Here's what he has to say about his skin condition:
<blockquote>Okay, this is the situation. I have a skin disorder that destroys the pigmentation of the skin. It's something that I cannot help. Okay? But when people make up stories that I don't want to be who I am, it hurts me... It's in my family. My father said it's on his side. I can't control it. I don't understand. I mean, it makes me very sad. I don't want to go into my medical history because that is private, but that's the situation here... We tried to control it, and using make-up evens it out because it makes blotches on my skin. I have to even out my skin <i>(Michael Jackson Talks to Oprah, 1993)</i>.</blockquote>
He also says this:
<blockquote>You know, don't judge a person, do not pass judgement, unless you have talked to them one on one. I don't care what the story is, do not judge them because it is a lie.