Wednesday, October 14, 2009

God bless you (please), Mrs. Jackson

Pop star Michael Jackson's three children "are not part of" the A&E reality show many of his family members have been taping over the past several months, the network said Wednesday.

Michael Jackson's children Paris, Prince and "Blanket" will not be part of an A&E reality show, the network says.

US Weekly magazine quoted an unidentified source as saying -- despite a sharp division in the Jackson family over the matter -- that Prince, 12, Paris, 11, and Blanket, 7, would be included in the show.


According to other reports Michael's mother Katherine, who has legal custody of her grandchildren, has said they will not be on TV "in her lifetime." Stay healthy into the next decade, Mrs. Jackson--your grandchildren need you.

"The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty," which focuses on the lives of Michael Jackson's brothers, was in the works before the singer's June 25 death.


One of the most insane things about the Jacksons--not exactly hurting for insane things--is this: I think they actually believe that the reason Michael burned so much hotter than the rest of them (with the obvious exception of Janet) was a matter of mere luck.* It wasn't.

I want to be fair: The Jacksons were--maybe still are--gifted entertainers.** But Michael was an artist, and there is a difference.

*And no, obviously I don't know them, but I've read a number of bios and other books so I can say that's at least a semi-informed opinion...

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