http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_WySRP2Rhw
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Pepsi Fire the Start of MJ's Addictions?
Anywho was a Michael Jackson fan in the years after he released 'Thriller' -
and that was pretty much anyone alive in the '80s -
remembers the harrowing accident on the set of his 1984 Pepsi commercial.
While filming the ad at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles,
Jackson suffered severe burns to his scalp when pyrotechnics accidentally
set his hair on fire.
Pepsi paid a $1.5 million settlement after the incident,
which Jackson donated to the Brotman Medical Center -
now home to the Michael Jackson Burn Center.
Tragically, the accident seemed to have permanent repercussions
for the 'Billie Jean' singer.
The current issue of Us Weekly reports that the painkillers Michael Jackson
was prescribed to relieve the pain of second and third-degree burns on his scalp
and body - as well as the reconstructive plastic surgery -
spurred two of Jackson's long-time addictions.
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(popeater)