new york ( dc ) ― imagine developing a condition before you started to lose the color in your skin . it ' s about " vitiligo " and it affecting dozens of persons in this country . if you remember the king of pop from his " classic " days , you might notice that his skin type was what you could expect for an african - american . today ? michael austin is as bright and milky gray as a ghost . whatever happened is he created the skin color , vitiligo , reports bbc through wcbs - tv .
Jackson's skin has become lighter because of vitiligo.