The Life and Works of Michael Jackson

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This paper examines the life of Michael Jackson, who has established himself as one of the most successful musical artists of all time. It shows how, for many years, Michael Jackson fell under the media's main radar, even though some felt he continued to be a superstar who, at any time, could produce a new hit. In particular, it looks at how after ABC's 20/20 aired an interview produced by Martin Bashir in February of 2003, named "Living with Michael Jackson", Jackson quickly returned to the headlines. It examines how he became the brunt of comedians' jokes, how he raised concerns of childcare advocates, how he raised the interest of the IRS, and was seen by many as a poor father and maybe even a pedophile.

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"Besides the rumors, other issues throughout the mid 90's began to raise that started to aid his fall from grace. For one thing, Jackson was getting older. But besides Jackson's age, it appeared that the singer was bleaching his skin and altering his facial features with excessive plastic surgery. Although he vehemently denied that he had multiple plastic surgeries in recent interviews, Jay Leno's monolog makes one wonder. The mid 90's brought about sudden fashion changes. The grunge wardrobe of the rock world for example made Jackson's wardrobe suddenly strange. The fact that Jackson needed protective masks and umbrellas on sunny days to shield him from the elements made additional rumors circulate that he was getting stranger as time wore on. But then, accusations and a hushed settlement concerning homosexual pedophilia made people start to question who the King of pop really was."

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