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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...
...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 insecurities once again driving him to create an over-the-top lavish spectacle. A statue of Jackson was floated down the Thames, while the artist himself donned military garb and led troopers in advertisements to promote HIStory: Past Present & Future—Book...
...Jackson??s worldwide popularity seemed as strong as ever, he was estranged from his own country. In his rare interviews, he often cited his desire to leave America behind forever. After Princess Diana’s untimely death in 1997, he appeared on 20/20 with Barbara Walters to discuss life under intense media scrutiny. Moved to tears, he pleaded in his characteristic soft tones to be treated with the decency due any normal human being. “I’m not a Jacko. I’m Jackson....Wacko Jacko, where did that come from...
...begin the composition of a new song, “What More Can I Give,” to raise funds for the survivors and the families of the victims lost in the tragedy. Music celebrities are already lining up to contribute to the song, reminiscent of Jackson??s similar 1985 effort, “We Are The World,” which has raised over $65 million for victims of starvation in Africa. As the King stated in a related interview...