Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Pepsi Killed Michael Jackson

The date - January 27th, 1984.

The spot - The Shrine Audotorium in Los Angeles

The reason - Pepsi's new commerical featuring Michael Jackson and his brothers

Peep this never-before-seen footage:


Michael suffered second and third degree burns on his head and scalp. He was rushed to the hospital, after which he was prescribed several medications. Sources report that it is this incident that kicked off Michael's addiciton to painkillers and his obsession with plastic surgery.

[paraphrased from Usmagazine.com]

1 comment:

José said...

I totally see that, but I wonder if all that wasn't inevitable to begin with given the whole fucked up childhood/lifestyle thing.

Great use of footage.