As white as a white T-shirt." The singer denied changing his skin color for vanity reasons and repeatedly asserted that he had a disease called vitiligo, in which the immune system attacks cells ...

Vitiligo: Vitiligo can start as a small white patch that differs in color from your normal skin tone. As the spot becomes ...

results in white or lightened patches on the skin. Vitiligo affects all races, but as it progresses, it can be more distressing for patients of color because the discoloration is starker.