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5. MICHAEL JACKSON DANGLES BABY
Michael Jackson and children. It's a tricky subject — ever since the King of Pop was first accused of molestation in 1993 (he settled out of court with the accuser in 1994). But until Nov. 19, 2002, the public never really had a clear picture of how the King of Pop related to kids; then they saw what he did to one of his own. While visiting Berlin, Jacko greeted fans waiting below his fourth-floor balcony by dangling his son, Prince Michael II (a.k.a. ''Blanket''), over the railing — as the baby wriggled and kicked under his one-arm grasp.
CAREER IMPACT: MAJOR The video of Jackson's shocking gaffe played endlessly around the world, offering another turn in the singer's downward spiral of molestation accusations (he faced more in 2005 but was acquitted) and plastic surgery as performance art.
