He didn’t beat it this time. I liked him and his music when he was still a black man.
Regardless of whatever plastic surgery he had, he had his skin bleached for the same reason he wore a glove on one hand. He had the disease VITILIGO. There is no known cure. Eventually your only choice is to live with it, wear makeup all the time, or have your skin bleached. He chose the latter. It's not at all uncommon.