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| In 1984, when Jackson was filiming a Pepsi commercial, his hair caught fire. His scalp suffered second degree burns, and the entire episode took place in front of thousands of fans. (AP) |
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| Pop star Michael Jackson rehearses for his planned shows in London at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in this handout photo taken on June 23, 2009. (REUTERS/Kevin Mazur) |
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| In this handout photo provided by AEG, pop star Michael Jackson rehearses at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 23, 2009. (AP/Kevin Mazur) |
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| In this handout photo provided by AEG, pop star Michael Jackson rehearses at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 23, 2009. (AP/Kevin Mazur) |
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| Michael Jackson (front right) Marlon Jackson (front left), Tito Jackson (back left), Jackie Jackson and Jermaine, (back right). (AP) |
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| The video of his song Scream is the most expensive video ever made as it cost nearly $7 million. |
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| King of Pop, Michael Jackson, singer, songwriter, performer, and the most famous pop star of modern times, died at 50. He died of cardiac arrest at 3 am (IST) in Los Angeles. |
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| Michael Jackson has died after suffering what is believed to have been a heart attack in Los Angeles. (REUTERS) |
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Michael Jackson meets Amit Thackeray during his visit to Mumbai. Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray invited Jackson to the city in 1996.
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Jackson chats with Sharmila Vahini during his visit to Mumbai. Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray invited Jackson to the city in 1996.
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Michael Jackson with Raj Thackeray, Sharmila Vahini during his visit to Mumbai. Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray invited Jackson to the city in 1996.
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| Michael Jackson was supposed to begin a series of comeback concerts in the UK starting from July 13. (AFP) |
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| February 24, 1993 file photo: Pop superstar Michael Jackson holding his Grammy Legend Award at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. (AFP) |
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| Family support: Michael (C) and sisters LaToya (L) and Janet Jackson walk over to greet fans during a lunch break at a pretrial hearing in Santa Maria in this Aug. 16, 2004, file photo. (REUTERS) |
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| Michael Jackson is not a stranger to accidents, in 1979, he fell off stage during a performance and broke his nose, leading to the first of at least four rhinoplasties that he got done. |
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| Singer Michael Jackson with former President Bill Clinton at the finale of a star-studded gala on the eve of Clinton's first inauguration in Washington. (REUTERS) |
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| Michael Jackson performs in Sao Paulo on the Latin American leg of his "Dangerous" world tour in 1993. (REUTERS) |
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| Pop star Michael Jackson with former South African president Nelson Mandela. (AFP) |
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| A scary day: Michael Jackson, background, is seen with his hair on fire during a taping of a Pepsi TV commercial in Los Angeles on February 1984 as brother Jermaine Jackson, foreground, continues to perform, apparently unaware of the situation. (AP) |
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| In 2009, he was disgnosed with skin cancer. |
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| Michael Jackson gestures during a visit to Seoul in a file photo. (REUTERS) |
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| Pop artist Michael Jackson at opening night of his Victory Tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (AP) |
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| Best of friends: Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor arrive at a Sept. 7, 2001, concert celebrating the 30 years of Jackson's career. The two stars had been longtime friends, and Taylor is godmother to two of Michael's children. (REUTERS) |
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| Michael Jackson during his "HIStory World Tour Part II 1997" in Bremen. (REUTERS) |
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| Singer Michael Jackson at age 13, the youngest member of the singing group Jackson Five, sings in his home in Encino. (AP) |
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| Michael Jackson looks on during his civil trial in Santa Maria Superior Court, November 14, 2002. (REUTERS) |
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| Michael Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals. (REUTERS) |
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| Fans take pictures of an electronic screen projecting a press conference by Michael Jackson at the O2 arena. (AFP) |
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| Michael Jackson holds a child from a third floor balcony at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin, November 19, 2002. (REUTERS) |
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| Michael Jackson performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena, California. (AP) |
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| Michael Jackson performs 'Dangerous' during the taping of the American Bandstand's 50th anniversary show in Pasadena, Calif. (REUTERS) |
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| Michael Jackson finds a quiet corner in Israel's Masada outpost during a 1993 visit to the country. (REUTERS) |
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| Michael Jackson (center) stands with President Ronald Reagan (left) and first lady Nancy Reagan on the south lawn of the White House prior to receiving an award from the president for his contribution to the drunken driving awareness program. (AP) |
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| Handfuls of glory: With Quincy Jones at his side, Michael Jackson holds six of the eight awards he won for "Thriller" at the 1984 Grammy Awards. His outfit, complete with epaulets, sequined glove and dark shades, became a quintessential Michael look. (AP) |
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| Michael Jackson performs in Monaco in a file photo. (REUTERS) |
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| Marriage 2.0: Just months after his divorce from Lisa Marie, Michael Jackson walked down the aisle with Debbie Rowe. This wedding photo was released by Jackson's publicist minutes after the Nov. 13, 1996, ceremony in Sydney, Australia. But the pairing was less about romance and more about bearing Jackson a child, and the two would divorce three years later, with Rowe eventually ceding parental rights to Jackson. (REUTERS) |
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| Michael Jackson (L), wearing an abaya, a traditional women's veil and gown, holds the hand of a child as he shakes hands with a shopping mall security agent in Manama. (REUTERS) |
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| Rick Witsoe, who says he has been a Michael Jackson impersonator for 29 years, performs on the street to honour the death of Michael Jackson in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP/Jae C. Hong) |
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| Michael Jackson performs in Sao Paulo on the Latin American leg of his "Dangerous" world tour in 1993. (REUTERS) |
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| Victory lap: Guitarist Eddie Van Halen, left, makes a July 1984 guest appearance during Michael Jackson's Victory Tour concert in Irving, Texas. Van Halen had recorded the now immortal guitar riff on "Beat It," to the displeasure of bandmate David Lee Roth, but to the delight of nearly everyone else. (AP) |
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| Musician and singer Jermaine Jackson, center, leaves his parents home with two unidentified women in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (REUTERS) |
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| A mentor: Michael Jackson and Diana Ross hold their American Music Awards in L.A. Jackson won for favorite soul album and Ross won for favorite female soul vocalist. (AP) |
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| Michael Jackson has a number of world-records to his name. The video of his song 'Scream' is the most expensive video ever made as it cost nearly $7 million. (Agency Pic) |
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| Little boy Michael: Michael Jackson was just 12 when this picture was taken in May 1971, but his career was already stratospheric. (REUTERS) |
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| Jermaine Jackson, brother of late pop star Michael Jackson, speaks at a press conference at UCLA hospital in Los Angeles, California, June 25, 2009. (REUTERS) |
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| MJ's PJs: Michael Jackson wears pajama pants and is aided by bodyguards after arriving more than an hour late to court on Mar. 10, 2005. (REUTERS) |
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| In March 2009, Michael Jackson announced his comeback tour, titled This Is It. The tour is supposed to have 50 shows. |
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| Michael Jackson performs 'Dangerous' during the taping of the American Bandstand's 50th anniversary show in Pasadena, Calif. (REUTERS) |
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| Michael Jackson celebrates his 50th birthday today . (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok) |
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| Musician and singer Jermaine Jackson, center, leaves his parents home with two unidentified women in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (REUTERS) |
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| Oct 4, 1977, file photo: Diana Ross (center) as Dorothy, Michael Jackson (right) as Scarecrow and Nipsey Russell as Tinman perform during filming of the musical 'The Wiz' in New York. (AP) |
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| Pop star Michael Jackson and his ex-wife Lisa-Marie Presley enjoying their honeymoon at Euro Disneyland in Marne-la-Vallee outside Paris. (AFP Photo) |
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| Pop star Michael Jackson poses on the red carpet during the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Los Angeles 10th annual awards dinner celebrating Jesse Jackson's 66th birthday, on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP) |
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| Pop star Michael Jackson smiles on the red carpet during the RainbowPUSH Coalition Los Angeles 10th annual awards dinner celebrating Jesse Jackson's 66th birthday, on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok) |
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| Entertainer and popstar Michael Jackson holds his child who is covered with a towel, from a third floor balcony after their arrival at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin in this November 19, 2002 file photo. (AP) |
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| Michael Jackson waves in Tokyo in this Sunday, May 28, 2006 file photo. A judge has ordered Michael Jackson to pay $175,000 in overdue attorneys' fees to a law firm that sued the pop singer. (AP) |
