In 1983, Michael Jackson released “Billie Jean ... they realized they had to make some changes. Jones said that one change they made to “Billie Jean” devastated Jackson.

"Perhaps I could inspire Michael to make that ... fond of Michael Jackson (as she clearly expressed in her tribute to him at the VMA's) and I doubt anything in the book will change her mind ...

And, aware that MTV didn’t play videos by black artists, CBS simply didn’t make one for Jackson ... eventually change after “Thriller,” with the coming of Madonna, Michael’s sister ...