Michael Jackson’s two eldest children paid tribute to their late dad on what would have been his 64th birthday.
On Monday, Paris Jackson and Prince Jackson both posted photos of themselves as babies with the King of Pop on Instagram. Prince shared a carousel of photos of their family when they were just young children, writing in the caption, “Happy birthday to the greatest! Miss you more and more but I love you more and more with each day. Thank you for everything.” Michael’s sister LaToya Jackson also commented on the post, “Prince he loved you guys with every once of his heart! Thanks for making him proud of you!” Paris shared a photo as well to her Instagram Stories of her late father planting a kiss on her head, writing over the shot, “hbd,” with a red heart emoji.
Paris and Prince are Michael’s children from his brief marriage to Debbie Rowe in the late 90s, but the pop legend also had another son, who was formerly known as Prince Michael Jackson II or Blanket and now goes by Bigi, with a surrogate whose identity has never been disclosed. While Bigi is not on social media, he did open up a little about his father during an interview with Good Morning Britain in November of last year. While standing in a room in the Jacksons’ Hayvenhurst compound decorated with photos of his late father performing over the years and a handful of his stage costumes, Bigi told the outlet, “There’s a lot of history in this house and the studio here. That’s what he was all about. That’s what each of us want to do: make things that people can enjoy and hopefully benefit their lives.”
The music legend died at 50 years old on June 25, 2009 at his home in Los Angeles, California from a cardiac arrest caused by a lethal combination of drugs administered to him by his personal doctor, Conrad Murray. In 2011, Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison, but was released after serving less than two. And in the new documentary TMZ Investigates: Who Really Killed Michael Jackson, which premiered Monday, Murray reveals that he had no idea Michael was using 19 different fake IDs so he could go “doctor shopping” for prescriptions. “He made it look as though I was his sole physician,” he said. “If I had known that Michael was going to a dermatologist’s office or any doctor and being shot up or dripped up with opioids on a daily basis, there would be a two-step dance. One, he has a problem; two, I’ll take you to where you need to be treated—and if you fail to do that, I am out.”
