Thriller (song) adapted by director John Landis into a highly successful music video, known independently as "Michael Jackson's Thriller". At fourteen minutes, the video is substantially longer than the song and ties together a narrative featuring Jackson and actress Ola Ray in a setting heavily inspired by horror films of the 1950s. In the video's most iconic scene, Jackson leads other actors costumed as zombies in a choreographed dance routine. Though it garnered some criticism for its occult theme and violent imagery, the video was immediately popular and received high critical acclaim, being nominated for six MTV Video Music Awards in 1984
1993 child sexual abuse accusations against Michael Jackson compilations of greatest hits packaged with previously unreleased material were released, including "Number Ones" in 2003, the 4-CD/1-DVD box set "" in 2004 and double-album "The Essential Michael Jackson" in 2005. New agreements between Sony and Michael Jackson saw the release of the singles collection "" in 2006, a 25th anniversary edition of "Thriller" in 2008 and Jackson's final release before his death – the "King of Pop" album celebrating Michael's 50th birthday with tracks voted for by fans. On December 18, 2003, Jackson was formally charged with seven counts of child sexual abuse and two counts of administering an