Remember The Son Of Michael Jackson, Whom He Showed On The Balcony? Look At Him 20 Years Later!
In 2002, Michael Jackson carried his then nine-month-old son to the balcony of their suite at the Adeline Hotel in Berlin and proceeded to hold him over the railing to show him off to his cheering fans. Photographers tried to see the child, but his face was covered with a towel. The fans didn’t appreciate this action, and outraged headlines appeared in the press after the incident, forcing the King of Pop to apologize for what he did. Since then, over two decades have passed. What happened to that child, how does he look now, and what does he do? Keep reading to find out.
Everyone called him the King of Pop and the most successful pop artist in history, but few people understood at what cost he achieved it. His family was very poor, and they had to work hard day and night to be successful. His father, Joseph Walter Jackson, created the group Jackson 5, which consisted of five of his sons, and little Michael was among them. He started performing on stage at the age of five. The father was very strict and sometimes used force to bring up the children. Little Michael spent all his time in rehearsals and had no time at all for games and walks with other children. Even then, Michael made a decision that someday he would have his own children and would do everything so that they could have a happy and carefree childhood, and he kept his promise.
Thanks to hard work, fame and fortune came to him. Millions of fans around the world adored him, and the paparazzi followed him everywhere, but despite his success, he dreamed of simple happiness: to start a family and find loved ones. In 1994, Jackson secretly married Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley. Most of all, the singer dreamed of having children, but his wife was not ready for motherhood, therefore, two years after the wedding, they had to get a divorce. The same year, Michael married for the second time to finally make his dream come true. His wife was former nurse Debbie Rowe, who bore him two children, a son named Prince Jackson and a daughter named Paris Jackson.
However, there was no love in this marriage. Debbie later confessed that she and Michael never had a physical relationship, and to get pregnant, she was artificially inseminated. All that the singer wanted from this woman was for her to give birth to his long-awaited children. As a result, the couple broke up; Debbie gave custody of the kids to Jackson and received 8 million dollars for this. But the boy who is the focus of this story was born later from another woman. On February 21, 2002, Jackson welcomed his third child, Prince Michael Jackson II. This baby was born from a surrogate mother. Michael claimed the woman wasn’t aware he was the father, and he likewise didn’t know who she was. All he cared about at that time was her intellect, health, and vision.
According to the Mirror, the baby’s surrogate mother was a Mexican nurse named Helena. Michael chose her because she had a Latino background, but she was also a US citizen and had quite fair skin. The pop singer liked her because she was very attractive and seemed stable and intelligent. She was a nurse or medical assistant, which he also liked. Helena received about twenty thousand dollars for the surrogacy and never saw this child again. Prince Michael Jackson II is widely considered the only biological child of the King of Pop because the rest of the children do not look like him at all. Immediately after the birth of the boy, Michael brought him to the Neverland Ranch, where he was looked after by a nurse and a nanny.
The boy first appeared in public amid a massive scandal in November 2002, when Jackson showed the child to the fans. He carried the baby in his arms to the balcony of a hotel in Berlin and held him out over the railing, while at the same time the boy’s face was hidden by a towel. Michael Jackson probably imagined himself as the subject of the film The Lion King at that moment, but the fans were deeply confused and worried about what might happen if the child slipped and fell. Michael had to publicly apologize for his act as these shots spread all over the world, and the boy was nicknamed Blanket because his face was usually obscured by a blanket in public to keep his identity a secret.
Michael didn’t want to show his children to the world, as he hoped that they would someday have a normal life. Fame was a heavy burden for Jackson, and he didn’t want the same fate for his kids, which is why he forced them to put on masks before going out in public. Growing up, Blanket’s family tried to give him a normal life by sending him to a regular school. He was also exposed to sports and made friends, but while his siblings warmed up to public life as they got older, Blanket remained the member of the family who was rarely seen. This boy and his siblings had everything one could ask for, including a happy childhood at the Neverland Ranch, which featured not only a huge house but also a large amusement park where children could play and have fun all day long.
Michael Jackson made his dream come true; his children had a truly carefree childhood. The King of Pop played with them and felt like a child himself, and the kids adored him. Paris, Prince, and Blanket always had only good things to say about their father. These children had everything except for one crucial thing: maternal love. Perhaps that is why, after the death of Jackson, they plunged into a deep depression. The biological mother of the older children, Debbie Rowe, barely saw them, and the youngest, Blanket, did not know his mother at all. In 2009, when Michael Jackson passed away, Blanket was only seven years old. He lost his father, and it was a terrible blow for him.
Among the three children, Blanket was the one who struggled the most following his father’s death. Sources revealed that he became very lost and extremely upset after Jackson’s passing. His grandmother, Katherine, took custody of the children, and Blanket also always felt the support of his older brother and sister, but most likely, he felt profoundly alone. After all, he never saw his mother and lost his father at such a tender age. In addition, the shy teenager began to feel embarrassed by his childhood nickname, Blanket. When he turned 13 years old, after enduring years of being bullied over the moniker, he officially changed his name to BG, a decision that likely helped him gain more confidence.
Following Jackson’s death, his children began to appear in public more often and started showing their faces without masks. Paris and Prince Jackson even seemed to embrace being the center of attention. Unlike them, BG always kept a low profile and rarely appeared in public with his siblings, which earned him yet another descriptive moniker: the invisible boy. BG remained very close to his older brother, Prince. The two became best friends who shared a deep love for science fiction and science. The youngest Jackson child celebrated his 18th birthday alongside his siblings at a sushi restaurant, marking a major milestone in his life.
From that moment on, BG began to manage his massive fortune independently, an estate estimated to be worth around 100 million dollars. The very first thing he did with his autonomy was to purchase a large mansion in the exclusive Calabasas area of California for 2.6 million dollars. The sprawling property boasts six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and plenty of parking space. Today, BG lives not far from some of the world’s biggest stars, including Kanye West, Drake, members of the Kardashian family, and Will Smith. With such immense financial security, he does not need to worry about earning a living, leaving him free to pursue whatever passions he chooses.
Since childhood, he has expressed a keen interest in film and directing as a potential career path. He previously noted that he is not the kind of person who wants to sing and dance on stage, stating instead that he wants to be a director. He even ran a YouTube channel alongside his brother Prince, where the Jackson brothers reviewed a number of films. BG also gave a rare interview where he spoke about his desire to make a meaningful impact on the world, creating things that people enjoy while also genuinely benefiting their lives. The youngest Jackson is likewise passionate about environmental causes and climate change, emphasizing that his entire generation understands how critical these issues are for the future of the planet.
Just as Michael Jackson dreamed, his youngest son has managed to carve out a quiet and peaceful life. He is not relentlessly chased by paparazzi and does not need to court popularity just to sustain himself, thanks to an inheritance that will safely last him for the rest of his days. The King of Pop, who never truly experienced a normal childhood himself, ultimately gave his kids not only a happy upbringing but also a secure existence where they never have to struggle or prove their worth to the world through hard labor. Looking back at this extraordinary journey, it raises a fascinating question about what it truly means to grow up under the immense microscope of generational fame and exceptional fortune.
