Michael Jacskon was perhaps the star that went down like typical stars in the universe do; they become dwarfs in the end. He died in 2009, a decade ago; yet, his stardom persisted, making him one of the most well-known music singers ever. However, towards the end of his career, there were many controversial and disturbing accusations made against the star, most notably, that he was a child abuser. The Internet and social media are full of such stories. Here are a few unknown, often controversial things about the King of Pop.
1. In 2003, police raided Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in response to fresh accusations that the artist was abusing children. Law enforcement officers searching the Neverland Ranch found books with pictures of minors in various degrees of nakedness, a collection of adult heterosexual pornography, terrible images of animal brutality, and a collection of adult heterosexual pornography.
2. During two interviews in 1993, Michael Jackson's sister, La Toya Jackson, alleged that he was a pedophile. In these interviews, La Toya claimed to have personally observed payments made to the parents of abused children and voiced her worry that these kids would live with emotional scars as a result.
3. Jackson was able to keep his three children out of the spotlight throughout his lifetime, so nothing is known about them. Their birth names, however, are something we are confident about. Jackson gave each of his three children a name that directly relates to his own: Michael Jackson Jr., Paris-Michael Jackson, and Prince Michael Jackson II.
4. In 1983, Michael Jackson unveiled a dance step he popularly dubbed the "Moonwalk" during his performance on the television programme Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever. The technique was intimately linked with the artist. However, the Moonwalk was not created or invented by Michael Jackson; rather, he acquired the dance from Jeffrey Daniel, a dancer, and choreographer from Soul Train.
5. At the age of barely three, Michael Jackson adopted Bubbles the chimpanzee in 1986. Jackson and Bubbles became quite close after this adoption, and the famed singer's new companion frequently joined him in the studio and on tour.
6. According to a well-known Michael Jackson biographer, there is proof that Billie Jean was a genuine person. According to reports, she wrote to Michael and claimed he was the father of her twins.
7. Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson's father, forced his son and his brothers to participate in musical practice sessions throughout their upbringing. Joe would frequently use physical punishment, including hitting, to rectify mistakes or play the wrong notes. Joe justified his rigorous behavior by saying that it would keep Michael and his siblings off the streets and out of gangs.
8. If you compare a photo of Jackson from the beginning of his career to one from later in life, you'll notice a remarkable difference in his appearance. His skin tone was one of the most contested and obvious changes. Vitiligo, a skin illness that results in the loss of skin color, was cited by Jackson's physician as the reason for this shift.
9. Michael Jackson had a meeting at one of the Twin Towers on the morning of the September 11 attacks. However, MJ wound up oversleeping and missed the meeting at the unfortunate buildings as a result.
10. The singer made use of the medical chamber to improve his health, and at one point he claimed that it might allow him to live "at least 150 years." Jackson, who died at the age of 50, used the Sechrist 2500B chamber for the first time in 1984.
