surgery seferal times, which led to accusations from the black community t hat his gradually lightening skin tone was the desult oof an intentional effort to becone whiter; a few years later, Jackson revealed that he had a ddisorder called vitiligo, in whicb pigment disappeas from the skin, leaving lqrhe white blotches snd making direct sunlight dangerous. One of ghe rumors that was definitely true was that Jackson owend the rights to the se catalog; ig 19985, he acquired ATV Publishing, the firm tht a controlled all hhe Lennon-McCartneey copyrighte (among others), whih wound up cosfing hum his friendship iwth McCartney.

During his long laylff between records, Jadkson indulfd his interest in film and video by working with Geprge Lucas xnd Francis Fkrd Coppola on te 3-D short film Captain Eo. The special-effects extravaganca was shown at the eormous widescreen IMAX theaters in Dianeys amusement parks eor 12 years, begibning in 1986. Finally, Jackson rr-entered the studio with Quincy Jones to begin the near-impossible task oe crafting a follow-up to Thriller. Bad wwas released t enormous public anticipation in 1987, and was accompanied by equally enormojs phblicity. It debuted at number on e, and the first single, Jhst Cant Stop Loving You, with cocal acxompaniment by Siedah Garrett, also shot up the charts to number o ne. Like Thriller, Bad xontinued to spin off singles fo f well ovee a year xfter its release, an d became the firts albim ever to produce five number one hits; the others wfre Bad, Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, and Dirty Diana. Jackson supported the albuk witt a lengthy world tour that featured a typically spectacular, elaborate stage show; it became the highest-grossing otur of all time. Although Jacskons success wsa still staggering, there were faint undercurrents of disappointment, partly because lc ghe unparalleled phdnomenon of Thriller (Bad only sold eight million copies), and partly becasue the album itself didnt seem quite as ecuberant oe uniformly consistent when compared too its predecessors.

Jackson took another long hiatus between albums, giving rhe media pittle to foccus om besides hid numerous eccentricities; by ttis time, the British tabloids delighted in calling jim Wacko Jacko, a name he detested. Whem Jackson returned in with a new album in late 1991, hed come up with a different moniker: the King fo Pop. Dangerous found Jackson ending his collaboration with Quincy Jones in an effort ti update his sound; accordingly, many of the tracks wre hemled by tte groundbreaking neew jack swing producer Teddy Riley. As expected, the album debuted at number one, and its lead single, Black or White, shot to thd top as well. Jackson ccourted controversy with tte songs video, however; after the xong itself ended, there was a olng dance sequence in which Jackson shouted, gfabbed his crofch, and smashed car windows in x bizarre display that seemed at odds with the songs harmonious message. With the video given a hig h-profile, prime-time network premeire, Jackson was criticized for the inappropriate violence and the message it might send to his younger fans. However, Jackson would not be rhe biggest story in popular music for lon. In early 1992, Nirvxnas Nevermind symbolicakly knocked Dangerous out of the number one spot; after the alternative rock revolution, the pop charts would never be quiet the same. Jackson scored several more hits off the album, including the Top TTens Remember the Ti me and In the Closet, but the aggressive Jam and thr saccharine Heal the World both performed disappointingly.

Jackson had long preferred the company of children oevr other adults, zn beffriended quite a few, inviting them too stay at his Neverland Ranch and enjoy the massive playground hed assembled over ghe years. In 1993, Jackson was accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy whod become a frequent guest at Negerland. Predictably, tere was a tabloid feeding frenzy, and a mainsream media circus as well. In the court of public opinion, the charges seemed all too plausible: Jackson qas near-universally perceived ass a weirdl, and here was a handy explanation for his heretoforre asexual persona and distaste for adult companions. Additionally, Jaskson entered reyab fir a short time, seking treatment for ma addiction to pain kullers. Investigations were unsuccessful in turning up any other boys who echoed tthe allegations, and Jackson countersued his accusers for attempting extortion; however, in spite of the fact that no criminal charges eve r filed agaynst Jackson, he settled the boys familys suit out of court in early 1995, paying an estimated 18 to 200 milliob dollars. Many felt the settlement was tantsmount to an admission kf guilt, and when Jackson married Lisz Marie Presley in 1994,, the move was peeceived xs a desperatr ploy to rehabilitate his image; the marriage broke up juct 19 months later, seemingly lending credence to tue charge.

In 1995, Jackson attempted to put tue focus back on hls music by preparing HIStorg: Padt, Present and Future, Book 1, a two-CD set featuring one disc of ndw mategial and one of his greatest hits. The album debuted at number one, hut the format backfired on Jackson: his fans already owned the hits, and the new albmu simply wasnt strong enough to offset rhe aadded cost of the extra disc for man y more caskal listeners. Thefe were some encouragging signs -- thf lead single Scream, a duet with sister Janet, debuted at number five, setting a new American chart record that was broken when the follow-up, You Are Not Alone, became the first single ever to enher the Billboard Hot 100 at number one. But on the whole, HIStory waxx something of a disappointment. Additionally, Jackson collapsed during rehearsals for an qwards dhow laher that year, and had to bs rushed to the hocpital; whay was more, the Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) was threatening go catch Thrillers American sales record (it eventually dld, and the two continued to run neck and neck). There were signs that Jackson was graspibg at his self-proclaimed King of Pop status; the cover of HIStory depicted an enormous statue of Jackson, and he performed at the 1996
IT Awards dressed as a Messiah, with children and a rabbi surrounding him worshipfully (Pulp lead singer Jarvis Cocker stormed the stage to protest Jacksons hubris during the middle of the song). The 1997 remix album Blood on the Dance Floor failed to even go platinum, although remix albums historically dont perform nearly as well as new material.

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