First nose changes
In 1979, Michael had his first rhinoplasty. During rehearsal, Jackson fell and broke his nose. Therefore, he urgently had to seek help from a plastic surgeon.
But the operation was unsuccessful, after which he had difficulty breathing through his nose. And so the singer went under the surgeon’s knife again.
According to Jackson, since childhood, his brothers called him “big nose.” Perhaps this influenced the fact that in the future he became so interested in plastic surgery.
Personal life
In 1994, Michael Jackson again surprised the whole world by secretly tying the knot with Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley.
Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley
The event became a sensation, in which some saw the hope of saving the singer’s reputation, while others saw it as a touching merger of two of the most famous families in the world of music. Be that as it may, the marriage lasted only a year and a half.
Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe
In November 1996, after breaking up with his first wife, Jackson registered his marriage to Debbie Rowe, who once worked as a nurse. From this woman the singer left two children. Son Prince Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. was born in 1997, and a year later his wife gave the king of pop a daughter, Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson. The union of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe lasted until 1999.
Children of Michael Jackson with the singer's sister Janet Jackson
In 2002, the artist’s third child, Prince Michael II, was born from a surrogate mother.
In 2012, information appeared on the Internet that Michael Jackson had an affair with singer Whitney Houston. This was announced by David Guest, an American producer and mutual friend of Whitney and Michael. According to him, the woman was truly in love with Jackson and wanted to marry him. But he was too modest to propose to her.
Michael Jackson's daughter Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson
It is known that Michael’s only daughter became an actress. She starred in the TV series “Star” and the feature film “Dangerous Business.” His son Prince Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. works on television, albeit behind the scenes. He is a producer and director. The youngest son is still in school. Fans believe that he is more like his father than anyone else. He has dark skin, long black hair, brown eyes. Many hope that he will follow in his father’s footsteps and become a musician.
Whitened skin
| Four years later, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, he admitted that skin bleaching was mandatory. According to him, he suffers from vitiligo (the appearance of white spots on the skin). Although many believe that Jackson did bleaching procedures because he did not want to be African-American. In 1989, the singer’s appearance changed a lot. The skin became noticeably whiter, and the nose became even thinner. In addition, a cleft chin appeared, most likely after unsuccessful plastic surgery. Since then, Michael Jackson's plastic surgery has become a constant topic of discussion in various media. |
Long live the king: amazing facts about Michael Jackson
September 11, 2011
Jackson had a business meeting in one of the Twin Towers in New York. He missed the meeting because he overslept, and thus avoided death.
Michael loved to troll the public
so that she would look for meaning where there was none. A typical example is the story of the fingers covered with white plaster. It arose during the filming of the video for the song Smooth Criminal - the patch made it possible to highlight the hands and make them more expressive. The fact that only three fingers were taped, the index, ring and little fingers, was the idea of Jackson himself, who decided that it would be weird in a good way. Later, the artist resorted to this move at concerts, and in addition brought together the unsealed large and medium ones - just like that. But the public and the press wondered: what did this mean?
In the late 90s, Michael planned to buy Marvel Comics
, who declared herself bankrupt, and play Spider-Man in the film adaptation of the comic book of the same name. The deal failed and Marvel was bought by Disney for $4 billion. This happened two months after the death of Jackson himself, and Tobey Maguire became Spiderman.
After the release of the Thriller album
There was a rumor among fans that the combination of barcode numbers on the record cover was Michael’s own phone number. Fans began calling this number and ended up in a hair salon located in Washington. Employees of the hairdressing salon later told reporters indignantly that every day they had to answer “no” at least 50 times to the question “Is this Michael?”
"Bad" was originally intended to be a duet with Prince.
. The relationship between the two celebrities was difficult, but Quincy Jones, who worked with Michael, arranged their meeting. After listening to the song, Prince stated that he did not see himself in it and refused. Later in an interview, he said that he did not want to sing the line Your butt is mine.
After learning that Tim Burton was working on a remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Jackson composed an entire soundtrack for the future film in hopes of landing the role of Willy Wonka.
. Willy Wonka “left” for Johnny Depp, but the producers liked the idea of the soundtrack, and they offered Jackson an impressive fee for the music and a modest role as a consolation bonus. Michael considered this an insult and dropped out of the project.
In 1985, Michael acquired the rights for $47 million
for part of the author's catalog The Bealtes. In 1995, he sold these rights at twice the price, for $95 million.
In 1983, Jackson began working with Freddie Mercury
over joint songs. Three tracks were recorded and that was the end of it. The artists themselves explained the failed project by a discrepancy in work schedules, but later it turned out that the stars did not find a common language. Mercury was very annoyed that Jackson brought a llama and a monkey into the studio (“I can’t concentrate with that monkey hanging around every night”). As a result, unable to bear it, the Queen frontman returned to London.
In October 2020, Forbes named Michael Jackson the highest-grossing deceased celebrity.
. Over the previous 12 months, his legacy earned his heirs $400 million. Jackson topped The Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities ranking for the sixth time in a row.
Jackson voiced one of the characters in the series "The Simpsons"
. In the first episode of the third season, there is a character named Leon Kampowski, a psychiatric patient who believes himself to be Michael Jackson. Michael himself was a big fan of The Simpsons, and he came up with the plot for the episode and suggested it to series creator Matt Groening. Being bound by obligations to the label, Jackson could not openly participate in the dubbing, so a certain John Jay Smith was listed in the credits. However, immediately after the release of the episode in September 1991, the media began to write that the voiceover belonged to Jackson, it was so obvious. The rumors were not confirmed until the artist’s death.
In 2012, Michael Bush, who worked as a costume designer for Jackson, said that the artist's waist size was 28 inches (71 cm).
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In his 1988 autobiography Moonwalk, Michael admitted to three plastic surgeries.
- on the nose (to make it easier to breathe) and one on the chin. Medical experts interviewed by the media said that there were many more operations, including on the cheekbones, lips, and forehead. However, the main reason for Jackson's complexes was his nose. According to psychologists, the artist suffered from dysmorphophobia (fixation on one physical defect). This disorder could have been caused by the behavior of Michael's father, who teased his son with his big nose.
Michael helped his siblings in their careers
. This applies not only to Janet, but also to the less fortunate Germaine, La Toya and the eldest of the family's children, Rebbie. In 1984, Michael wrote the song Centipede for his sister's first album of the same name. Centipede became the first and most successful single in Rebbie's career, which subsequently released several more records that did not have a noticeable resonance.
Became unrecognizable
| In the mid-90s, it was difficult to recognize Michael as the guy who started his career in The Jackson 5. His nose became even thinner and his lips thicker. Although the singer admits that he hasn’t done anything other than rhinoplasty. In the mid-2000s, Jackson appeared only in a special mask in order not to show his disfigured nose in public. There were rumors that Jackson had cartilage implanted from his ear and inserted into his nose. It is still unknown how many plastic surgeries Michael Jackson had during his lifetime. |
Cutting-edge plastic surgery
It involves an absolute study of the client’s state in psychological and physical terms, and clarification of his goals. Perhaps large sums could help doctors forget about the Hippocratic Oath. “Before” and “after” photographs do not allow you to recognize the once sweet person.
The image of Michael Jackson gives a chance to clearly understand that the boundaries of what is reasonable are necessary in the pursuit of improving one’s own appearance and searching for a personal ideal.
Rhinoplasty can not only transform a person’s appearance beyond recognition, but also lead to irreversible damage. Today's advances in plastic rhinosurgery can lead to the restoration of the nose when it is completely absent, with the replacement of tissue and osteochondral structures through implants and epidermal transplantation.
Is it really necessary to strive to mutilate and torture yourself? In this pursuit, the main thing is to stop in time, otherwise you can be lost, useless to anyone.
Singer's death and funeral
The favorite of millions died on June 25, 2009. As it was established by the investigation, death was due to an overdose of Propofol. Attempts to resuscitate Michael lasted more than an hour and were unsuccessful. A post-mortem autopsy found that Jackson had a strong heart and a normal weight for his height. The most serious problem turned out to be chronic pneumonia, although this was not the cause of death. Ze'ev Kane, a doctor at the University of California, reviewed the autopsy and said that his overall health was within normal limits.
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On the eve of the artist’s death, Christopher Rogers, who was the head of a group of forensic experts, claimed that Jackson’s health had recently been good and called him a murder victim. The funeral ceremony took place on September 3, 2009 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Scandals
Michael Jackson sparked negative comments about music videos in his youth with his explicit dance moves. After some time, the former reason for the violent scandal became a feature and an integral part of the singer’s choreography.
In 1993, Michael was accused of sexually assaulting thirteen-year-old Jordan Chandler. The situation was resolved with $22 million, which Jackson paid to the boy's family. Ten years later, the parents of thirteen-year-old Gavin Arvizo accused the artist of drugging and groping children. In 2005, the court acquitted Jackson, as it was proven that the accusers sought to quickly enrich themselves at the expense of the singer. After the artist’s death, Jordan Chandler stated that his father forced him to slander Michael for the sake of huge compensation. By the way, after the failed deception, the negligent parent committed suicide.
Appearance and plastic surgery
Michael Jackson experienced many problems with physical and mental health. The black skin color became pale due to the disease vitiligo, which was diagnosed in 1986. The illness forced the artist to hide from sunlight using multi-layered clothing, umbrellas and masks.
According to the singer's autobiography, apart from rhinoplasty and adding a dimple on his chin, he did nothing else. However, surgeons claim that Michael Jackson in his youth, before surgery, had a different shape to his forehead, lips and cheekbones. The artist’s mother asked her son to stop adjusting his appearance and believed that he was addicted to plastic surgery. Michael himself attributed the changes in facial features to weight loss, puberty and a change in hairstyle.
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Grueling vegetarian diets brought Jackson’s weight to 48 kg with a height of 175 cm. By the end of the 80s, the artist gained a little weight, but in 1993, due to worries about being unfairly accused of child molestation, he practically stopped eating and lost even more weight. Two years later, he was hospitalized due to a panic attack, abnormal heart rhythm, gastrointestinal inflammation, dehydration and abnormal liver and kidney function. It should be noted that none of Jackson’s doctors found any drugs in his blood.
The musician lived his last years dependent on painkillers, could not speak clearly and could barely remember the names of loved ones and the titles of his recent albums.
