Curse of being Michael Jackson's child - from heroin addiction to 'little talent to offer' and war with grandmother over money
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Growing up behind the gates of Neverland, Michael Jackson's three children were never going to have an 'ordinary' life, but losing their father in 2009 and the intense scrutiny of his life ever since, has inevitably complicated the grief of his daughter and two sons.
![[In the 15 years since the King Of Pop's passing, the three children have all faced the scrutiny of growing up in the public eye and battled addiction and court battles]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/11/82743915-14266607-Since_his_father_s_death_the_singer_s_youngest_son_previously_kn-a-38_1736423510703.jpg)
In the 15 years since the King Of Pop's passing, Prince, 27, Paris, 26, and Blanket, 22, who now goes by the name Bigi, have had to navigate the difficulties of life in the public eye, while questions continue to swirl about their father's life and legacy - most notably the allegations of child abuse that have never gone away.
![[Paris has spoken openly about the impact of being Michael's daughter and this week revealed she became addicted to heroin]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/12/93909359-14266607-image-a-41_1736424276743.jpg)
Prince and Paris, were born to Jackson's then-wife Debbie Rowe, while Blanket was born via artificial insemination with an anonymous surrogate mother, and all grew up with Jackson as their only parental figure. The three children spent much of their formative years at the singer's Neverland ranch as he sought to shield them from the public eye, and were home-schooled.
![[On Wednesday, Paris showed her sobriety coin marking five years of being clean]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/12/93883071-14266607-On_Wednesday_Jackson_also_showed_her_sobriety_coin_marking_five_-a-52_1736424923254.jpg)
This week, Paris revealed she battled a secret heroin addiction and spiralled into a dark depression which left her suicidal in the aftermath of her father's death at his Los Angeles mansion at age 50 from a drug-related cardiac arrest. While Paris has been the most open about her struggles, there's no doubt that her two brothers have also had difficulties forging their own paths in the wake of their father's death.
![[Paris has previously discussed her problems with drug abuse and depression. She revealed she had attempted suicide 'multiple times' (pictured in 2012 with Prince and Bigi)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/12/93910217-14266607-image-a-55_1736425111533.jpg)
