Trivia:
In 2002 Jackson caused controversy when he playfully dangled his infant son, Prince Michael II, over a hotel balcony in Berlin in front of fans
MC Hammer once challenged Jackson to a dance off
In a TV documentary he acknowledged sharing his bed with children but described the practice as sweet, and not sexual
During production of a 1984 Pepsi advertisement Jackson sustained burns when an explosion set his hair on fire
Jackson’s 13 number one hits on the US Billboard charts put him behind only Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Mariah Carey
