In November 1991, Jackson issued Dangerous, which has 7 million shipments in the United States, sold 2 million copies in the U.K. and sold 27 million copies worldwide,[46][57][21] registering sales figures slightly lower to those of Bad. It became one of the most successful New jack swing albums of all time. Dangerous featured several hits, including "Black or White", "Remember the Time", "In the Closet", "Give In To Me", and "Heal the World". The album was highly anticipated, as highlighted by an incident at the Los Angeles International Airport that witnessed a group of armed robbers stealing 30,000 copies of the new album before its official release.[58]
The biggest hit single in the United States from the album was "Black or White", which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for seven weeks,[59] with similar performances around the world. The single was accompanied by a controversial music video, which, on November 14, 1991, simultaneously premiered in 27 countries with an estimated audience of 500 million people, the largest viewing ever for a music video.[60] It featured scenes construed as having a sexual nature as well as depictions of violence. The offending scenes in the final half of the 14-minute version were edited out to prevent the video from being banned.[61]
The second single released from Dangerous was "Remember The Time", which spent eight weeks in the Top Five in the United States and hit a peak at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In 1993, Jackson performed the song at the Soul Train Awards in a wheel chair saying he had an injury in rehearsals.[62] At the ceremony, he was given three awards: "Best Male Single" of the year for "Remember The Time", "Best R&B Album" for Dangerous, and a Humanitarian Award for his charitable contributions to date.[63] In the United Kingom, as well as other parts of Europe, "Heal the World" was the biggest hit from the album. In Britain, it sold 450,000 copies alone and spent five weeks at #2 in 1992.[23]
Jackson founded the "Heal the World Foundation" in 1992, in reference to his humanitarian single "Heal the World". The charity organization brought underprivileged children to Jackson's Neverland Ranch, located outside Santa Ynez, California, to go on theme park rides which Jackson had built on the property after he purchased it in 1988. The foundation also sent millions of dollars around the globe to help children threatened by war and disease.[64] All profits from the Dangerous World Tour went to his foundation, raising many millions of dollars in relief.
Later that year, Jackson made a high-profile visit to Africa, in which he visited several countries, among them Gabon and Egypt.[65] His first stop to Gabon was greeted with a sizable reception of more than 100,000 people in "spiritual bedlam", some of them carrying signs that read, "Welcome Home Michael".[65] In his trip to the Ivory Coast, Jackson was crowned "King Sani" by a tribal chief.[65] He then thanked the dignitaries in French and English, signed official documents formalizing his kingship, and sat on a golden throne while presiding over ceremonial dances.[65] In January 1993, he performed during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXVII. It drew one of the largest viewing audiences in the history of American television.[66] Jackson was given the "Living Legend Award" at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.[67]
In 1993, it was revealed that Jackson often allowed children to sleepover at his Neverland ranch, a fact which came under much media and public scrutiny when child molestation allegations were brought against him by a child who had stayed with him on several occasions. Also that year, Jordan Chandler, the son of former Beverly Hills dentist Evan Chandler, represented by civil lawyer Larry Feldman, accused Jackson of child sexual abuse. On December 22, Jackson responded to the allegations via satellite from his Neverland compound and claimed he was "totally innocent of any wrongdoing". The following January, Jackson settled the issue out of court with the accuser for an undisclosed sum, reported to be $20 million and the family dropped the charges.[68] Later that year, Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley. The marriage was, in Presley's words, a married couple's life that was sexually active.[69] They divorced less than two years later and remain friends.[70]
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