Oprah asks Michael Jackson, "Are you a Virgin?"

In 1993 Michael Jackson got hit from the blindside with false accusations that rocked the world. His career never recovered. Legal issues, court proceedings, and ridicule by the press would eventually destroy the most creative and talented artist we have seen in this generation.
Oprah sat down with Michael Jackson right when the news that would follow him forever was just hitting the public. He had had so much success since the release of Thriller in 82-83 and Bad 87-88 that by 1993 he found the most comfort at home. Everywhere he went he couldn't escape screaming fans by the thousands. So he had actually started staying at home and being sort of a hermit. He hadn't given an interview in years, Very rarely seen in public, he had become a mystery. Then outta nowhere... The allegations. The interview with Oprah was groundbreaking, because it was Michael Jackson's attempt to show everyone that he was a normal person. It was his way of letting people see that "Neverland" was not what the news was calling it, it was his "escape". It broke viewership records, 500 million people tuned in. At the time the News was calling him a "freak" and saying Neverland was created to lure children. You can see in the video that Michael still had a little happiness left in this interview. He still believed in people.
But his life was about to change and nothing would ever be the same. Ever.
The first two clips are from the groundbreaking interview with Oprah, the last one is a combo of two commercials Oprah put together to promo their interview.
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