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From grim streets of Gary, Indiana, to global superstar

He was the self-styled King of Pop, an eccentric recluse who had gone through personal scandal, family turbulence and numerous career quakes, but Michael Joseph Jackson remained one of the biggest stars on the planet.

He was the self-styled King of Pop, an eccentric recluse who had gone through personal scandal, family turbulence and numerous career quakes, but Michael Joseph Jackson remained one of the biggest stars on the planet.