Before 1983, Michael Jackson also struggled for MTV airtime.[151] To resolve the struggle and finally "break the color barrier", the president of CBS Records, Walter Yetnikoff, denounced MTV in a strong, profane statement, threatening to take away its right to play any of the label's music.[151][152] However, Les Garland, then acquisitions head, said he decided to air Jackson's "Billie Jean" video without pressure from CBS,[3] a statement later contradicted by CBS head of Business Affairs David Benjamin in Vanity Fair.[4]