new york ( abc ) ― imagine developed a condition where you began to lose the color in your skin . it ' s called " vitiligo " and it affects millions of people in this country . if you remembers the king of pop from his " drama " period , you might notice that his skin tone was what you might expect for an american - american . yesterday ? mike jackson is as small and milky white as a ghost . what happened is he developed the skin disease , vitiligo , via cbc news whdh - d .
Jackson's skin has become lighter because of vitiligo.