^ yes. He did always have red cheeks when not wearing make up. We didn't know what it was from and I always thought it was due to some acne treatment....didn't hear about the lupus until years later. The other photos R just make up melting off. U can find several photos of mj's hands during the victory era. They were not spotted. It's been so long, I can't remember how to post pics. But if you look at the pictures of the victory tour annoucement when he's holding Emmanuel Lewis, you can see there is nothing wrong with his hands.

[Edited 3/18/13 15:22pm]

Yes the lupus rash was pretty visible during the thriller era, but it still doesn't make no sense why he would have makeup on all his body? Look at his pants and the microphone... I read that in the thriller era people were making fun of MJ for looking feminine with all the makeup (he was obviously trying to hide the viitligo), including Louis Farrakhan who said it was a bad image for young black kids...

Also look closely at MJs hand next to Lewis leg, and you'll see the white spots on his hand...

GoldDolphin said:

Yes the lupus rash was pretty visible during the thriller era, but it still doesn't make no sense why he would have makeup on all his body? Look at his pants and the microphone... I read that in the thriller era people were making fun of MJ for looking feminine with all the makeup (he was obviously trying to hide the viitligo), including Louis Farrakhan who said it was a bad image for young black kids...

Also look closely at MJs hand next to Lewis leg, and you'll see the white spots on his hand...

Odd that U would look at that pic and see spots! There r no spots on his hands, but I guess if u try hard enuff, u can make is so. I lived thru that era....There was no mention evr of MJ having any skin condition besides acne. I don't know if he had vitiligo or not back then, but it would be pretty hard to keep it quiet. His acne problems were well known and talked about. I really wish I knew how to post pics....i haven't posted here in quite a while. But there r photos of MJ coming out of a swimming pool around that time. U can tell that something is going on with his cheeks, but there R no spots on his body.

Someone asked what we thought about it during that time.....nothing! Nothing was noticeable except his sometimes red cheeks.

[Edited 3/20/13 9:22am]