Two years after the devastating loss of their father, Michael Jackson's children are opening up about how they've coped with Jackson's death and what their lives are like now. In an exclusive interview with 'Good Morning America' host Robin Roberts, Jackson's mother, Katherine, commends her grandchildren's strength, saying, "It was kind of hard at first, but they've adjusted pretty well."Despite the media frenzy that surrounded them while their father was alive, Jackson's three children, Prince, Paris and Prince Michael II, are embracing the normalcy of their current lives while hoping to keep their father's memory alive. Paris Jackson, who told the audience at her father's memorial service that Jackson was "the best father you could ever imagine," says that much like her father, she's developed a flair for performance. "I'm thinking about auditioning for a play," she tells Roberts.





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It is so wonderful to see the Jackson children returning to normalcy. They are seemingly fantastic kids, and if they are anything like their father, they are also loving people. Bless them. RIP Michael. Your children are being taken care of.
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Normal life?! "Normal kids" don't go on GMA! Katherine needs to stop pimping these children out! I wonder how much Katherine and "Monster" Joe were paid?
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I would rather have had Michael Jackson as a father than Brad Pitt in the tree of life.
What is normal about a black man having children that are totally white, and the youngest one never even had a Pretend Mommy? Debbie Rowe is not the mother of the older 2, and she said so. She was a Womb for Rent, and these children were concocted by Sperm Donors, Egg Sellers, Wombs for rent. They will find out someday. Everyone wants to know where they came from. What does the Jackson family say to these nonrelated white kids when they ask "Who is my mother?"
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what do you care? it is really none of your business.
Debbie Rowe never said any such thing. The interview you are referring to was fabricated. I believe that's the one Debbie sued over and won.
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I think there is NO doubt in anyones mind that these were not Michaels biological kids...but who cares. What about all the children adopted in this world. Those adoptive parents are just the same...those kids belong to them. Got to say Blanket DOES look like Mike...never know he might have thrown his own sperm into one of them....They look like nice decent kids and I am sure they already know whats going on. They seem pretty smart. Leave them alone. The will reap all the benefits of being Mikes kids. The legacy is ALL theirs. Congrats to these kids, they have had to endure a lot in their young lives.
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please no more michale jackson let the guy RIP
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If anyone actually believes that those kids are MJ's biological children, you are out of you mind. My niece is just 1/4 African American and she looks more black then those kids that are supposedly 1/2 black. At some point even they will wonder who are their true biological parents.
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Why does it matter to you about these children? They obviously loved their dad, and who are we to talk about who their biological dad is? Who cares? The millions of children who get adopted each day are thankful someone took them in and became their parents. There are many children who wish they had a father. Get a life and stop being so judgmental.
I have worked with children for over 25 years, from many backgrounds, and i am here to say I have worked with children who are 1/2 black and 1/2 white, and to look at them they look 100% white and I have also worked with children who look like they came from both parents being black. Does it really make any difference? People are people, and it makes no difference what the color of skin is.
That is ur neice. Genes hve a way with themselves. Traits can disappear for eons. Then reappear. Smallest of photos, shows family resemblance. Paris looks so much more like father w/ contacts. Prince looks so much like Uncle Jackie in photos at basketball game. Lighter version. Chlrn also bear resemblance 2 other Jackson grands. MOST importantly, King stated sperm his, California recognizes as his. Children love, miss Dad. ALL that matters. U R a fool if U believe "looks" dictates parentage. A dolt.
STOP PIMPING THESE KIDS!!
The kids are wearing the Heal The World t-shirts. An organization that Michael sued the owner of for trying to say it was his. After his death, Katherine signed a 10K deal with them, and she USED these children to help her make money.
The kids need to be taken out of her care and fast!
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A real fan doesn't need the kids to be pimped out on TV and have us witness the family propping them up with bogus charity T-Shirts on and pushing them into showbiz.
Why aren't the estate or Janet taking the kids away from Katherine!!!!!!!!
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I know that Michael Jackson would not want his children constantly interviewed. Oprah and her staff did a wonderful job, so why now is there another interview in less than 4 months of the Oprah interview. It is quite obvious that these children especially Blanket want to be left alone. They try hard to please, but body language speaks volumes, and those kids want to be left alone. Katherine Jackson should win an Oscar for how she portrayed herself as a grieving mother, and doting grandmother in her interview with Oprah. She kicked her other grandchildren to the curb shortly after the Oprah interview, although she seemed so proud to say that she had 26 grandchildren. While Joe Jackson may have been the evil father, she profited in every way from the abuse inflicted upon her children in order to live a life of luxury. Everyone of those children and young adults in the family interview with Oprah have been kicked out of the only home they have ever known. Michael bought that house and never had a problem with his nieces and nephews living there. She is doing exactly what Michael did not want. He did not want his children dissected and constantly exposed to the media. If Katherine Jackson wants to talk about Michael that is fine, but why must she drag his kids along, who are painfully shy. Blanket is miserable, and terribly afraid when being interviewed, but Katherine is totally oblivious to his pain as she was with Michael. For her it is all about pimping those kids, and i am sure Joe Jackson is behind all of this. What is Katherine Jackson going to do next? Is a reality show on the horizon for Michael's children? Paris Jackson wants to be an actress not a reality TV star. This must be so frightening for these kids to have one interview after another. Oprah did a wonderful job and that should suffice. These children knew how much their father guarded his and their privacy, so they must feel that they are betraying him, and that is tragic. It would have been great if the nanny had been given custody of the children she raised since birth. Grace R. was the only mother these kids knew. She worked for Michael for 17+ years, and understood him. These kids rarely saw their grandmother or cousins. All these kids are to Katherine is a meal ticket and a way for her to be in front of the camera.
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WOW NOW ISN'T IT WONDERFUL THAT KNOW EXACTLY HOW THESE CHILDREN FEEL, HOW THEY THINK, AND WHAT THEY WANT AND NEED. ARE YOU A SPY OR AN EMPLOYEE IN JACKSON HOUSEHOLD AND JUST WAITING TO SPEW YOUR DISTORTED VIEWS TO THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER????? WELL SEND YOUR HATE FILLED INFORMATION TO THEM. THEY WILL BE G L A D TO RECEIVE IT. WE DO NOT.
Bullsheet. Will states Katherine 2 B guardian. Michael knew what he was doing. Nanny let go prior 2 death, although Katherine requested return 4 chlrn's sake. Believe was then let go again. Grieving mother. Do U hve chlrn? Furthermore, Oprah questioned grands as 2 whether residing w/Katherine. Response affirmative. The whole "kicking grands out", more than likely result of stun gun incident. Katherine did what she had 2 do. Family constantly under media scutiny. So please. Shut up.
The kids are being used big time. Really sad.
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These kids are Michael's kids he adopted them, that makes them his. Now that he is gone, Katherine is doing what Michael would have wanted. The oldest said they all wanted to carry on with Michael's legacy, and continue to do what he did.
It sounds like they are honering their father wishes.
Nothing wrong with that.
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He did NOT adopt them. His name is on the birth certificate. Big difference. He didn't need to adopt them. Besides, they're his biological children. Prince has the same skin disease his father had, and Blanket looks just like him. Stop believing what the media feeds you.