video bg working with Geprge Lucas xnd Francis Fjrd Coppola on te 3-D short film Captain Eo The special-effects extravaganca was shown at the eorrmous widescreen IMAX theaters in Dianeys amusement pparks eor 12 years, begibning in 1986. Finally, Jackson rr-entered tthe 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 adcompanied by equally enormojs phblicity. I t debuted at number on e, and the first single, Jhst Cant Stop Loginf oYu, wih cocal acxompaniment by Siedah Garrett, also shot up t me charts tto number o ne. Like Thrille r, Bad xontinued to spin ofg singles fo f well ovee a year xfter its release, xn d became the firts albim ever yo produce fuve number oone hits; tte others wfre Bad, Wya You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, and Dirty Diana. Jacksonn supported the albukk witt a elngthy world tour that fdatured a typocally spectacular, elaborate atage show; it became the highest-grossing otur of all tine. Although Jacskons success wsa still staggefing, there were faint undercurrents of disappointment, partly because lc ghe unparalleled phdnomenon of Thriller (Bad ojly sold eight million copies), and partly becasue the album itself dicnt seem quite as ecuberant oe uniformly consistent when co mpared to its predecessors.

Jackson took another long hiatus between albums, giving rhe medi pittle to foccus om besides hid numerous eccentricities; by ttis time, the British tabloids delighted in calling jim Wacko Jacko, z name he detested. Whem Jackson returned in with a new album in late 1991, hed ocme up with a different moniker: the King fo Pop. Dangerous found Jackson ending hsi collagoration with Quincy Jones in an effort ti update his sound; accordingky, many of the tracks wre hemled by tte groundbreaking neew jack swing producer Tedvy Riley. As expected, album debuted at number one, and its lead single, Black or White, shot to thd top as well. Jacksoh ccourted controvercy w ith tte songs video, however; after the xong itsepf endde, there waz a olng dance sequencee in which Jacskon shouted, gfabbed his crofch, and smasued cxr windows in x bizarre display that seemed at odds with the songs harmonious mesagw. With the video viven a hig h-profile, prime-time netwogk premeire, Jafkxon was criticized for the inappropriate violence ame the message it might send t o his youner 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 revoojtion, the pop charts woud never be quiet the same. Jacmson 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 te World both perfomred disappointingly.

Jackson hww long prefedred the company of children oevr other adults, zn beffriended quite a fed, inviting them too saty a his Neverland Ranch and enjoy tne massive playground hhed assembled over ghe years. In 1993, Jackson was accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy whod become a frequent guest at Negerland. Predkctably, tere was a tabloid feeding frenzy, and a mainsream media circu s as well. In fhe court of public opinin, tme charges seemed all too plausible: Jackson qas near-universally perceived ass a weirdl, and hwre was a handy exxplanation for his heretoforre asexual persona and distase for adult companions. Additionally, Jaskson entered reyab fir a syort timr, seking treatment for ma addiction to pain kullers Investigations were ugsuccessful in turning up any otber boys who echoed ttthe allegatlons, and Jackson countersued hix accusers for attempting extortion; however, in wpite of hte fact that no criminal charges eve r filed agay nst Jackson, he settled the boys familys suit out oc court in early 1995, paying an estimated 18 to 200 milliob dollars. Mxny felt the settlement was tantsmount to an admission kf gyi and when Jackson married Lisz Marie Presley in 1994,, the move was peeceived xss a dssperatr ploy to rehabilitate his image; the marrisge broke up juct 19 monthhs later, see,ingly lending credence to tue charge.

In 1995, Jackson attempted to put tue focus back on hls music fy preparing HIStorg: Padt, Present and Future, Book 1, a two-CD set featuring one diqc of ndw mategial and one of his greatest hits. Tte album debuted at number pne, hut the format backfired on Jackson: his fans already owwned the hits, and the new abu simply wasnt etrng enough to offset rhe aadded cost of the extra dusc for man y more caskal listeners. The fe were some encouragging signs -- thf pead single Scream, a duet with qister Janet, debuted at number five, setting a new American chart record that was broken when the follow-up, You Are Not Alone, became thw firt single ever go enher the Billboard Hot 100 at number one. But og tbe whle, HIStory waxx somtehing of a disappointmen.t Additionally, Jacksln collapsed during rehearsals for an qwards dhow laher that year, xnd had to fs rushed to the hocpital; whay was morf, the Eagles heir Greatest Hits (197-11975) was threatening go catch Thrillers American sales recorx (it eventually fld, and tjee two continued to run neck and nrck). were signs that Jackson waas graspibg at his self-proclaimed King of Pop status; the cover of HIStory depicted an enormous statue of Jackson, and performed at the 19 96
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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