1995

In order to avoid a new controversy, Michael decides to settle secretly a new lawsuit by Bianca Francia who claimed Michael touched her son Jason back in 1990. She accepts to withdraw her complaint against 2 millions dollars…

• January 20-24 :

Michael & Lisa Marie welcome King Nana Amon Ndoufou in Los Angeles .

• February 6 :

Michael & Lisa Marie visit lawyer Johnnie Cochran at his new office in L.A.

• February 23 :

Michael previews several new songs from his new album at the NARM convention where he is presented with an Humanitarian Award.

• March 2 :

Michael attends little Craig Fleming’s funeral.

• March 18 :

Alejandra and Jermaine get married in a secret ceremony at the Hotel Bel Air causing Randy to leave Hayvenhurst!
Some time after, Joe brings a baby boy from Las Vegas to Hayvenhurst. Donte Williams, born on June 13, 1992 is adopted by Alejandra and Jermaine.

• March 28 :

Michael hosts a party at Neverland to celebrate the end of the recoding of his new album titled History.

• April 18-20 :

Michael & Lisa Marie welcome 46 youth from 17 countrries at Neverland for the World Children Congress.

• May :

Michael is on the cover of VIBE magazine with exclusive pictures taken with Quincy Jones & his daughter Kidada.

• May 15-20 :

Michael & Janet shoot the video for Scream, directed by Mark Romanek.

• May 19 :

Scream, The first single from the album History is officially launched on radios worldwide.

• May 25 :

Michael, Lisa Marie & her daughter Danielle go to the Six Flags Amusement Park in Los Angeles

• May 29 :

Scream is released worldwide.

• Early June :

Michael shoots the video for Childhood directed by Nicholas Brandt in Los Angeles .
The History teaser begins airing in US theatres and on TV around the world.

• June 14 :

Michael & Lisa Marie give an interview to ABC’s Primetime Live with Diane Sawyer. The Scream video is premiered. A new controversy arises about some lyrics to the song They Don’t Care About Us that would be anti-Semitic which Michael categorically denies.

• June 16 :

The History album is released worldwide. Huge statues of Michael are held in some European cities.
Both Life & Hello carry the same pictures of Michael & Lisa kissing ( taken by Harry Benson )

• June 16 :

Michael is on the cover of Entertainment Weekly.

• June 22 :

Michael appears at the VH1 Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles to perform We Are The World with Boys 2 Men and he also receives an award from Morgan Freeman for his charity efforts.

• July 10

Michael & Lisa Marie attends the opening of the Magic Johnson Sony Theatre in Los Angeles .

• July 12 :

Michael & Lisa Marie shoot the video for You Are Not Alone and they also appear on the cover of Jet magazine.

• July 25 :

Michael attends a press conference in New York City to announce the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards nominations + a special HBO concert planned at the Beacon Theatre on December 10.

• July 26 :

ABC airs a special feature called Michael Jackson Changes History during which Michael gives an interview to Bill Bellamy and premieres the video for You Are Not Alone.

• July 31-August 6 :

After an argument with Lisa Marie, Michael flies to Disneyland Paris to take a break

• August 15 :

You Are Not Alone is released as a single and directly reaches number 1 on the Billboard.

• August 17 :

Michael chats with his fans on the Internet.
He shoots the video for Earth Song directed by Nicholas Brandt.

• September 7 :

Michael attends the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City . He opens the ceremony with a 20 minutes long medley (including Dangerous & You Are Not Alone) and accepts an award with Janet for Scream.

• September 23 :

Michael performs You Are Not Alone at the BET 15th Anniversary Special in Washington .

• October 31 :

Michael performs Dangerous & You Are Not Alone at the Soul Train 25TH Anniversary Special.

• Early November :

The single & video of Earth Song are released in Europe .

• November 4 :

Michael is in Munich () where he performs Dangerous and Earth Song. Backstage, he meets Laurent Hopman and Anton Schleiter, son of son of Hamburg-based Sony music exec Wolfgang Schleiter,

• Mid November :

Michael & Sony merge their song catalogues. The new joint publishing venture is estimated at $600 millions!

• December 4 :

Michael is rehearsing the HBO concert at the Beacon Theatre with French artist Mime Marceau and they welcome the media.

• December 6 :

Michael collapses while rehearsing the concert and he is rushed to the Beth Israel Medical Center . He is suffering from gastro-enteritis, dehydration and electrolyte imbalances. Janet visits him cancelling her appearance at the Billboard Awards.

Lisa Marie also visits him and she asks a divorce! Michael decides to postpone the concert.

• December 18 :

Michael goes resting at Disneyland Paris taking with him the Cascio kids (Frank, Eddie, Dominic Jr, Aldo & Marie Nicole)