Thriller

From nose job-related pranks to secret meetings in his trailer, Newsweek spoke to "Thriller" icon Ola Ray about what it was really like working with the ...

"It wasn't at all what Michael had originally wrote in the contract," she said. "We shot the video in 1983 and my first payment didn't come until 1985," she said. Ray has since written a book on her experiences in the entertainment industry. "Working with Michael and being with him was definitely worth it. It turned out, Jackson wanted to do more than make Ray giggle, and it wasn't long before the pair struck up a casual on-set romance. After their brief relationship, Ray and Jackson stayed on good terms, until legal drama over royalties created a rift between the pair. "One day he just said to me 'Ola can you help with something,' and I said 'sure Michael. "I had so much fun with Michael," she said. "I think John had seen my issue and that's how he chose me," she said laughing. "We would be sitting in a theater, watching ourselves on the big screen. When she arrived at his office, the director sat her down and cryptically began to explain what the project would entail. Premiering on MTV on December 2, 1983, the song's horror movie-inspired music video was a monster hit.