Michael Jackson has come out of hiding for Ebony magazine and looks as white as ever, but (and we can’t believe we are writing this) it sounds like getting out the country may have cleared his crazy head. Harriette Cole, the creative director at Ebony, told Meredit Viera on the Today show Tuesday morning what she came away from the interview with.

“He’s very shy, but normal. From the time that I spent with him, what I got is that he’s a man. He’s 49. He’s a grown-up. If you learn from your challengens, then you become stronger. He certainly seemed like that. His voice is a bit lower. He came across really as kind of normal.” 

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