Jackson received accusations of inappropriate actions toward children in 1993, at which he entered rehab for dependency on prescription medication. One possible cause of this dependency was a severe scalp burn Jackson received while filming a Pepsi commercial.
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More drug danger ahead: ex-wife, the late Lisa Marie Presley, has said that addiction and drug use was a big part of their lifestyle while they were together. When Michael passed, it was revealed he regularly used strong anesthetics to get to sleep. Other people connected to Michael have backed the stories up.
Michael Jackson's Kids
Michael had three children of his own. The relationship they had is remarkably different, in a wonderful way, but there are still questions about the children's parentage. According to TMZ, his eldest son, Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., conceded it's possible he isn't even Michael Jackson's biological child, but the idea means nothing to him.
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MJ Jr. has said that his father taught him how to be a man and hopes to take care of his own children the same way his father took care of him.
MJ's Other Kids
On the other hand, Paris Jackson believes she is Michael's biological child. She's been pursuing fame in her own right and has signed with a major modeling agency after a decade of tough time following her father's death. Paris has maintained a close relationship with her mother, Debbie Rowe.
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Debbie has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. Her youngest son (and Michael Jackson's youngest son) Blanket is still a teenager and has stayed out of the spotlight – he is currently in the custody of his grandmother Katherine Jackson.
Gary Coleman
Coleman got famous and rich for his role in "Diff'rent Strokes," but it was revealed his parents were mishandling his funds, and Gary sued them, winning over a million dollars in the settlement. Coleman has had multiple issues with the law over the years. Coleman would end up marrying a twenty-two-year-old extra (he, at the time, was in his thirties), but the two divorced a year later.
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Coleman died only a few years later due to complications from health problems he had his entire life. His wife attempted to make a claim on the estate but was denied.
Barry Williams
Yet another Brady child makes the list. Barry Williams was fourteen when he joined the cast as the oldest child and teenage heartthrob Greg, and would go on to win a Young Artist Foundation Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989. He's appeared in "Brady Bunch" specials, as well as "That 70's Show" and "Three's Company," among others.
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His biography, "Growing Up Brady...I Was a Teenage Greg," came out in 1992, was a best-seller for three months, and would become a made-for-TV movie on NBC. Williams was an executive producer on the movie.