Tamar Braxton Has Same Skin Condition As Michael Jackson

R&B singer TAMAR _BRAXTON suffers from the same debilitating skin condition as tragic Michael Jackson_.

The Thriller hitmaker's skin tone went from black to white over the course of his career due to his battle with Vitiligo.

_B_raxton was recently dogged by rumours she bleached her skin following questions about her changing complexion, but now the singer has set the record straight.

She tells news website _B_ossip.com, "(I have) Vitiligo - but I don't like to talk about that."

And her music producer husband, Vince Herbert, is trying to protect _B_raxton from the cruel taunts about her skin colour.

He adds, "I tell her not to read it because it's so ignorant, it's just not appropriate... We know what goes on in our household. I would never be in a relationship with a vain person like that."

Jackson and _B_raxton aren't the one celebrities to be diagnosed with the condition - The Cosby Show star Tempestt _B_ledsoe, former Charmed actress Holly Marie Combs, and _B_ollywood veteran Amitabh _B_acchan have all opened up about their experiences with the pigment-changing skin condition.