AT nine months old, Blanket Jackson made the most dramatic of public debuts when his superstar father dangled him over a third-floor hotel balcony for his adoring fans to see. But since Michael Jac…
Michael Jackson’s devastated son Blanket ‘has stopped talking’ since the Leaving Neverland documentary child abuse allegations emerged
This week another nephew, 45-year-old Taj, claimed Blanket — who prefers to be known as Biji — had stopped talking since the Michael Jackson sex abuse allegations resurfaced in bombshell TV documentaryHe told the Victoria Derbyshire TV show yesterday: “Biji is the most talkative kid at school and he isn’t talking any more. We’re all worried about him.”, now 20, was raising concerns for his welfare.
'Blanket' was given his moniker by his father, who was inspired by the character Linus in cartoon strip PeanutsFormer child actor and star of Oliver!, Mark Lester, is godfather to all three of Michael Jackson’s childrenHe added: “He kept himself to himself. He would just immerse himself in his own little world.”don’t want him to make money for anyone else. He’s an heir to a billion-dollar trust.
At Jackson’s funeral in 2009 Blanket was a shy seven-year-old who sat in the front row clutching a Michael Jackson doll.Prince, 'Blanket' and Paris Jackson on stage at the Michael Forever the Tribute Concert, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, in 2011have gone on to become public figures and move away from the family home — his sister is a model and his brother a wannabe TV producer.
Having been home-schooled before his father’s death, Blanket is now at a private school. His hobbies include martial arts, at which he is a black belt, and playing video games. His wish to be known as Biji rather than Blanket was due to being bullied at school. Former child actor Mark, who played the title role in the 1968 film musical Oliver!, is godfather to all three of Jackson’s children but he has not seen any of them since the singer died — which he finds particularly heartbreaking, given how close his kids were to Jackson’s.
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