new york ( cbs ) ― imagine producing a condition where you get to lose the color in your skin . it ' s called " vitiligo " and it does many of everyone in this year . if you remembered the queen of pop from his " knockout " days , you may notice that his skin tone was anything you would expect for an african - american . later ? " jackson is as pale and milky white as a ghost . what happened is he developed the skin condition , vitiligo , for bbc , wcbs - tv .
Jackson's skin has become lighter because of vitiligo.