Who fathered Michael Jackson's children? Lawsuit may end years of guessing biological origins of King of Pop's kids

Only one of the three Jackson children can claim Michael's DNA, say sources in a new report
The King of Pop maintained he was the father of Prince, Paris, and Blanket but a company the Jacksons are suing for $40M says that was one of many family lies

PUBLISHED: 13:30 EST, 14 April 2013 | UPDATED: 13:31 EST, 14 April 2013

The suit against Michael Jackson’s concert promoter by the late singer’s family may soon reveal the biological father of his three young children after years of speculation.

Filed against AEG, the company behind Jackson’s ill-fated ‘This Is It’ tour, the suit includes all three of the icon’s children as well as his mother Katherine and alleges the company contributed to Jackson’s death by pushing him to work too hard ahead of the tour and by hiring the doctor responsible for giving Jackson the drugs that killed him.

As part of the trial’s potential award phase, AEG is prepared to present to the court evidence that, despite Jackson’s claims, only one of the children is the King of Pop’s biological child.

Michael's? A suit filed by Michael Jackson's family may answer the question of who fathered Paris, Prince, and Blanket

According to a New York Post report, that child is the youngest of the bunch, 10-year-old Blanket.

A plea to the judge in the case from Jackson’s family says it doesn’t matter, however.

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They have begged her not to allow AEG to include biological evidence of the children’s parentage in the case, arguing it is irrelevant and only a means of damaging the family reputation.

But AEG maintains that Jackson’s claim that he fathered all the children himself is part of a bigger pattern.

Origins: Paris, 15 (left), and Prince, 16 (right), likely know Debbie Rowe is their mom, but a new report alleges Michael is definitely not their dad

‘There was a whole lot that Michael Jackson or his family wasn’t and isn’t being forthcoming about,’ said the Post’s source at AEG . ‘The drug use by Jackson, his use of alcohol, his relationship with his own family, and the identities of the children’s parents.’

Michael Jackson died in June 2009 after his personal doctor Conrad Murray administered a dose of the anaesthetic propofol that proved deadly for the singer.

In the suit against AEG, the family claims the concert company failed to properly vet Murray, who they hired on behalf of Jackson.

Though the biological origins of the Jackson children remain a mystery on the father’s side, many agree on who their mothers are.

Paris, 15, and Prince, 16, for instance, have a mother in former Jackson nurse Debbie Rowe.

And many take as fact the assertion that Blanket’s mother is an unnamed San Diego-area Hispanic woman.

Young Michael: Prior to Michael Jackson's (left) plastic surgeries, many say he looked a lot like son Blanket (right) and a new report alleges 10-year-old Blanket is Jackson's only biological legacy

If AEG’s claims are true, though, Paris and Prince could have fathers among an assemblage of men.

Jackson’s former dermatologist Arnold Klein, has said he is the biological father of both Paris and Prince.

A former Jackson bodyguard named Matt Fiddes asked for a DNA test to prove that he’s father to sapphire-eyed Paris shortly after Jackson’s death and former child star Mark Lester has said he, too, may be Paris’s father.

As people take bets on who fathered the older children, no one seems to be refuting AEG’s supposed allegations about Blanket.

‘Blanket looks just like him,’ a Jackson family member told the New York Post. ‘There is no doubt that he is Michael’s.’

AEG lawsuit could reveal that only one of Michael Jackson's kids is biologically his - m.NYPOST.com

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There is no way that even Blanket is his biological child.

- Templarette , Australia, 15/4/2013 06:19

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The jacksons in their continual greed will go to any lengths to obtain money that doesn't belong to them. What a pathetic, lazy family. Now the pain it could cause to the children with this information that has been whispered for years, will be the fodder of the news for months. So sad these people can't be happy riding on the coattails of the Children's money their father left for them. It doesn't matter who the bio contributors were/are, they were loved by their father, Michael and the information should be confidential. MJ did a bad thing when he trusted his mother to look after his kids. A sad day for those kids.

- josie , vancouver, 15/4/2013 06:15

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Of course it matters if Blanket is the only true Child of MJ he must be the sole heir of the fathers inheritance at least the major heir 80% v20% . He certainly will sue when he gets older that is for sure. what rubbish.

- Phunkey , London, United Kingdom, 15/4/2013 06:05

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Completely irrelevant. Even if he wasn't their father, he was their dad.

- DuixMC , Houston, USA, 15/4/2013 05:53

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- KM, London, United Kingdom I am not an attorney. I just copied what Harvey Levin, who is an attorney, said on television the other day. Agreed, no one wants to see the children endure grief, but apparently it is a legal point that AEG is entitled to use. Therefore it is a serious matter & that is why articles such as this one is appearing. Mr. Levin believed that the Jackson family was making a mistake in bringing this case to court.

- Torchy Blane , The City Star, United States, 15/4/2013 05:24

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Nothing more than a plot to deny MJ's children a share of his estate thus leaving more for the family.

- iamnotanumber , northwest_england, 15/4/2013 05:15

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Michael Jackson financially, emotionally, and physically cared for and supported all three children from the moment they were born. That is all anyone needs to know.

- Supercalifragilistic , Expialidocious, United States, 15/4/2013 05:11

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James , OKC, United States, 15/4/2013 03:36 - You need your eyes tested. Prince may not be Michael's child but he looks NOTHING like Arnold Klein.

- MissyJo , Southend on Sea, United Kingdom, 15/4/2013 05:06

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Blanket looks a bit like the MJ looked... after 1990 or so (after Michael's hair, face, and skin had already undergone more reconstruction than Pearl Harbor after WW2). If he was the biological son, I would have expected him to look more like Michael looked as a boy in the 1970s.

- username_2000 , Los Angeles, United States, 15/4/2013 05:05

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You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know they are not his biological children. But it dosen't matter now, does it.

- Cuzie , Michigan, 15/4/2013 04:30

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