Lee Thomas interview with Larry King Part 1

[maggiekos]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for this video. I haven't seen it before (to my regret!). it was made before Michael Jackson's death...I wonder if he saw it...

 Lee Thomas has a great courage. Thank you Mr Thomas.

[Sociopathics]

Will people please STFU ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON.

I like him as much as the next person, but THIS IS A VIDEO ABOUT LEE THOMAS.

Goddammit!

[catgirl24]

@Sociopathics Well, yes the video is about Lee Thomas but the person that uploaded the video posted it to educate people's ignorance about MJ. Also, Lee Thomas brought up Michael Jackson. Geeze.

[oceansundaisy1]

Kudos to you, Lee Thomas, for bringing light to this terrible disorder. Not everyone is as strong as you. But it will take individuals, like you, to bring awareness, understanding and compassion about. God bless you, Lee!!!!

[silentkarl]

such an inspiration!!

[nohamj88]

did you see that people the only person who can understand the pain and the fear of looking bad in front of millions is someone suffer like him, so he believe that michael had vitilligo and he said the truth , the people who wouldn't believe after that that they are completely hate him for no reason just because they are blind not in sight but in heart

God bless you michael and your lovely childrin

[prinzesal]

great man!

[laksafan]

This is an inspiring interview. Lee is a man of grace. After seeing Lee without make-up, I begin to understand a lot better the pain the case of Michael Jackson. Only by losing pigments can a person look so procelein white. I don't think any skin whitening product can do that.

[ikn0wkunfu]

i have vitiligo on my face and lee thomas makes me feel understood

[Zunshine83]

Larry seem to never amaze me how he completely lacks empathy!

[Xphile78]

@Zunshine83 - I know, right? No emotion at all.

[hegwoodp]

soo.... why is it easier to except Lee Thomas w/ vitiligo but when michael jackson says he has vitiligo people refuse to believe him nd say he bleached his skin?..it makes no sense to me.....

[Godwill3]

mike never let people see him without makeup, so they dont believe. but there are many pictures of him when he tried to hide it. alos they hated mike cause everyone loved him

[differentkindofree]

THANK YOU!!!!!!! That's EXACTLY what I was thinking. They should air this again.

[DjDestiny12]

i know I agree with you it makes no sense

[dlberry4]

I think cuz Michael kept it a secret for a long time and lee thomas brought it out in the open and wasnt ashamed of it.

[yoyoshotstuff]

@hegwoodp because mj wouldn't go on a show like this brave man,

[akcasumeyra]

@hegwoodp cause hes MJ ... thats all ...sad

[Gatosaenz]

@hegwoodp Because he actually stepped up against the disease, wrote a book about it and made television appearances? Quite honestly I still have trouble believing Michael Jackson suffered from the disease, and I REALLY wanna believe otherwise but the audience has known Michael since he was little. How come we never saw his disease evolve?Okay, make up. Maybe Michael had the disease and got surgery to even out his skin?Its harder to believe with Michael because he clearly got plastic surgery.

[1simaddict1]

@hegwoodp cuz people are stupid. They like to pick on people

[GMan6254048]

Why would Larry King ask him whether his girlfriend is black or white? Seems an odd, somewhat out-of-place, question to me. Go figure.

[Dodgerfn5]

I have four words to say: God bless Lee Thomas. He seems to be a genuine, down to earth guy and funny too from what I've seen on other videos. He has a good personality and I commend him for bringing out this to the public. Now we all understand as I do about a former assistant manager I had who is Indian yet his hands and neck were pure white. It all makes sense now. Detroit, you are lucky to have an anchor like Lee.

[GlobalViewDB]

Okay , Lee said, they are not mean,( that's compassionate to see the good when good is not even there in folks) but Yes lee, folks is mean, if someone just comes up to you at a gas station and says," and don't even give a proper greeting and says what wrong with you" thats damn near rude! But my thing is, how come Micheal Jackson didn't get this type of nice treatment? Now I am pretty sure lee has been judged and casted away, BUT my God, what about Micheal jackson? Dear God ppl can such asses

[simp1eone]

Educate the kids coming up, close clearly many adults are too dumb and stupid and dont even want to get educated. Its easier to judge like they did Michael. America has a lot of ignorant adults. All they do is watch reality shows, entertainment channels and believe all CNN and FOX tells them. IGNORANCE IS WORSE DISEASE THAN VITILIGO. RIP Michael, now they will leave you alone.

[GlobalViewDB]

AMENNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! yes sir reeeeeeeeeee you said it! Damn that was powerful!

[xOxLexyBabexOx]

'Whats wrong with you?' seriously? why do people NOT think before they speak?

Im glad that finally someone came out and put this horrible disease in public. the mean comments made about Michael Jackson because of an illness that cannot be cured are disgusting. I hope that they now get it and leave the man alone.

[garycalgary]

i'm glad his employers respected him and his situation

i've heard television people can be shallow

[Acidrainisapain]

Btw, Michael Jackson has never had reconstructive surgery on his lips. The amount of lipstick he wears and the thickness by which it is applied makes the difference...

[Acidrainisapain]

I'm glad this guy has came out to promote awareness of this disease. It's sad all the degrading comments made about Michael Jackson in the past, because of people's own ignorance and issues with race.