{seyretpic id=38 align=right}{tag Lee Thomas} was a guest on Star Jones’s truTV (formerly Court TV) show today (Jan 9) talking about vitiligo.
Obviously, Michael Jackson’s name came up as he is the biggest star currently dealing with the skin disorder.
Thomas says he sympathizes with Jackson, particularly when Jackson’s vitiligo first started to develop back in the 80s.
Michael Jackson’s Number One’s album is currently #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Album chart this week, up from #10 last week.
R&B sensation {tag Chris Brown} could very well be on his way to recording with The King of Pop, Michael Jackson himself. Brown allegedly conversed with Jackson, leading to an agreed collaboration sometime in the near future.
{seyretpic id=37 align=left}Lee Thomas was on CNN’s Larry King Live tonight (Jan 7 2008) where he talked about his vitiligo. He also mentioned Mike briefly.
Check out the video:
DETROIT Lee Thomas’ skin is betraying him.
His once brown, even complexion is now mottled with pale patches around his eyes and mouth, along his nose and on his ears; his arms, shoulders and chest are speckled and blotched.
"I’m a black man turning white on television and people can see it," says Thomas, an anchor and entertainment reporter for the Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate. "If you’ve watched me over the years, you’ve seen my hands completely change from brown to white."
The O2 press office apologised for coming back with "not the most glamorous of quotes," but "all we can say is that we can’t comment on anything at this time," was its response to rampant rumours of a Michael Jackson residency there in 2008.
The Daily Mail, Daily Star and Daily Mirror were among the tabloids saying he’s lined up for a multi-date run to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the release of his Thriller album.
Lee Thomas will be on Larry King Live Monday, Jan 7 2008 Lee Thomas, talks to Larry about "Turning White"
Lawyers for “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis want ABC’s “Nightline” reporter Martin Bashir to tell what he knows to a judge about whether State Attorney Steve Meadows showed him child pornography during an interview.
A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 8 to address a motion from Miami attorney Roy Black seeking dismissal of the 2003 criminal charges against Francis, or the case moved out of Panama City, because Meadows reportedly violated state law and legal ethics by showing Bashir a tape of the “shower scene” that is at the center of the case against Francis.
{seyretpic id=36 align=right}Last night (Jan 4 2008), an interview with reporter Lee Thomas was aired on 20/20 where he discussed suffering with the effects of vitiligo.
The reporter talked about the reactions people had towards him; some good, some bad. But he spoke of having the courage to openly discuss something which he had continuously tried to keep secret for a long time.
Vitiligo, as discussed on the FAQ section here at MJEOL, affects millions of people. African-Americans in particular have to deal with the devastating psychological effects the non-contagious disorder brings.
This is the cover floating around the internet for Rhymefest’s latest mixtape ‘Man In The Mirror’, presented by Mark Ronson. Tracklist below (read on…):