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MJ's Explosive Pepsi Shoot Video -- 25 Years Later

Posted Jul 15th 2009 1:36PM by TMZ Staff

Video from the 1984 Pepsi shoot where Michael Jackson's hair caught fire ... finally released.

The video, obtained by US Magazine, shows exactly what went down when a pyrotechnic mishap ended in Michael's scalp being scorched.

After the accident, Jackson became addicted to painkillers.

Tags: burns, commercial, explosion, fire, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, painkillers, pepsi

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1. Yikes!

Posted at 1:39PM on Jul 15th 2009 by mrez golucky

2. omg!

Posted at 6:11PM on Jul 16th 2009 by maye

3. I just saw this on Perez's website and it is so sad.................

Posted at 1:41PM on Jul 15th 2009 by Tracy

4. Wow, he looked like a torch! LOL

wow, that had to suck.

Posted at 1:42PM on Jul 15th 2009 by Cartman

5. I can't believe they've released this...so sad. Michael was seriously hurt and I can't see where his hair on the top of his head could ever grow back. Must have been all the oil in his hair.

Posted at 1:43PM on Jul 15th 2009 by Melinda

6. So we can blame Pepsi for the downfall. Perhaps they should have paid for the memorial. But seriously you do wonder if things would have been dramatically different if he never got burnt....

Posted at 1:43PM on Jul 15th 2009 by firsttimeposter

7. He kept dancing. He didn't even know he was on fire. Amazing.

Posted at 6:27PM on Jul 16th 2009 by HeyItsMe

8. Holy cow! They never let on how bad it really was. I'd expect that he probably didn't have hair there anymore. Thats horrible.

Posted at 1:42PM on Jul 15th 2009 by TT

9. Ow. Just goes to show it's not good to have all that flammable product in your hair

Posted at 1:43PM on Jul 15th 2009 by imo

10. Poor MJ that was horrible.
god bless him

Posted at 1:43PM on Jul 15th 2009 by ru4real

11. dontcha mean 25 years??? 2009-1984..hmmm c/mon tmz get it together!

Posted at 1:44PM on Jul 15th 2009 by chris

12. Wow, amazing how long it burned before he realized it. It looks extremely painful, poor guy.

Posted at 1:44PM on Jul 15th 2009 by Yikes

13. That's really sick. I'm a voyeur and love US weekly, TMZ and the other pap mags/sites but even I think that is going a little overboard. It made my stomach turn to watch.

Posted at 1:44PM on Jul 15th 2009 by Not Cool

14. I feel so sad for him! I love you Michael!

Posted at 1:55PM on Jul 15th 2009 by Melissa

15. ah ha u fixed it...staying on top nice move!

Posted at 1:44PM on Jul 15th 2009 by chris

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