MJ, a music industry pioneer faced substantial controversy over changes in his skin tone during his career. In a recent episode of 'Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson,' Tyson unveiled the "real reason behind changing his skin color."
While it's a common fact that the King of Pop was formally diagnosed with vitiligo in 1986, various people, including 'Iron Mike,' held their own interpretations of this dramatic transformation.
In the most recent installment of Mike Tyson's podcast, where Michael Jackson's son, Prince Jackson, was featured as a guest, the conversation revolved around the impact of 'MJ.'
Tyson said, "Listen everybody thought he was changing his skin because he wanted to be white, he was changing it because he wanted to glow. He wanted to be a light, he wanted to shine yeah."
When Prince Jackson inquired if Tyson's father had confided this to him, Tyson nodded and confirmed that's indeed what Michael Jackson had told him.
Tyson responded, saying, "I remember right in the year, he wanted to glow, he’s the light."