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The Wacko Jacko moniker went into overdrive when Jackson started to drastically alter his appearance. According to Jackson, he suffered from a rare skin condition called vitiligo which caused his skin to lose pigmentation.
In September 1986, using the oxygen chamber story, the British tabloid The Sun branded Jackson "Wacko Jacko", a name Jackson came to despise.
A British tabloid deemed him "Wacko Jacko" in 1985, but the nickname's etymology goes back further: "Jacco" or "Jacco Macacco" was Cockney slang for "monkey." In his absence came a flood of...
Jackson's often eccentric behaviour saw him dubbed "Wacko Jacko" by the tabloid press. He was rumoured to have shared a bed with a chimp and married the daughter of another pop culture giant in a...
Next to the photograph screamed the headline, "Wacko Jacko 2.0." The nickname was first applied to the 'Thriller' hitmaker by British tabloid, The Sun, in 1985. And it continued throughout the late '80s as Michael's behaviour became more erratic.
Without doubt, the abuse allegations deeply corroded Jackson's reputation; in 2021 a US tax court judge stated that Jackson had "earned not a penny from his image and likeness in 2006,...
Michael Jackson's often wildly eccentric behaviour earned him the nickname "Wacko Jacko" in the tabloid press. He was rumoured to have bought the Elephant Man's bones, Jackson allegedly...
