Blanket Turns the Big 1-0!
Posted Feb 21, 2012. Filed under News & Rumors, Misc/Random. Leave a comment?
HBD, Blanket Jackson!
We’re back!
Posted Feb 20, 2012. Filed under . Leave a comment?
My site was down because I didnt pay my hosting bill. We’re back now so expect updates.
MJ’s kids to impress his hand, footprints at Graum
Posted Jan 5, 2012. Filed under News & Rumors, Other Jacksons, Michael Jackson. Leave a comment?
Michael Jackson never had the chance to have his hands and feet immortalized in the concrete in the forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood (probably because he was never really a movie star), but that hasn’t stopped the executors of his estate and the new owners of the Chinese from making the impossible a reality.
On Jan. 26, Jackson will have his hand and footprints marked in concrete to celebrate the debut of the Cirque du Soleil production “Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour.” The producers have recruited the late singer’s children— 14-year-old Prince, 13-year-old Paris and 9-year-old “Blanket”—to use his sequined glove and shoes to make the impressions.
The ceremony is the latest to be held by the Chinese’s new owners, movie producer Donald Kushner and entrepreneur Elie Samaha, who have removed some deteriorating slabs and replaced them with the hand and footprints of such luminaries as Jennifer Aniston, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart, Kobe Bryant and French DJ David Guetta. The Smurfs and the Chipmunks also got their paws and Smurf-hands set too, but those will not be displayed in the courtyard.
While fictional characters getting their prints set in concrete is nothing new (R2-D2 and C3PO did it years ago), it’s the first time the guest of honor hasn’t been alive for his or her own print ceremony.
The spate of new ceremonies has some in the film community harrumphing that the new inductees don’t live up to the majesty and “for-the-ages”-ness of the Chinese’s previous handprint honorees.
The new “Immortal” stage production combines Jackson’s music with all kinds of Cirque du Soleil-style leaping and dancing. Or as the show’s website describes it, the show “takes place in a fantastical realm where we discover Michael’s inspirational Giving Tree—the wellspring of his creativity. The secrets of Michael’s inner world are unlocked—his love of music and dance, fairy tale and magic, and the fragile beauty of nature.”
Nothing celebrates the beauty of nature like a big slab of concrete.
Source: LATimes.com
Paris Jackson
Posted Dec 15, 2011. Filed under News & Rumors, Other Jacksons. 1 comment.
I know this site is about Blanket, but for those who care, Paris was on Ellen DeGeneres show discussing her upcoming film. Paris also now has a verified Twitter page.
Michael Jackson’s Children: How Are They Doing?
Posted Dec 12, 2011. Filed under News & Rumors, Other Jacksons, Michael Jackson. Leave a comment?
As the two-and-a-half year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death approaches, the pop star’s children are keeping busy carrying on his legacy.
Prince, Paris, and Blanket recently attended a taping of The X Factor, checked out the Las Vegas opening of Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil and the Michael Jackson Fan Fest memorabilia exhibit. And now Paris, 13, has landed her first acting role in the film Lundon’s Bridge and the Three Keys.
“They’re doing well,” their uncle Marlon tells PEOPLE.
Much of the credit for their happiness goes to their grandmother, Katherine, who has been raising the kids since their father’s death. “My grandmother is 81, but she’s very hands-on,” says their first cousin Genevieve, Randy’s daughter.
While they may be mini-celebs with multimillion-dollar trust funds reportedly waiting for them when they turn 30 – their father’s estate earned $445 million in the past two years alone, according to Forbes – the kids are leading relatively normal lives.
After years of home-schooling, Prince, 14, and Paris now attend a private school. “They love the social aspect of it,” says a family insider, noting Prince is “a great student” and “really popular with the girls.” Paris, meanwhile, plays on the boys’ flag-football team but isn’t dating. Explains the insider: “She’s got too many uncles keeping an eye on her.”
As for little brother Blanket (real name: Prince Michael II), 9, the shy boy is schooled at their seven-bedroom Calabasas, Calif., home, where he’s also been getting an education in the kitchen. “He likes cooking,” says the insider. “He’ll make cakes and cupcakes. The staff chef helps him.”
But the real passion for all three kids is entertainment. While Paris is focused on acting, her brothers are into filmmaking. “Prince and Blanket want to be directors,” says Genevieve, a music artist. “They make home movies together and recruit their cousins to act in them.” She adds, “The cousins are all very close.”
Having that bond is how the Jackson 3 remain grounded, says their uncle Jackie. “They stay with the family. That’s what it’s about. We keep a close watch on them.”
Reporting by Champ Clark and Julie K.L. Dam
For more on the Jackson kids, check out the current issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now.
Source: People.com