Stunt Man
In 1986, Jackson, then 28, posed for a series of photographs featured in The National Enquirer while inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. The publication claimed the singer slept in the chamber in an effort to live until at least 150 years of age.
Monkeying Around
In 1985, Jackson rescued three-year-old pet chimp Bubbles from a cancer research clinic in Texas. Bubbles was a constant presence in Jackson's life -- and even shared a two-bedoom hotel suite with the singer in Tokyo during the Bad World Tour. In a 2003 documentary with Martin Bashir, Jackson admitted that Bubbles had become overly aggressive and he sent the chimp to an animal sanctuary when Jackson began to fear for his newborn son's safety.
Man On Fire
While filming a Pepsi commercial in 1984, Jackson's hair caught on fire. The next day -- with visible burn marks along his ear and cheek -- the singer went out to dinner with Webster TV star Emmanuel Lewis. It is believed that he first began dabbling in plastic surgery at this time
Balcony Scare
Jackson famously dangled his newborn son, Prince Michael Jackson II -- also known as "Blanket" -- over a Berlin hotel balcony four stories up while greeting fans in November 2002. He later apologized for the incident, calling it "a terrible mistake."
Mugshot
In November 2003, Jackson was booked on multiple counts of child molestation in Santa Barbara, Calif. Two years after he was officially charged, Jackson faced a five-month trial, after which he was acquitted on all counts
Man in the Mirror
Jackson's appearance changed drastically over the years. As for the change in skin color, Jackson told Oprah Winfrey it was the result of vitiligo, "a skin disorder that destroys the pigmentation of my skin," he said. "I have to even out my skin.
Neverland
The performer purchased the 2,800 acre estate in Los Olivos, Calif., in 1988 to serve as his personal amusement park and home. Neverland's main house was closed in a cost-cutting measure in 2006. Though he transferred the estate's title to Sycamore Valley Ranch Company in 2008, he still owned an unknown stake in the property at the time of his death
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