Sources close to the Jackson family are saying that Michael Jackson's three children -- Michael Joseph, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine and Prince "Blanket" Michael II -- say they want to stay with their grandparents, specifically Katherine Jackson.
Sources say MJ's kids will continue to live with Katherine Jackson at the family's Encino home. We're told the family is 100 percent behind this -- feeling that Katherine and Joe Jackson are the only people who can help the children understand who their father was, help them grieve, and teach them to deal with life in the spotlight.
They have no relationship with Debbie Rowe, who is the biological mother of Michael and Paris.
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T-Bone says:
I smell a custody battle comin on.
someone says:
Im not so sure bad parents make good grandparents. Look what those 2 did to thier own children. Will they mess up those 3 kids even more than Michael did??
DNA says:
Are the kids even biologically his?
dollhouse says:
No they are not biologically his
I don't see why that even matters. they have no relationshp with their 'mother' so it's best to stay with the family they've been surrounded by since they were little.
Martiniman says:
Jesse Jackson's involved, so you can be sure HE will get a lot of face time with press. Opportunist.
Anne Arkham says:
Aren't they the ones who messed up Michael?
saved mama says:
Debbie Rowe Ex Jackson stated years back that her children with Michael were a product of artifical insimunation. So if i were her, I would leave the kids where they are. DNA will prove her right and they will have no finacial ties to the Jackson forture what ever is left.
saved mama says:
I think maybe Grandma is good. Michael may have some afterlife issues with Joe raising his kids
someone says:
I don't care what dna says, those kids, especially the two older ones, were born while debbie was married to michael, they have his last name, and according to law they are his children. Im not sure about "blanket"..that whole thing was a mystery.
LHM says:
Actually, according to several reports, those kids barely know their grandparents, uncles and aunts. Michael kept them away, and himself away, most of the time from them. He said in interviews that his father beat him and all the boys, and in LaToya's book she alleges that Joe Jackson sexually abused the older girls, and that her mother did nothing to protect them. These poor kids, it doesn't seem like any of the people in their lives deserve them!
Belzebub says:
This could get real ugly especially since she has yet to say anything yet the family is up in arms.
If reports are true, she gave up her rights & have never seen the children all these years ... that is not gonna look good. Was she paid off? Blackmailed? Who knows.
On her side, I bet a paternity test will be ordered. That will be fun.
& yeah, the grandparents may have raised some celebrities but they all got issues so who knows.
lyla says:
they should stay with the people they know and love and do know their grandparents, so they should be with them
their mother gave them up, i think she doesn't have a right to ask for them.
Susa says:
Wait until Michael's will is read before jumping to any conclusions. I am sure that he left instructions for their guardianship, and I am equally sure that he will not name his father as guardian or co-guardian.
Jean Lauer says:
I believe the courts need to think good and hard before leaving the children with the grandmother, because of Mr. Jackson SR. If he is in the home they are subject to the abuse that the Jackson Five endured. This is certainly not in the best interest of the children.
Andy Heath says:
What happens to Bubbles, his chimp?
Amber says:
Those children are not his they should be given back to their mother without a dime if his fortune. That would really keep them safe from the Jacksons!
Rose says:
Read somewhere Bubbles is living in sanctuary in Florida with five other chimps.. happy and cared for. Michael stated as he got older he became unpredictable. I suppose he could not keep him because of the risk to those who worked and visited him.
Rose says:
I have read they have several God parents so maybe one or more of them will be written in Michaels will as guardian. I also read that the family is wondering how old Michaels will is which makes me think they plan to question whether it is actually his last, there is a shocker for you *smirk*. As far as whether he is the childrens 100% DNA Father, does not matter, if he is on their birth cert, the court will see him as such no matter what the family says.
jay says:
joe might beat the shit out of them but i think the grandma would be good for raising them
Lils says:
Well his father seems to be having a jolly good time in that pics... some of the people, surrounding Michael througout his life should be put to jail, y'know - some family members, "doctors", esp. his plastic surgeons - come on, people, somebody could've said no at one point...
Mary says:
Michael suffered a lot of abuse at the hands of his father. It is hard for me to believe that any court would allow his father to keep his children.
You can say whatever you want about Michael, but I truly believe he was a good dad. I watched the Martin Bashir interview, and those children were given everything, not to mention love.
I truly believe Michael was simply misunderstood, and that hurt him more than anything. He was also heavily abused by his father and psychologically scared as well.
Unfortunately, although his mom (Kathryn) seems nice, she was unable to stop the abuse, so what makes you think she can protect her grand children?
I can only imagine the horrible things that Joe Jackson says about Michael behind closed doors. Michael always talked about how his father did everything and anything to make him feel completely worthless.
I think the court should give the children to Janet or Jermaine Jackson. Their birth mother really doesn't have a claim. She gave them away for a mansion and 10 million dollars. Sad but true.
Anne Arkham says:
Artificial Insemination means that they were concieved in utero by means of a catheter rather than a penis. The DNA would still be Michael's.
dee anthony says:
people please this family is grieving show some respect.
Kaitlyn says:
Yes it is true that Joe tortured his children, but Katherine was the one that looked after them. Michael loved his mother so much. He wanted her to raise his own children with the same love and care that she did with him. I don't think he would have wanted Joe to have anything to do with his children. He would hate it if he raised them the way he raised Michael.
Those kids are Michael's. That's it. Don't question it.
Kaitlyn says:
Yes it's true Joe tortured his children, and left permanent emotional scars which he constantly denies but Katherine was the one who cared for them. Michael loved his mother so much. He would want her to raise his children with the same love and care that she raised him. He wouldn't want Joe to have anything to do with his children. He would hate it if Joe "raised" his children the way he "raised" Michael.
BTW Michael's children are Michaels. He loved them more than anything in the world. Don't question any of that.