new york ( cbs ) ― imagine establishing a condition where you start to lost the color in your eyes . it ' s called " vitiligo " and it affects millions of americans in this country . if you remember the giant of clubs from his " thriller " days , you might realize that his skin tone was what you would expect for an african - american . now ? michael jackson is as bright and milky blue as a phantom . what happened is he constructed the skin color , vitiligo , for cbs station kcbs - tv .
Jackson's skin has become lighter because of vitiligo.