second jersey ( cbs ) ― imagine developing a condition where you begin to lose the color in your skin . it ' s call " vitiligo " and it affected numbers of people in this country . if you recalls the king of metal from his " film " days , you also recognize that his body tone was what you might see for an african - american . today ? michael austin is as paler and milky brown as a ghost . where happened is he constructed the face condition , vitiligo , reports cbs station wcbs - tv .
Jackson's skin has become lighter because of vitiligo.