Michael Jackson: 1958 - 2009

Michael Jackson holds a towel-covered Prince  Michael II over the balcony of a Berlin hotel  on Nov. 19, 2002. Jackson later called the incident  a "terrible mistake," but the image of him dangling  his baby son out a window shocked even many die  hard fans. And his reputation was to receive far  worse damage just a few months later.

One big mistake

Michael Jackson holds a towel-covered Prince Michael II over the balcony of a Berlin hotel on Nov. 19, 2002. Jackson later called the incident a "terrible mistake," but the image of him dangling his baby son out a window shocked even many die hard fans. And his reputation was to receive far worse damage just a few months later.