Michael Jackson: 1958 - 2009

A cameraman photographs Michael Jackson and Oprah Winfrey in January  1993. This was the year Jackson was first accused of child molestation,  and he took an opportunity on a 90-minute Oprah TV special to address  the charges. The criminal allegations eventually were dropped, but  Jackson reportedly paid as much as $25 million to settle the claims.

A difficult year

A cameraman photographs Michael Jackson and Oprah Winfrey in January 1993. This was the year Jackson was first accused of child molestation, and he took an opportunity on a 90-minute Oprah TV special to address the charges. The criminal allegations eventually were dropped, but Jackson reportedly paid as much as $25 million to settle the claims.