Michael Jackson

Kanye West performing on stage, inspired by Michael Jackson's style.

Michael Jackson Inspired Kanye West To Produce His Songs

Jenna Guillaume

Michael Jackson spent his entire career influencing younger artists. But one of the more surprising examples involves Kanye West and ...

Lady Gaga singing on stage in a red jacket with blonde hair and fishnet stockings.

Lady Gaga Owns at Least 400 Pieces of Michael Jackson’s Historic Wardrobe

Jenna Guillaume

Lady Gaga is famous for building one of the most outrageous wardrobes in modern pop music. But hidden inside her ...

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The Truth About Michael Jackson’s Children and Their Mother

Alyssa Lapid

Michael Jackson had three children. Two of them—Prince, born in 1997, and Paris, born in 1998—share the same mother. Her ...

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The Numbers Behind Michael Jackson’s Global Fame

Alyssa Lapid

You will see a figure circulating online claiming Michael Jackson had 4.8 billion fans at his peak—around 80 percent of ...

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Michael Jackson Had a Painful Childhood

Alyssa Lapid

Behind the records, tours, and the biggest-selling album in history was a childhood Michael Jackson spent much of his life ...

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Paris Jackson Shared a Side of Michael Few Ever Saw

Alyssa Lapid

The public version of Michael Jackson was famously soft-spoken. He rarely swore in interviews. He spoke gently, apologized constantly, and ...

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“I Was Surrounded by Love — Then I’d Go to My Room and Feel This Emptiness”

Alyssa Lapid

Paris Jackson was eleven when her father died. She is 28 now, and in August 2026 she sat down with ...

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Michael Jackson Took the Stand and Beatboxed His Way Through a $40 Million Lawsuit

Alyssa Lapid

In 1994, a songwriter named Crystal Cartier sued Michael Jackson for $40 million, claiming he had copied one of her ...

Michael Jackson wearing sunglasses and a military-style jacket at a public event.

The Man Michael Jackson Thanked “For Being a Father”

Alyssa Lapid

Bill Bray was a retired Los Angeles police officer who started working part-time security for the Jackson 5 around 1971, ...

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Michael Jackson’s Security Opens Up

Alyssa Lapid

For the last two and a half years of his life, two men were with Michael Jackson almost around the ...