Michael Jackson’s kids attend his memorial
Michael Jackson’s 12-year-old son Prince Michael attended his late father’s public memorial Tuesday at L.A.’s Staples Center (see photo, above). His other children, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael (Blanket), 7, also attended.
Prince Michael sat with his grandparents Joe and Katherine Jackson as a myriad of celebrities paid tribute to the King of Pop, who died at age 50 after suffering cardiac arrest June 25.
Katherine Jackson remains the children’s temporary guardian. A hearing is set for July 13. Debbie Rowe, mother of Jackson’s two eldest kids, has yet to announce if she will seek custody.
“Those three children will have the most incredible grandmother that God has put on this earth to take care of them,” said Magic Johnson at Tuesday’s memorial. “Michael’s three children will have incredible uncles and aunts to take care of them as well, and [plenty] of cousins!”
At the end of the memorial, Paris Jackson took the microphone and spoke of her father. That was the saddest part of the whole thing. Well, that and Brooke Shields giving an account of her memories of him.
What did you like about the memorial? What could you have done without?
July 7th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
The entire memorial was beautiful… And the part Paris took the mike, oh my God, I broke down in tears. I feel for those kids and I hope they have a normal life and people just leave them alone. Whether MJ was their biological father or not, it doesn’t matter. He loved them… The world loves Michael Jackson… And we always will. He will live on forever as the greatest. Hands down
July 7th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
When Paris spoke at the end, it made me cry..those poor children just lost thier father. I don’t think Michaels coffin should have been on display, he should have already been buried. What are they waiting for?
July 8th, 2009 at 8:49 am
I agree, the 2 things that made me cry were listening to Brooke Shields, she was so genuine. And then hearing his daughter Paris speak, that was unbelievably heartbreaking.