Enquirer: Prince Michael and Paris were conceived with anonymous donor

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Earlier this week, we heard Michael Jackson’s longterm dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, claim that he was not the father of Jackson’s older children “to the best of my knowledge.” Klein admitted that he donated sperm to a bank at one point, but insisted that it was not specifically for Jackson’s use. He said he couldn’t go into it much more than that, and a lot of people though his answer was suspicious given the fact that the mother of Prince Michael and Paris, Debbie Rowe, used to work in Klein’s office. Many of you maintain that the paternity of those children is no one’s business except their own and that we should leave them alone in this difficult time.

Klein did say something on Larry King that seemed to suggest that the children were conceived with donor sperm. He said “I want to tell you that this discussion, however, is between Michael, his children and this person. It’s not to be discussed who the father is over national television.”

The National Enquirer reports this week that Klein is correct and he’s not the father. The father is an anonymous donor who should remain that way:

The two kids are actually the offspring of an anonymous sperm donor chosen by Michael, The Enquirer has learned exclusively.

After painstakingly reviewing dozens of profiles of potential sperm donors, Michael selected “a-good-looking white dentist from [Eastern US State] who had an extremely high I.Q.,” divulged a close family friend.

As for the report that Dr. Klein is the kids’ father, “Michael and Arnie always laughed whenever they heard that old rumor. They joked about it,” said the friend.

In choosing a sperm donor, Michael closely examined family histories, education backgrounds and media and psychiatric records of potential donors to make sure there was no potential for genetic physical or mental problems, revealed the friend.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, July 20, 2009]

Given the two known auto-immune conditions Jackson suffered, lupus and vitiligo, it makes sense that he would chose to use sperm donor because those conditions are genetic and could have been passed on to his children.

Paternity doesn’t make someone a father, and many people think that anonymous sperm and egg donors should stay that way unless they specifically decide to be available to their offspring. This is a complicated legal and ethical issue, and in this case it really seems like something the media should back off on for the sake of those kids. They just lost their dad and they don’t need to hear any of this speculation. They know who their real dad was, and if they want to find out about their biological father it’s something they should decide when they’re older.

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  1. Exiled says:

    I find it sad that that poor little one (Blanket Comforter?) Still tries to hide his face like his dad always did. I hope this children have a chance at a bit of normalcy after this 3 ring circus dies down.

  2. BlueSkies says:

    I believe this but they are going to tell us this anyway to make everyone MYOB. I’m sure MJ shopped for top “junk” with all of his money. These two kids are gorgeous but I bet they’re 1/2 siblings.

  3. Kay says:

    These children exist. They are people on this earth and do not deserve to be dissected this way.

  4. michelle says:

    I completely agree. I do not know my bio dad (or sperm donor as I refer to him as). My dad is the man who raised me since I was one and a half. When I was 15 I contacted my bio dad and he was an a$$hole, so I decided I do not need that in my life, plus I wasn’t looking for a daddy, I was looking for where my genetics came from. Now, I do believe in telling a child that their genetics come from some place else, but only so they are not shocked and/or feel lied to when the truth comes to light. I always knew from the time I was young that my bio dad was not the man who raised me and it never made me feel bad. I think if kids are not aware of it and then are told when they get older it can shock them and give them trust issues.

  5. CandyKay says:

    Exiled, I agree about the three-ring circus.

    I just read a terribly sad article in Q Magazine – written before Michael Jackson died, so it isn’t particularly reverent – about how he’s dragged those children from country to country over the past four years, ever since leaving Neverland in the wake of the child abuse accusations. No wonder Debbie Rowe couldn’t keep up with him when it came to promised visitations. Those kids must have very few friends besides each other.

    On the donor question, I don’t know why he couldn’t find a donor who was healthy and intelligent AND African-American. I still think that’s odd.

  6. AlaskaJoey says:

    Didn’t Blanket used to be blond? Is it really possible for a kid’s hair to darken that much before they even hit their teens? Or are they dying it?

  7. vixenella says:

    The donor thing makes sense to me-especially with the lupus and vitiligo.If he was addicted to the painkillers when they were conceived,then I am sure that played into the choice as well.
    I agree-it should be their choice when they are older if they want to pursue this or not.His name is on the birth certificate,and he was their real dad in all the ways that matter.Reports have said all 3 want to stay with the Jacksons-specifically their grandmother.I don’t know if their opinions will matter when it comes time to make a ruling.

  8. vixenella says:

    Alaska,not sure if it is normal,but I have nieces who were born with the prettiest blonde hair,and as they got older,it did darken. The oldest’s hair started to darken around 2 1/2. By the time she was in school it was black. Her younger sister’s started turning dark around 5,and it wasn’t much longer after that she had the same black head of hair. We always thought it was odd,and wondered the same thing.

  9. PJ says:

    As long as they were legally Michael Jackson’s children, I don’t think it matters who donated the DNA.

  10. Jazz says:

    DNA doesn’t always make a family.

  11. PJ says:

    AlaskaJoey, Yes, Blanket had light hair when he was little. A lot of kids have blonde hair in infancy/toddlerhood, but Blanket’s hair color was too light to be a natural color.

    It must have been dyed — it was too white/blonde to be natural, especially considering that his hair is now quite black (or maybe that’s dyed too).

  12. mel says:

    @CandyKay well people in the military drag their children every where all over the world so why cant MJ? That’s not a fair statement.

    I really hate the fact that the children will read all the stuff about how they were conceived and it makes me wonder how this will affect them as adults.

  13. boo says:

    The best years of my life were when I was “dragged” around the world. I bet these kids have had a wondeful life and a varied, comprehensive education. I feel bad for any kid that loses their Dad at such a young age.

  14. prissa says:

    Blanket wasn’t the one with the white blonde hair. It was the older one. Blanket’s hair was always black.

    Check out this link:
    http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/07/09/michael-jackson-kids-childhood/

    These pics were taken before Blanket was even born. The “blonde” one was alays Prince Michael I.

  15. Ally says:

    Until he died, no one thought those kids had a wonderful life.

    There’s a lot of sentimental hypocrisy and historical revisionism going on. Until those kids grow up and write tell-all books or give interviews to Diane Sawyer, we none of us have any idea what they had to deal with being ‘raised’ by that man.

  16. BB says:

    Mel, I was about to point out the exact same thing about Army families! There are loads of families that constantly move from place to place because of work commitments and yes, some suggest that it may have a negative impact on some children. If people are gonna argue that MJ moving a lot meant he was a bad father, are they prepared to make that claim for all the army families of this country as well?

  17. Ursula says:

    I think the Jackson family or someone from the inner circle has sent this to enquirer. I saw their former editor on TV admitting that that photo of MJ in an oxygen tank came from MJs people for PR reasons. i.e send a sensation. Celeb do sneak stories to the media when they want to put certain points across.

    If I right, then I think that is the reason why Dr Klein cannot commit to whether they are his kids or not. He could have been the donor Michael chose if he was on the list of donors and Michael did not tell him his final choice.

    Like every one says DNA can make a ‘father’ but not a ‘daddy’. Clearly MJ loved those kids a lot and they loved him. He is the only father they have ever known.

    From all indications, MJ did not hate being black but he did blame his race for his skin condition and maybe thought white children were less likely to suffer as he had suffered.

    My heart always goes out to little blanket, he seems scared and confused. I hope he gets enough hugs from his family.

  18. BB says:

    Also, about the hair: My hair was ginger blonde when I was a toddler, turned a very dark brown in elementary school. My brother’s hair was brown when he was born, but it is so susceptible to change with sunlight, that after the first week of the summer he turns blonde! I remember when we were kids, how people (even relatives) would ask my parents if they dyed his hair!

  19. Nev says:

    I can’t believe how insensitive the media is to these 3 sweet little children. I think it’s terribly sad the way posters like Candykay are running these kids life down while faking like they care. Here is a ? What about military kids you don’t know how much military kids travel with their parents ( they travel a lot ) but yet they turn out just fine. The military would not allow it if it was not ok for the kids.
    Taking the kids with him was better than leaving them like pets. Except the fact that MJ loved his kids very much and took excellent care of them. I believe he like a lot of parents didn’t care how they looked he loved them any way. Michael didn’t care about the color of their hair are skin he just love them no matter what. I believe that’s what Paris Jackson was trying to tell the world. To bad the world is so hung up on color like AlaskaJoey.
    May be that’s why Debbie Rowe told Michael when they where born to keep them covered up.

  20. michelle says:

    Where will the media draw the line, when it comes to peoples children. i am so sick and tired of this situation. these are real people, what give you the right to just say or print what ever you want about someone’s child? as a poster above said ” these are real people” with feelings!! these kids will grow up, some are of the age to be on the internet. Please draw the line somewhere, please!!! This is not just with MJ’s kids, all these kids are being violated in the worse ways….posting pics of them nude(halle berry kid) speculating if they are aliens or if there dad is really their dad( suri) stating that they have diseases( AJ) i mean reallly??? the media is going to far with this nonsense, a line needs to be drawn!!!

    And i know that these kids have celeb parents, but that doesnt mean squat, every picture the paps take doesnt need to be in a mag, its plain wrong…end rant x(

  21. nnn says:

    If it’s true, he should have never said in the BASHIR interview that he was the biological father explaining that their fair skin was because of his own father who is lightskinned with light eyes.

    When he decided to set the record straight about their conception, he should have come up with the truth or stayed still. I rather him dissmissing the question saying that it’s a private matter than telling the world, hence his own children that he fathered them if he knew that it wasn’t the truth.

    That was unecessary, irresponsible and will become confusing if his children were raised in the beleif that indeed he was their natural father like he insisted he was.

    It’s like it was more important to him to tell the world that he passed his DNA to them than just be a father to them like any father is bio or not, natural or adopted. It’s love and raising that qualifies you as a parent. By insisting on the bio versus not bio, he gave the impression that for him DNA was the ultimate legitimation of fatherhood to throw at the face of the world.

    It’s like it was more important to him to give the world the perception that he indeed fathered those children, to shut speculations about him only wanting caucasian offsprings and deflect antagonizing some poeple of his community. So he had to go publicly and with insistance that they were his biological ones, even insisting that Blanket’s mother was Black for not explaining why he didn’t chose a sperm donor of his own ethnicity close to his original utter physique, which is often what is proposed when you go through insemination for the children to look as close as their parents.

    Whatever his reasons he did it at the expense of his own children who should have never been outrageously lied on about their history.

    He, more than anyone should have kept quiet about that intimate subject.

  22. Bella says:

    Michael Jackson attempted to shield his children from the media speculation concerning their parentage, as it truly is nobody else’s business! He was damned if he did and damned if he didn’t because the questions never ceased in spite of the answers he provided…The truthfulness of his answers to the public’s prurient interest in such a sensitive matter is negligible because he certainly didn’t owe any explanation to millions of strangers who are entirely unaffected by the situation.

    His children seem shocked and saddened but they KNOW who their Daddy is and deserve nothing but support and sympathy to help them adjust to their tremendous loss….

  23. Kolby says:

    Can someone clear up the names of the children for me? This is what I’ve read: The first-born boy is Michael Joseph, Jr., AKA “Prince,” right? Then Paris-Michael Katherine, and then Prince Michael II, AKA “Blanket.” Is that correct? I hear the boys being called different names, and it’s confusing as hell.

  24. Bella says:

    You’ve got their names right, except the oldest son’s legal name is Prince Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., it’s not just his nickname.

    Blanket is Prince Michael Joseph Jackson II, and the middle name is shared with their Dad, and not in honor of their grandfather.

  25. Bella says:

    CandyKay, I guess you are not aware that Debbie Rowe stated in court that “giving birth does not make her a mother” and she did not want or seek visitation of any kind with the children. She was quite offended that she was accused of “leaving” her kids, when the reality of their arrangement was always for her to act as a surrogate and the marriage was simply a way for Michael to be their legal father without need for adoption.

    She has stated repeatedly that motherhood holds no interest for her, but, it seems obvious that as Michael’s addiction grew worse, she became increasingly concerned with the well-being of both him and the kids which compelled her to return to court to seek having her parental rights reinstated. I feel that Debbie loved Michael as a true friend and his trust in her was not misplaced.

  26. me says:

    michael jackson did not want to be black hence his skin and i dont want to hear this vitaligo rubbish, that does not explain the constant nose jobs to have a caucasian pointy nose, then all his kids are white please, he could have used any sperm he used a whilte mans… the kids are his cos its all they know and i am sure he loved them but the truth still remains he had issues being black….

  27. yadira says:

    What does it matter who their bio dad is? People seem so demanding on here like MJ owed the public an explanation on his private life…as if!

    Who cares what nationality he chose these kids to be? Candy, this isn’t a racist issue, please try not to make it one

    This is about 3 young children who are in mourning over their daddy passing and no one is giving them that respect as human beings.

    I enjoy gossip columns as much as you all do but there is a fine line and I am not going to cross it

  28. Codzilla says:

    They really are gorgeous children. And I disagree that Debbie Rowe has their best interests at heart. The woman gave up her parental rights in exchange for money — as far as I’m concerned, she’s just another vulture.

    Edit: Yadira, I totally agree that the kids’ ethnicity is irrelevant.

  29. nnn says:

    What does it matter who their bio dad is? People seem so demanding on here like MJ owed the public an explanation on his private life…as if!

    ————————————-
    I don’t think people are obsessed by it and that MJ owed the public and explanation BUT he was the one a few years ago who deliberatly answered publicly to that question.

    He could have dismissed it, yet he insisted that he was the BIO father, giving even more unecessary informations (like the ethnicity of Blanket’s mother) like if it was more important to him to convince the public of his bio relation to those kids than just protecting thme and just be their father whatever the DNA they may or not have in common.

    He is the one who invited the public in this matter by answering to that very intimate question.

    Personally, at that time, i thought it was INCONSIDERATE, INNAPROPRITAE and INSENSITIVE for him to discuss such a matter on that interview and to come up with his truth.

    I knew at the time that he should have never said it and just kept it betwseen him and his closed ones, focusing on his fatherhood not being concerned about the speculation about the DNA to the point of revealing publicly a truth that could have been debunked years later.

    He didn’t owe that truth to the public and yet he revealed it INSTEAD OF owing his children more consideration and restrain when talking about their conception, utering a truth that may be proven a lie. He owed his children their truth and whatever it was, he shouldn’t never shared it publicly.

  30. Mme X says:

    they sure are beautiful kids.

  31. diddy says:

    @me: :you dont want to hear the vitiligo rubbish as you call it because it doesnt suit the sensationalized tabliod views and ideal you have held about the man.

    michael jackson has never hated his race or being black, this was a man that was teaching his kids african american history(it most matter alt to him that he is teaching his kids his history) , also they is an old interview of michael and latoya on youtube and he took intrest when there were talking about places people have been; the lady intrewing him mentioned she was halh indian
    in which micheal replied he like east indian (the darker indians), also saying ‘the darker they were the more beautiful he found them’; that doesnt sound to me a man that hates black/dark colour this is the video ; start at 6.11

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtAXuzIVnto

    also an old interview of his family talking about the dissea, and his younger brother randy mentioning that he talk mj ealier to maybe talk about it in the press so that people would understand but they say knowing how private michael was he probably didnt want people going on and on about his skin disorder;but in the end not talking about it ealier hurt him with all the accusation people made about him hating his race
    ;

  32. OXA says:

    I saw those photos on Just jared and the younger picture is darker than the older picture. That stuck me as really odd as I was born a toe head with white hair that darkened as i got older, my neices and nephews the same, NONE of them got lighter with age.

  33. gg says:

    Baloney – they’re just calling it an “anonymous sperm donor” because it was supposed to have been, but the cat is already out of the bag.

    People, check the photos. Prince has ROOTS from having his hair BLEACHED, not “dyed”. Bleached hair, on a baby. Sick but true. It’s very obvious.

    Blanket looks a bit hispanic or American indian to me.

    Also – Many military families are NOTORIOUSLY messed up from the stilted family life, stiff rules and punishment, and not setting down roots or able to make friends for more than 18 months at a time. Just because a couple of people felt well-adjusted – doesn’t mean crap. I’ve been studying this phenomenon for decades, since I am from a military family myself. Trust me, it’s not the most kid-friendly way to grow up, especially in the 60s-70s when there wasn’t much in the way of parental guidance counseling going on.

  34. diddy says:

    all the people that are saying the kids are messed up for not having roots in one location , were they saying the same thing about how brad and angie’s kids dont settle in one location for long either?
    because i dont see any difference in it

    also the home schooling thing isnt uncommon in hollywood, will smith and jada kids are home schooled….michael and the kids nanny who is a harvard graduate where responsible for their education i dont think thats too bad

    and from various pictures i have seen the kids did have friend , they were friends with children of their father friends

    as you can see from set of pics here

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=43655&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=98326918727&aid=-1&id=1791068531&oid=98326918727#/photo.php?pid=43621&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=98326918727&aid=-1&id=1791068531&oid=98326918727

    just beacuse we didnt have them everyday on tabs like other celebrity to kids gawke at doenst mean they were locked away from society LOL

  35. Kelly says:

    Seeing poor little Blanket hiding his face really chokes me up… And Paris and Prince Michael are so gorgeous and grown-up looking, especially Prince – you can tell he’s trying hard to “be the man of the house” now for his sister and brother.

  36. Zoe (The Other One) says:

    They are beautiful children who have just lost their father…it’s heartbreaking.

    I’ve no idea how any of their ethnicity or who their biological father may be really features in any conversation.

    They deserve our sympathy and nothing more – they have lost their only parent who they clearly adored.

  37. nelly says:

    Diddy, thanks for the pictures.
    I think that made it clear that MJ loved and was loved by his children and friends more than anything. Really touching.

  38. Fiestarter says:

    Who the biological parents are, basically is no one’s business. They were Michael Jackson’s children. He raised them and he is the parent they knew AND loved. It isn’t our business to know everyone else’s business. I feel for those poor children because other than Michael, I doubt anyone has their best interests at heart. All anyone see’s when looking at them are dollar signs. The Jackson’s. Debbie Rowe and any man who may crawl out from under a rock to lay claim to them. It’s all about money, and whatever anyone thinks of Jackson, I think he loved those kids and took care of them and it is a shame now that they have nothing but vultures circling them.

  39. lrm says:

    all the baby pics of blanket show darker hair,the ones that i’ve seen,anyway…
    the older one had the dyed blonde hair as a little one….
    someone on another blog mentioned tiko brando [marlon’s son,and former MJ bodyguard]as potential blanket dad. also,marlon was a friend of mj’s….see any resemblance? tahitian influence?
    god-i cannot believe i’m writing this-i’m done. this is gross dissecting these children. they are human.
    MJ’s life is so enigmatic and provocative…it’s easy to get seduced by the mysteries…

  40. lrm says:

    Just want to say,tho’,that no,it isn’t strange that the youngest is uncomfortable. people,use your intelligence! He’s 7! and Standing in front of 20k ppl. And his father just died! Of course he may deal with his grief through withdrawal,not to mention the added fact of standing on stage in front of the world. Not everyone is comfortable in the limelight.
    Oh,and same goes for when they are out: LOTS of celeb kids are unhappy with the cameras and disruption of their lives/time with their family. It has nothing to do with him not having been in the limelight.Do ya’ll really think that b/c MJ kept them away from the paparazzi,they have been sequistered for their entire life? please!!! Go back and do some research,and think about it. Just b/c you have not seen photos of this kid,does not mean he is damaged b/c the paps couldn’t get at him.
    Surreally stupid types of comments. c’mon.
    Pics of him with his family,in NORMAL situations,show him laughing,hanging out,being a regular human child.

    NORMAL is varied. this is so ridiculous. Children don’t need to be jumping and smiling for every picture in order to be ‘normal’.
    They are not puppets.

  41. me says:

    @ diddy please explain his white nose, why would you have many, and its clear he has had many trying to remove every trace of your african nose if you are so proud to be black, where are the images of his vitaligo? none cos its made up to give excuses on why he bleached his skin, look at him white skin, thin nose, straight hair, yes hes so proud to be black and to top it off three white kids. lol please stop idolizing this man and work with facts. he was not interested in being black. the kids are his cos he is thier dad that is not the issue we are talking about. if you can explain his nose then maybe i will say im wrong but that will never happen.

  42. Neelyo says:

    ‘ really hate the fact that the children will read all the stuff about how they were conceived and it makes me wonder how this will affect them as adults. ‘

    Thanks Mel, I couldn’t agree more. It would be like reading details about the sex your parents had the night you were conceived. There are some things you just don’t want to know, especially from LIFE & STYLE and US WEEKLY.

  43. gg says:

    The photos are very cute. I also see the bleached hair on Prince, and also in several shots they’re in their pajamas, wearing makeup – the kids and MJ are all wearing blush, same shade of purplish-red, on their cheeks and chins.

    Of course MJ kept them from public eyes, remember all the midnight shopping trips, just for starters? They couldn’t go anywhere since they were ALWAYS accompanied by MJ; whenever they did leave whatever temporary rented house they were living in at the time, it was either at the house under controlled circumstances, or with masks and veils covering their faces in the damn middle of the night in a closed store. Google it.

    So, hell yes, he kept them sequestered, and I’m so glad they probably won’t be anymore so they can develop more naturally, if it’s not too late.

  44. Bella says:

    To the person who declared that they demand proof of Michael’s vitiligo in order to believe it. It has been common knowledge for years that he has used bleaching creams on his body to treat the worst of the patchy loss of pigmentation that he was afflicted with. Michael was greatly embarrassed by his skin condition and quite understandably did not want his private suffering exposed just to shut up the insensitive probing of those too ignorant to understand the medical facts or respect his right to privacy of such details. If you haven’t noticed, most of his family have had nose jobs over the years and yet, that’s fine because they haven’t lost their pigment and therefore are PROUD black people?!? By your logic, anyone who alters their features thru surgery must hate their race, as opposed to simply disliking that particular feature!

    I also don’t see how choosing to parent children of other racial makeup than his own makes Michael racist or less than proud of his heritage? He lived his life trying to make others color blind and NEVER denied being a very proud black man….

  45. fizXgirl314 says:

    the kids are adorable…

  46. Bella says:

    There are a heck of alot of self-hating black people wandering around this world if wearing colored contacts and straightening your hair means you are trying to “change” your race….sheesh

  47. orion70 says:

    @Ally, you said it.

  48. the truth says:

    @ 46 yes you are right there are a lot of self hating blacks walking around if you cannot be proud of what god gave you and you try to emmulate another race ie blacks with european wigs, or just look at lil kim will you say she is proud to be black. and many self hating whites, whites you cannot stand being thier natural color and do all they can to get a tan, bigger lips bigger bootie a majority of things god did not give the white race then you are self hating. self hatred is self hatred. 1. michael jackson is white 2. michael jackson has three white kids 3 michael jackson has white looking hair, he chose to use a white mans sperm why didnt he choose a black mans,just stop trying to defend him he is not your god….. he had mental isues.

  49. Pagan says:

    I am getting so tired of seeing all this speculation as to who these kids bio-father is. It doesn’t matter! They know who their dad was and they are grieving his loss. I think it is beyond tacky that there is all this concern about what is an intensely private matter, especially when those concerned are children. It is the Jackson childrens’ business if and when they want to find out how they got here, and they don’t owe us any explanations. Michael Jackson was their father, end of story!

  50. nag says:

    Paris has lovely blue eyes.. could her hair be dyed????

    Blanket looks the closest to a Jackson..

  51. Sid says:

    Am I the only who thinks that those kids are biracial? The little girl looks like Debbie and Blanket looks like Michael and none of them look anything like that doctor.

  52. raven says:

    Children should know the truth about their origin. Anna Nicole’s daughter learned who her father is and MJ should know that too.

  53. Shana says:

    Until a DNA test proves those kids are not his I will believe they are the may be fare but the two boys look just like him as a child and the youngest boy has always had jet black hair he has never been blonde.

  54. gg says:

    Compare, side by side, photos of the doctor, Debbie, and the two oldest kids. Undeniable DNA and strong likenesses. The two older kids are clearly the product of these two. Not that it matters much at this point, unless Debbie or the doctor wants any custody/visitation. Blanket looks hispanic, not black, to me. His hair is straight and shiny.

    Not to discount their huge gifts of giving of themselves to MJ, but the bottom line is that their father was Michael and that’s the real issue that takes precedence.

  55. New MJ Fan says:

    First, although I liked most of MJ’s music, I just today saw the “Thriller” video (yes, I’ve been in a cave). Absolute genius. Second, am I the only one who was blindsided by the fact that he suffered from lupus? I’d never heard that when he was alive. I’m thinking it must’ve been the discoid type, rather than systemic; I cannot imagine he could’ve done the physical stuff he’s always done if it was systemic. I have it. I can moonwalk, but that’s about it. It causes WAY too much muscle/joint/body system problems to entertain the way he could. It ALSO very much explains, in addition to 3rd degree burns, his addiction/need for pain medications, problems sleeping, and quite possibly his erratic behavior (lupus cerebritis, if he did indeed have systemic type). For the record, I do NOT believe he was a pedophile; I do not believe he ever sexually abused ANYONE (I even wonder if he had any sexual desire/ability at all). I do believe he was a very sad, but full of love, individual who was incredibly inappropriate with children, but only because he had not a clue as to how to relate to them as an adult. I believed him when he talked about piling in bed with kids; it was a sleepover, like most of us had when we were 8. Poor soul. RIP.

  56. New MJ Fan says:

    His kids are his kids. Let us all hope and pray that Joe doesn’t get his slimy hands on them. I’d leave my child with Michael (if he were still around) WAAAAAY before I’d let them be in the same ROOM with Joe Jackson.

  57. CONNIE says:

    DOES ANYBODY REALLY CARE ABOUT THESE CHILDREN AND WHAT ALL THIS TALK ABOUT THEIR LIFE CAN DO TO THEM!WHY DON’T WE LISTEN TO MJ’S BROTHER AND LEAVE HIM ALONE.THE BEST WE CAN DO FOR THESE KIDS IS TO BEAR THEM UP IN OUR PRAYERS AND HOPE THAT THEY CAN GROW TO HAVE A NORMAL WORTHWHILE LIFE AND MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, HAVE ACQUIRED SOME OF THEIR ‘DADS’ TALENTS TO CARRY ON THE GOOD SIDE OF HIM TO CONTINUE TO ENTERTATAN GENERATIONS TO COME!

  58. Sarah says:

    Oh guys, gimme me break!!

    First of all, leave ’em alone. WE are responsible with our interest in it and our unsatisfied curiosity that paparazzi won’t leave the kids alone anymore for about the next 20 years at least! So, if we wish for them to have a rather “normal” childhood, if ever possible in this case anyways, we should stop discussing if Blanket’s roots showing signs of bleaching (which is perfectly ridiculous btw, this is because of light and hair reflection and because of seeing the skull skin!!) or who their real father is.

    And secondly, this was the last time I’ve commented on anything Michael Jackson related. It must stop. For the sake of the children.

  59. Becky says:

    Alaska, both my brother and I were born with *white-blonde” hair which began darkening by our school years, later a darker blonde.

    *Jazz!* Best comment: “DNA doesn’t always make a family.” That’s the only thing that matters here. Even blood relations can be life-toxic; the only family that matters is those whom love us and are there for us.

    My Dad was at one time an NBC anchor (when media had actual moral and ethical codes, *long* time ago), and he left when he saw that broadcasting was no longer an honest, unbiased media. I’m so glad he’ll never see what they did to three innocent children, SCROLLING weeks-long reports about how ‘Michael “wasn’t at all biologically related” to his own children.’ What a horrible thing to do to those innocent kids. Whoever the bio-dad was has NO bearing on the death of their father! Thank God for Janet and Katherine Jackson, who said they have kept busy and *away* from TV. (How long can kids stay away from TV’s and computers, though; right?)

    But the True “B*$tard of the Year” award goes to Jackson patriarch Joseph. That sick man said the children are musical and that HE will create a new group called “The Jackson THREE.” Every one of Joe’s kids have said Joe beat them (and they all said he beat Michael most often of all), and yesterday he said on the news, “No, I never hit them.”

    I think the whole family will blossom and thrive from this great loss — if they get a restraining order against the tyrannical, repeat abuser that Joe Jackson is.

  60. gg says:

    Sarah give me a break. Blanket’s hair has always been black. If you’re going to gripe at posters, at least read the posts and look at the pictures.

    When tow-headed kids’s hair darkens, it does so more gradually than white-to-very dark brown (Prince, NOT Blanket) with harsh roots showing. That’s all.

  61. Cari says:

    It is obvious that Dr. Klein is the father of Prince Michael I.
    Also obvious is that Prince’s hair was dyed blonde when he was a toddler.

  62. FF says:

    Given that his father use to upbraid and humiliate Michael routinely by calling him ‘big nose’ the rhinoplasties do not surprise me in the least. His father also used to call him fat, and Michael has always watched his weight.

    These are scars of his upbringing, and that’s how he dealt with it.

    Vitiligo is treated by depigmentation and some bleaching cream is incorporated into that.

    Also, observe over the years how Michael is largely covered up except for maybe his chest on occasion. And how he’s always worn heavy make up to make his skin match up (sometimes unsuccesfully). Why did no one see his depigmentation – easy: no one was looking for it.

    As I see it, it dosen’t matter how much evidence there is to prove that he’s telling the truth or that he’s never been could out lying to his fans or the public.

    Bashing Michael seems to be the acceptable national pastime – even after he’s died. Now it passes onto his kids.

    It’s ridiculous though. Why would he bother marrying Debbie Rowe at all if he was going to have kids by artificial insemination? (For the record he’s stated that Paris and Prince I were naturally conceived.) And then why do that and then outright state that Blanket was conceived by artificial insemination? And when this is a man clearly hurt and concerned that fans – small children – were being fed lies by the press?

    Please.

    But if there’s one thing I’ve learned it doesn’t matter if there’s unassailable evidence in Michael’s favour people always believe what they want to believe about him.

    I’m seeing now that keeping his children’s identities secret was a good idea. It’s a shame he didn’t live long enough to make sure we never knew what they looked like. They could have been spared 90% of this crap.

    All I see is a highly intelligent, thoughtful and sensitive man who put up with a lot of crap and still came out of it with poise, dignity, and concern and compassion for others.

    Nothing in his actual behaviour supports that he hated being black. He probably hated being humiliated by his father and internalised some of that and so decided to change his nose and chin but otherwise he’s done nothing to constantly deserve having his private live picked over like vultures over a carcass.

    Gimme a break.

    This kind of make-a-buck sensationalism and gutter speculation shows exactly who the people making it are.