Lifting the Veil: Inside the Strange World of Michael Jackson's Children

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[JoeProBono]

Michael Jackson's sudden death may give his three beloved children something he could never provide — a chance to be themselves. The King of Pop devoted his life to creating a fairy-tale Never Neverland for his three young heirs, a world where the reality around them was hidden behind masks or the burly frames of professional bodyguards.

Prince Michael Joseph, 12, Paris Michael, 11, and Prince Michael II, a.k.a "Blanket," 7, have never attended a day of school. They've never known a neighborhood friend. They sleep together in the same room.

And the only outsiders they know are strangers their father would bring in to entertain them. Last Christmas Eve, Jacko and his dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, — the suspected father of the two oldest children — arranged for Carrie Fisher to surprise the kids by reprising her role as Princess Leia in "Star Wars" at their rental mansion in Holmby Hills, Calif. "Michael brought the kids down in their pajamas and said, 'This is Princess Leia,' " said family friend Stephen Price. "They were so excited! She did her famous speech for them — the 'Help me, Obi-Wan' speech."....

[JoeProBono]

Michael Jackson's children: From l to r, Paris Michael, Prince Michael and 'Blanket' Prince Michael II.

[OCCASparky]

Sorry, but I won’t be a bit surprised if Joe doesn’t beat them into singing on stage as well.

[keats5]

I pray none of them can sing or dance. They share no genes with the Jacksons.

[trisham]

Poor children. It’s very sad.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Good Lord. That’s child abuse. Poor kids. :(

[Mojave]

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/michael_jackson/2009/07/11/2009-07-11_jax_dad_eyes_kids_father_joe_sees_paris_blanket_as_future_stars.html

[ozark hilljilly]

Is ‘Blanket” clutching a Michael Jackson doll???!!!
These poor kids are damaged goods.

[Steelfish]

The children appear well adjusted despite the weird upbringing- they need to stay away from the celebrity spotlight and have a normal education. But that might be asking for too much.

[digger48]

Sounds like Carrie Fisher is hitting bottom too. Renting herself out as a birthday clown?

[DJ MacWoW]

I found these bits interesting.

Prince Michael once spilled popcorn on the studio floor, and the producer bent over to clean up the mess, fearing Jacko would have a diva-like tantrum.

Instead, the megastar apologized.

"He's my kid. I'll clean up after him," Jackson said, according to Taraborrelli.

The producer recalled, "I looked down and there's Michael Jackson on his hands and knees picking up his son's popcorn. I'm not sure you would see Madonna doing that."

[Niuhuru]

He’s already stating that Blanket already seems to know how to dance and planning a life in showbiz for the others, I kid you not.

[Recon Dad]

She did her famous speech for them — the ‘Help me, Obi-Wan’ speech.”....

She's got to be close to 60. I can't stop laughing trying to picture her in her Star Wars costume. It just keeps getting weirder and weirder.

[Oratam]

On an episode of 30 Rock, Carrie Fisher plays a former feminist TV writer trying to mentor Tina Fey's character. After listening to Fisher in a meeting, Alec Baldwin's character gives Fey a list of thing he needs from her ending with "and never have me to listen to a woman that old again!"

[AppyPappy]

It appeared to me that their skin and hair were dyed.

[Mercat]

How sad that Michael spent his adulthood trying to be white and now his grandmother is going to try to make his kids look black. All the previous photos of them show blonds.