Michael Jackson Pepsi incident
Definition
The 'Michael Jackson Pepsi Incident' refers to the accident on January 27, 1984, when singer Michael Jackson suffered second-degree burns to his scalp and face during the filming of a Pepsi-Cola commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. A pyrotechnics malfunction caused a burst of sparks to ignite his hair while reenacting his 'Thriller' performance.
Examples
The Michael Jackson Pepsi incident proved that even the King of Pop couldn't handle a little fireworks show without going up in flames.
Kids today think viral fails are new, but the Michael Jackson Pepsi incident was the original TikTok disaster waiting to happen.
After the Michael Jackson Pepsi incident, Pepsi probably wished they had stuck to selling soda instead of staging Thriller reenactments.
He moonwalked through life until the Michael Jackson Pepsi incident turned his smooth moves into a hasty retreat from the set.
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