What was Ryan White for Michael Jackson?

Answer 1

When he was diagnosed he got a lot of media attention pretty much becoming the face for the disease early on in the AIDS crises, because of this Michael became aware of him and his fight and reached out to him.

Answer 2

In 1984, Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS at the age of 13 after he received a tainted blood treatment for hemophilia. Ryan became the face for the disease early on in the AIDS crisis, meeting many celebrities, including the King of Pop.

He became friend with Michael and visited Neverland regulary. Jackson gave Ryan his favorite car, a red Mustang, as a gift a year before he died. Ryan White died at age 18 in 1990.

At his funeral, White's car was on display, and Jackson started it and "Man in the Mirror" was playing.

Three days after White's funeral, Jackson called White's mother and said he'd promised White he could be in his next video, and now that he's gone, he couldn't do that. But Jackson found a way. The "Gone Too Soon" video featured footage of White, including his media attention as the face of the AIDS epidemic, his life growing up with the disease, and his funeral.

Jackson kept in touch with Ryan White mother and always called her on Mother's day!

Answer 3

The video was gone too soon, from the Dangerous album (1991)