Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958), also known as the King of Pop and by his initials MJ, is an American singer, dancer, musician, music producer, writer, entertainer, singer-songwriter, choreographer, record producer, recording artist, poet, arranger, businessman, philanthropist, actor, voice artist, and comedian. He is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. Jackson's contributions to music, dance, and fashion – along with his publicized personal life – has made him a global figure in popular culture for over 4 decades.

Starting in the mid-1980s, it became clear that Jackson's appearance began to change dramatically: His skin color became lighter, his nose and facial shape changed and he had lost weight. The lighter skin color was caused by vitiligo, which was proved by his autopsy. In his book Moonwalker, he did say that he had rhinoplasty and had cleft put in his chin, but nothing else.

Since the 1980s, he had a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles until he was forced to have him sent to an animal sanctuary (since Bubbles would have attacked Jackson's children), where Bubbles has lived since 2005. Jackson also owned a pet llama named Louie and a family of monkeys.

In 2005, Jackson has been reported to have molested young children, mostly boys. However, he did not get arrested as there was no evidence nor proof.

On June 25, 2009, it has been reported that Jackson had died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, California at age 50, just 2 months shy of his 51st birthday.