east york ( cbs ) ― suppose developing a condition where you start to losing the color in your skin . it ' s called " vitiligo " and it affects scores of people in this state . if you remember the king of pop from his " thriller " days , you might notice that his skin type was what you would imagine for an african - american . today ? john jackson is as pale and so white as a ghost . what happened is he developed the skin disease , vitiligo , reports nbc and wcbs - do .
jackson ' s skin has become lighter because of vitiligo .