In January 1993 , Jackson won three American Music Awards : Favorite Pop/Rock Album ( '' Dangerous '' ) , Favorite Soul/R & B Single ( " Remember the Time " ) , and was the first to win the International Artist Award of Excellence . In February , he won the " Living Legend Award " at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles . He attended the award ceremony with Brooke Shields . '' Dangerous '' was nominated for Best Vocal Performance ( for " Black or White " ) , Best R&B Vocal Performance ( " Jam " ) and Best R&B Song ( " Jam " ) , and Swedien and Riley won the award for Best Engineered – Non Classical . In August 1993 , Jackson was accused of child sexual abuse by a 13-year-old boy , Jordan Chandler , and his father , Evan Chandler . Jordan said he and Jackson had engaged in acts of kissing , masturbation and oral sex . Jordan 's mother initially told police that she did not believe Jackson had molested her son ; however , her position wavered a few days later . Evan was recorded discussing his intention to pursue charges , which Jackson used to argue that he was the victim of a jealous father trying to extort money . Jackson 's older sister La Toya accused him of being a pedophile , which she later retracted . Police raided Jackson 's home in December and found books and photographs featuring young boys with little or no clothing . The books were legal to own , and Jackson was not indicted . Jordan Chandler gave police a description of Jackson 's genitals . A strip search was made , and the jurors felt the description was not a match . In January 1994 , Jackson settled with the Chandlers out of court for $ 25 million . The police never pressed criminal charges . Citing a lack of evidence without Jordan 's testimony , the state closed its investigation on September 22 , 1994 . Jackson had been taking painkillers for his reconstructive scalp surgeries , administered due to the Pepsi commercial accident in 1984 ; he became dependent on them to cope with the stress of the sexual abuse allegations . On November 12 , 1993 , Jackson canceled the remainder of the Dangerous Tour due to health problems , stress from the allegations and painkiller addiction . He thanked closed friend Elizabeth Taylor for support , encouragement and counsel . The end of the tour concluded his relationship with Pepsi-Cola which sponsored the tour . In late 1993 Jackson proposed to Lisa Marie Presley , daughter of Elvis Presley , over the phone . They married in La Vega , Dominican Republic in May 1994 by civil judge Hugo Francisco Alvarez Perez . The tabloid media speculated that the wedding was a publicity stunt to deflect Jackson 's sexual abuse allegations and jump-start Presley 's career as a singer . Their marriage ended little more than a year later , and they separated in December 1995 . Presley cited " irreconcilable differences " when filing for divorce the next month and only sought to reclaim her maiden name as her settlement . After the divorce , Judge Perez said , " They lasted longer than I thought they would . I gave them a year . They lasted a year and a half . " In June 1995 , Jackson released the double album '' HIStory : Past , Present and Future , Book I '' . The first disc , '' HIStory Begins '' , is a greatest hits album ( reissued in 2001 as '' Greatest Hits : HIStory , Volume I '' ) . The second disc , '' HIStory Continues '' , contains 13 original songs and two cover versions . The album debuted at number one on the charts and has been certified for seven million shipments in the US . It is the best-selling multi-disc album of all time , with 20 million copies ( 40 million units ) sold worldwide . '' HIStory '' received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year . The '' New York Times '' reviewed it as " the testimony of a musician whose self-pity now equals his talent "
35th Annual Grammy Awards
35th Annual Grammy Awards
Michael Jackson