Michael Jackson explained how his skin went from dark to white

Michael Jackson surprised everyone by being seen white after gaining his worldwide fame as a singer of color, many accused him of wanting to be white and forcing his skin to do so, but he revealed the whole truth in an interview with the famous presenter Oprah Winfrey.

It was on February 10, 1993 when Michael opened his heart to Oprah and talked about many things, but what stood out was him if he had purposely changed his skin color with any treatment.

The fact that your skin color is obviously different than it was when you were younger … has sparked a lot of speculation and controversy, what have you done? Did you do something to whiten your skin? Is your skin lighter because you don’t like being black? Asked the presenter.

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At that time the interpreter of Thriller confessed that it was not on purpose, that his appearance changed due to an illness, which although he did not mention, today we know that it is Vitiligo.

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The singer was upset by the questioning, noted that to his knowledge there was no skin bleach and shared that it hurt him that people thought he didn’t want to be who he was.

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Jackson noted that his skin began to change color just after the Thriller hit and that the condition was hereditary from his father.

I cannot control it, nor understand it, it makes me very sad; I have to wear makeup because my skin is stained and I have to match it, she revealed.