting him to discuss his relationships with children.
Jackson admitted that he continued to have children sleep over at his ranch, even after the allegations, and that sometimes he slept with the children in his bed. That's the most loving thing to do, to share your bed with someone," Jackson told Bashir. In , Jackson encountered more legal woes when he was arrested on charges related to incidents with a year-old boy.
Facing 10 counts in all, he was charged with lewd conduct with a minor, attempted lewd conduct, administering alcohol to facilitate molestation, and conspiracy to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion. The resulting trial was a media circus, with fans, detractors and camera crews surrounding the courthouse.
More than people testified, including Culkin. The actor told the court that he had been friends with Jackson as a young teen, and never had any problems while staying over at the Neverland Ranch.
Jackson's accuser also appeared via videotape and described how he had been given wine and molested. However, the jury found problems with his testimony, as well as that of his mother. Jackson denied the accusation and settled out of court even though the police proved nothing.
He became addicted to painkillers, Pepsi ended the year business relationship, and in , Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley; a questionable marriage that ended in divorce. The same year, plans were made for a mammoth concert at NYC's Madison Square Garden to celebrate his 30th anniversary as a solo artist.
On November 19, , authorities issued an arrest warrant for Jackson on multiple counts of child molestation. They asked the pop superstar to turn in his passport and surrender. He was acquitted in To Become a Musician or Singer. Michael Jackson.
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