Once Isolated, Michael Jackson's Kids Are Now on YouTube

By Nadine Cheung Posted May 12th 2010 06:20PM

Michael Jackson went to great lengths to keep his children out of the public eye, but following his death, Paris Jackson and Blanket Jackson were thrust into the limelight. Now, personal videos of the King of Pop's children have leaked on YouTube, sparking a debate on whether the exposure will have a positive or negative affect on the once-sheltered Jackson kids.

Over the course of their childhood, Michael kept his children's lives private. Paris and Blanket were rarely seen in public, and on the rare occasion they were and could potentially be filmed or photographed, the singer covered their faces with masks or sheets. Now, at least seven videos show Paris, 12, and Blanket, 8, hamming it up in front of their Web cams for the entire world to see. Watch:

With his cousin, Donte Jackson, in the room, Blanket is shown acting out movie scenes and telling imaginative tales, while showing off his animated side. The bulk of the videos star Blanket, but two feature his sister Paris. One is of her simply saying, "Monkey, please help," while the other shows Paris lip synching over an Omer Bhatti rap song.

Many message board users suggest the two children released the videos themselves, but according to the account owner of the KingOfPopKids YouTube channel, which posted many of the clips of Paris and Blanket, Jackson fans were responsible for the video leak.

"Some 'fans' got into one family member account (Facebook and Photobucket) and posted them on the Web," the user told PopEater in an email interview. "I have been told the account was public and then made private."

After living their life in seclusion, Paris and Blanket have suddenly interacted with tens of thousands of people through their personal videos. Could this virtual connection be beneficial to the isolated tweens? The owner of KingOfPopKids' YouTube channel is unsure.

"No, it is not a good exposure because we do not know if they are aware of this," the user says. "But at the same time, as a fan, I like to see that they are happy, smiling and having fun with their family. That's a good feeling for us fans, because we feel so empty since Michael's death. I just think some people need to be careful with the Internet."

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Comments

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Wednesday 12 May

By Cherubim

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My opinion is, that someone (or persons) in the Jackson family or their inner circle has deliberately released these videos for the purpose of exploiting Michael Jackson's children for money. My hope is that this situation has already been corrected with the departure of Randy and Jermaine Jackson, their wife, Alehandra, and their children and nephews and nieces: Donte, Ginevieve, Randy Jr. Jaafar, and Jermajisty. I pray God will protect Michael's children.

Friday 14 May

By Lucy

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I think Aunt Janet needs custody of these kids where they will live in saftey and a calm enviroment, with a chance to have a real quality life in or out of the entertainment world. Uncle Jermaine I think might use them for publicity, fame and money-He appears that way anyways-

By BTDT

How is Joe making a buck off this?
You know he is.

By vickie

blanket looks like michael....the daughter is so cute ,too....i think they are wanting to be away from the limelight and have a normal life...

By Maureen

Katharine needs to show Michael some respect and get the degenerates out of the house that keep exploiting his children. I blame the caretaker for allowing Michael's children to be in harms way!

Thursday 13 May

By Alisa

These kids are funny and acting exactly like normal kids should. Acting up with your cousins and saying goofy things is fun and refreshing. Well done, Katherine!

By Jamie

What in the world! Very sad....MJ's mom is too old to care for those children.

By Bob

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Can you spell dysfunctional!

By wisdom

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Mrs Jackson hold your head up,i know you love your kids,but this heavy load is not good for you.You have done more than enough.

By deborah

In Paris' You Tube, will someone explain to me what....... "Monkey please help" means? Is it a cry for REAL help or just kidding? Has someone looked into this??????????

By Tex

It's like "rosebud" in Citizen Kane, a fascinating enigma until the end. Monkey, please help........

By thatBobguy

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I just saw a chimp in a red cape flying overhead, and headed towards the Jackson estate. I guess that explains it.

By denise

Monkey is one of her brother's nickname.

By Ines

Cool off everyone, I see no harm in those videos, it's not like Paris is doing the Miley lap dance to anyone!!! It's the most normal thing for kids to use their web cams when they are by themselves. Someone here used the word "dysfunctional", where do you live? chronologically speaking, in the caveman era? Anybody can post a video in the internet, at least my 4 year old knows how and so do I, btw! On the other hand I just wanted to know if all of you were supervised by your parents 24/7...I guess the answer is NO! then why should Katherine Jackson be supervising the kids like a hawk 24/7? that would be dysfunctional!!!

Okay, what a minute, give me a second..... Can you give me a hint?

Sunday 16 May

By Tell It Like It Is

thatBobguy- Sure. Read Ines' post. Better to avoid the majority of remainder. They appear to be rather "dysfunctional". God bless the Jacksons.

thatBobguy - On second thought, forgo posts. Chimp in sight should have reached to your cave by now. With a clue. God bless the Jacksons.

(Psst! Hey 'Tell It'! - My message was actually in response to somebody else's message, and PopEater stuck in the wrong spot, so it doesn't actually make sense sitting there all by itself. I have no idea what you think it means, but you can pretty well disregard it. And the 'chimp' joke - If you're offended by something that mild, you should probably just hang onto that clue.)

By Aariez

i believe the videos where posted by on of the jackson kids. & why isnt prince leaked?

Saturday 22 May

thatBobguy- Apparent many displeased. Construed as slander. Not mild. Post hot, will answer. King loved. Popeater mistake, another story.

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