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Prince Jackson & Blanket Jackson Make Rare Appearance In Jackson Family Photo
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9/7/2023
Prince Jackson & Blanket Jackson Make Rare Appearance In Jackson Family Photo
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It was a family affair for the Jacksons.
00:02
Michael Jackson's family posted a rare group photo
00:05
to the Jacksons' Facebook page
00:07
from a gathering in Las Vegas
00:09
to honor what would have been his 65th birthday.
00:12
In the photo, Michael's 26-year-old son, Prince Jackson,
00:15
and 21-year-old son, Biggie Blanket Jackson,
00:18
posed alongside their uncle, Jackie Jackson,
00:20
who was accompanied by his wife, Emily Besselink,
00:23
and his nine-year-old twin sons, Jaylen and River,
00:27
and 41-year-old daughter, Brandi Jackson.
00:29
A special family gathering
00:31
at Michael Jackson's Blue Sapphire birthday celebration,
00:35
the Jackson family's caption read,
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"The event was held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
00:40
and co-hosted by Michael's estate and Cirque du Soleil,
00:43
the performance company behind the Michael Jackson One Show."
00:46
Blanket's appearance at the event was a rare one,
00:48
as the family has mainly kept him out of the public eye
00:51
since his father's death in 2009.
00:53
But Prince took to his Instagram
00:55
to also honor Michael's 65th birthday
00:58
by posting a throwback pic of him smiling at the camera
01:00
with his dad, who was holding Blanket,
01:03
and their sister, Pairs,
01:04
who was not in attendance at the special event.
01:07
"Happy birthday, Dad.
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I miss you and I love you.
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You may be gone but not forgotten.
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You're in our hearts each and every day."
01:14
Prince penned in the caption.
01:16
Even since the King of Pop's death,
01:18
his children have always stayed very close.
01:20
In October 2022, Access Hollywood caught up with Prince
01:23
at his Thriller Night Halloween Party Benefit Gala,
01:26
and he gushed over the bond he has with his siblings.
01:30
- Love your costume. - Thank you, thank you.
01:31
I love yours.
01:32
- What was the inspiration?
01:34
- During the pandemic,
01:35
my girlfriend and I got really into Mario Brothers,
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and I was always Mario and she was always Peach,
01:40
so we said, "Let's do it."
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- I love it, I love it.
01:42
So how does it be here to honor your father's song,
01:45
reaching such a milestone?
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Must be extra special knowing your father's musical legacy.
01:50
- 100%, 100%.
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We were talking about it with my team in the morning.
01:54
You can feel it in the air.
01:55
There's this electricity.
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It's just incredible.
01:58
I wasn't here when Thriller was made,
02:00
but a lot of my cousins were here.
02:01
A lot of people who were on this property were here,
02:03
and to hear their stories,
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and here we are 40 years later,
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like you said, it's a monumental achievement.
02:09
- Totally.
02:10
Do you ever see a world where you and your siblings
02:12
might release music together someday?
02:14
- Ooh, definitely not for myself.
02:16
- Not a singer? - No, definitely not.
02:18
- Not a singer.
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- I can't say anything for my brother,
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but my sister has her own fantastic musical career.
02:23
- I love that.
02:24
Yes, fans love the bond you share with your siblings.
02:26
How does it feel having that close-knit family
02:29
tie in with your siblings?
02:31
- Family's important.
02:32
It's what we were raised with,
02:33
and it's a community that we can always rely on,
02:36
and for that reason,
02:37
it's just an honor to have that bond with them.
02:40
I feel supported.
02:41
I know that I support them,
02:42
and it's just such an incredible relationship.
02:46
- I love that, and obviously, you're dressed as Mario.
02:49
Are your siblings coordinating with you tonight?
02:51
- No, my girlfriend is coordinating with me tonight.
02:53
I don't know what my sister is gonna be,
02:55
and I don't know what my brother's gonna be,
02:57
so I have a feeling my brother's gonna be something
02:59
that you won't recognize him in, so he can hide.
03:01
He's very incognito like that,
03:02
but my sister always does a really awesome costume,
03:05
so I'm excited to see what she comes in.
03:06
- Oh my gosh, I can't wait.
03:07
So do you have any fun memories of Halloween
03:09
growing up with your dad and siblings?
03:11
- Yes, yes.
03:12
When we were younger,
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when we didn't go out to trick-or-treat,
03:15
my dad used to come in with bags filled with,
03:18
like garbage bags filled with candy,
03:19
and we used to trade them around
03:20
while we were on the arcade room floor,
03:23
the game table floor,
03:24
and it's just such a great holiday,
03:28
because I feel like nobody takes themselves seriously
03:30
when you're in costume, you know what I mean?
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It brings down those barriers,
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so I feel like it rekindles that inner child,
03:36
which is what my father was all about,
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so it just emulates that feeling.
03:40
- Totally.
03:40
Okay, and we spoke to Ola Ray,
03:42
who starred as your father's girlfriend
03:44
in the famous thriller music video,
03:46
and she told us what it was like seeing him do his thing.
03:49
We have a little video right here for you.
03:51
- It was so exciting watching him.
03:53
He was so powerful,
03:55
and just, he was such a perfectionist.
03:57
He kept saying, "Okay, let's do it again,
03:59
"let's do it again, let's do it again."
04:00
- What's it like hearing that
04:01
from someone who worked so closely with him?
04:03
- That is, from my experience with my father,
04:05
that describes him very, very well,
04:07
and from other people that I've connected with recently
04:10
that knew my father, that worked with my father,
04:12
he was a perfectionist,
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and I think that's what made him so great,
04:15
his attention to detail
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and his dedication to getting it right.
04:18
- Totally, and I heard also, he's such a prankster.
04:21
Did he have any, did he pull any crazy pranks on you guys
04:24
when you guys were younger?
04:24
- Yes, when he actually showed us the thriller music video,
04:27
he told us it was real,
04:28
and then started acting like he was transforming,
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and my sister and I ran out the room.
04:32
- Stop. - Yeah, yeah.
04:32
- Totally freaked out? - It was terrifying, terrifying.
04:34
Thought it was real. - Oh my God, I love that.
04:36
Well, thank you so much for--
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