Jackson’s love child sat in front row at memorial

By Alexandra Heilbron on July 22, 2009 | 27 Comments


Michael Jackson, Blanket and OmerA 25-year-old man who is believed to be Michael Jackson‘s love child attended the late star’s public memorial on July 7 in Los Angeles. Omer Bhatti sat in the front row between Joe Jackson and Rebbie Jackson. Like Michael’s brothers, he wore dark sunglasses and a yellow tie. Prince, Jackson’s eldest son with Debbie Rowe, was also wearing a yellow tie and sat on the other side of Joe Jackson. Bhatti, who resembles Jackson’s youngest son, Blanket, is believed to be the result of a one-night stand that occurred in 1984. Brought up in Norway by his mother and her husband, Bhatti met Jackson in 1996, when he was 12, and afterwards moved into Neverland with his mother and stepfather for several years. Below is a home video taken when Bhatti was 14, of him opening presents at Neverland with Paris and Prince. According to the UK’s Sun newspaper, Bhatti is planning to get a DNA test to confirm that he’s Jackson’s biological son. ~Alexandra Heilbron



Comments & Discussion

  1. mandee • July 22, 2009 @ 10:30 AM

    YES ! MORE mj news !!! like we havent friggen heard enough? man, they need to let mj go. its like “ok lets bring 5 new articles to tribute, make 4 of them about mj and pick something for the 5th” i think they have just run out of other things to talk about…

  2. Kim • July 22, 2009 @ 10:57 AM

    I love this! If he sat in the front with a yellow tie, then the Jacksons must consider him one of the family and it must be true. It will hopefully put a stop to stupid gay rumours. And mandee, how rude are you? If you don’t like the work Tribute does, then go away. I’m sure the writers don’t appreciate you criticizing their hard work, especially since you can’t even spell or use proper English.

  3. Thibz • July 22, 2009 @ 12:00 PM

    you guys should relax, everyone is allowed an opinion whether you agree or not. The news has been consuming most all the topics when there are other things going on in this world. Its approaching a month since his death now and the meadia still wont let him him rest even after hes passed. He should be laid to rest in peace. Furhter before he died nobody cared and labeled him a pedophile, no everyone cares and are soooo sorry for misjudging him. People need to open their eyes and stop believing everything that is written or on TV.
    Just let it be and move on.

  4. Bill Wilson • July 22, 2009 @ 4:58 PM

    Hey, did anyone else notice that the tie in the photo is black and not yellow…. These discrepencies make you sometimes questions other aspects of any story…

  5. Carol • July 22, 2009 @ 5:06 PM

    If he did have a “love child” and did not publicize it, good for MJ, hard to believe he could have another child 25 years old and the media never knew. A likely story as I bet they’d be all over this one, the papparazi would have had this all over the place a long time ago

  6. Alexandra • July 22, 2009 @ 5:15 PM

    Look closer Bill – his tie is yellow. The black tie belongs to Joe Jackson, who’s sitting next to him.

  7. tributegirl • July 23, 2009 @ 8:21 PM

    Little Blanket is so cute, I just want to hug him!

  8. mandee • July 23, 2009 @ 9:33 PM

    youre right he is cute

  9. demigod • July 24, 2009 @ 2:30 AM

    Blanket is not a name, it’s a statement 🙂

  10. lily • July 24, 2009 @ 6:37 AM

    Heavy, demigod… I agree. Symbolic or just “my kid is too special to share a name with anybody else”.

  11. mandee • July 24, 2009 @ 8:12 AM

    then why would he name him prince? arent both boys named prince?

  12. lily • July 24, 2009 @ 9:52 AM

    oh yeah, you’re right mandee. lol. Make that “too special to share a name with anybody else except me (MJ) and all other royalty”!

  13. moondog • July 25, 2009 @ 1:27 PM

    its a nicname idjits

  14. tributegirl • July 25, 2009 @ 6:36 PM

    Real nice, moondog.
    Anyway, yes, Blanket is his nickname, because both boys have the same name.
    And I forget which article we were talking on about the masks, someone said that Debbie insisted he make the kids wear masks. I heard her say that as well, but I believe she is lying. Actually I don’t believe much of what she says, something about her just strikes me the wrong way. I remember several years ago Michael said that he is terrified of having a “Lindbergh baby”, so he wanted to keep their faces out of the public, he said that was his worst nightmare.

  15. demigod • July 25, 2009 @ 7:23 PM

    moondog on July 25, 2009 1:27 PM

    I have a lot of nicKnames for you..

  16. tributegirl • July 25, 2009 @ 7:36 PM

    LMAO demigod, don’t hold back!!! I want to see what you have for moondog!

  17. demigod • July 25, 2009 @ 7:48 PM

    It was just a warning hehe

  18. tributegirl • July 25, 2009 @ 8:47 PM

    Oh come on, demigod, please?

  19. tributegirl • July 25, 2009 @ 8:47 PM

    LOL!

  20. moondog • July 26, 2009 @ 2:15 PM

    ya please demigod bring it
    see if u can make the dog mad

  21. mandee • July 26, 2009 @ 4:04 PM

    the fact that you refer to yourself as a “dog” says it all.

  22. demigod • July 26, 2009 @ 8:27 PM

    I’m sure your canine instincts have served you well in the past, but you don’t want to be barking up this tree heh

  23. Jo-Anne • July 27, 2009 @ 2:06 AM

    what thigns do no dogs do?

  24. lily • July 27, 2009 @ 2:08 PM

    Jo-Anne 2:06 lol!

  25. tributegirl • July 27, 2009 @ 8:04 PM

    LMAO!!!

  26. Nancy • July 27, 2009 @ 10:16 PM

    Hmmm….seems I missed something here.

  27. celine dion 2014 dvd • November 14, 2014 @ 5:36 PM

    Plusieurs faisaient des test de grossesses qui s’av茅raient n茅gatif donc allaient pas plus loin dans leur raisonnement, continuait leur vie comme rien ne s’茅tait pass茅.


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