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Tracey Furniss

Michael Jackson had three children who the world has come to know: Prince Jackson, 25, Paris Jackson, 24, and Prince Michael Jackson II, 20, also known as Blanket or Bigi.

But over the years, reports have speculated that Jackson may have not one, but two other sons. Here is what we know about them.
Norwegian rapper and dancer Omer Michael Jamal Bhatti is speculated to be Michael Jackson’s son

Avid fans of the King of Pop will know the name Omer Michael Jamal Bhatti, a Norwegian rapper and dancer known as O-Bee.


Joe Jackson, Michael’s father, admitted in 2009 that Bhatti is indeed Michael’s son. “He looks, dances like a Jackson,” he told News One, adding he always knew Michael had a fourth child.


Further fuelling the speculation, in 2020, Paris praised her two older brothers, Omer and Prince on Facebook Watch series Unfiltered. “Both my older brothers are like my best friends. I love them so much,” she said.
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It was widely reported that Omer was the result of a one night stand between Jackson and Pia Bhatti in 1984.
Bhatti grew up around Jackson and his other children

Now 36, Oslo-born Bhatti spent a lot of time growing up with Jackson at Neverland Ranch. His mother Pia was Michael’s son Prince’s nanny. Then, at Jackson’s 2009 funeral, Omer was seated front and centre with Prince, Paris and Bigi, known then as Blanket.
Bhatti, however, has publicly denied he is the King of Pop’s son

Bhatti, who began performing at the age of nine, denied on Unfiltered that he is related to the late singer.
“Being on TV and having these appearances later led me to Michael Jackson, where he, in a way, adopted me and became like a mentor and a father figure for me,” Bhatti said. “He would later say that I was like a mini-version of him and I ended up going on tour with him. I would have a seat, like, right on stage.”
Brandon Alexander Howard, aka B Howard, is also speculated to be Jackson’s son

Then there is Brandon Alexander Howard who was born in 1981 when his mother, singer-actress Miki Howard, was under Joe Jackson’s management.
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B Howard has also been speculated as a “secret son” of Michael. The singer, songwriter and record producer released an album “Genesis” in 2010, the year he started his music career.


His single Don’t Say You Love Me hit No 11 of the Billboard dance charts in 2016.
Speculation of Howard’s relationship to Jackson

When you see photos of Howard, one thing is apparent – his striking visual resemblance to Michael. In 2014, reports claimed that there was evidence of Michael’s paternity. E! News the same year reported that Howard took a DNA test from dental imprint, which revealed a 99.9 per cent match to the King of Pop.
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Singer Akon, who has worked with both Jackson and Howard, told Larry King in 2014 that he believed Howard is Jackson’s son too.
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Howard distanced himself from the publicity surrounding the DNA test results by releasing a video on Facebook.
“It seems a lot of people are speaking on my behalf, so I’m going to keep this short and simple,” he said. “I did not call TMZ. I didn’t put out a story. I never proclaimed to be his son.”
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The King of Pop’s kids Prince, Paris and Michael II (aka Bigi or Blanket) have long been in the public eye, but there are rumours that Omer Bhatti and B Howard are his secret sons
Both musicians, MJ’s dad Joe Jackson confirmed Bhatti was a fourth kid, while Akon said he believes B Howard is a Jackson too – but what do the boys themselves have to say?


We all know the King of Pop’s kids Prince, Paris and Bigi, but could he really have had two more secret sons, and just how much evidence is there to show their relationship?
