MJ was one seriously sick puppy

As I am sure you realize, my irreverent post was tongue-in-cheek.  That said, Michael Jackson claimed he had vitiligo, which does cause loss of skin pigmentation. He also was said to have lupus, which also can effect skin coloration.   However, I don't buy either condition as the reason for Jackson's white skin for a minute.  Vitiligo causes localized loss of skin discolaration, not uniform bleaching of the skin as we saw in Jackson. Lupus causes a skinlike rash and skin darkening, not whitening.

Vitiligo

Lupus

I am surprised Jackson didn't claim some rare disease or condition caused his nose to shrink too.  He had enough money to buy plenty of media.  Or would have if he hadn't had to pay off all the kids he molested.  Great music, but one very, very sick puppy.

EDIT:  And I agree with the info in Turiya's post - Jackson had a very troubled childhood.  That ultimately led to a very twisted adulthood where Jackson lived in a childlike fantasy state.  He may not even have been aware that what he did was wrong when it comes to the abuse.  That does not make it right for the abused kids though.  Or make him any less sick.  Just perhaps a bit more understood, if one can understand such things as that.