Michael Jackson’s rarely seen son Blanket attends MJ: Musical premiere

Blanket Jackson, 19, kept a low profile as he ducked into the Michael Jackson musical premiere with his sister in NYC.

Michael Jackson’s son Blanket made a rare public appearance last night as he attended the premiere of MJ: The Musical.

The 19-year-old skipped the rep carpet, while his siblings Prince, 23, and Paris, 24, proudly posed together at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York.

Blanket, who goes by the name Bigi, was later spotted leaving the venue alongside Paris, looking dapper in a suit with a crisp white shirt.

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Blanket and Paris together at the premiere. Picture: T. Jackson/Backgrid Australia

It was a rare public appearance for the 19-year-old. Picture: T. Jackson/Backgrid Australia

Michael had children Prince and Paris with his ex-wife Debbie Rowe, 63.

The identity of Blanket’s mother is unknown, as he was born via surrogate.

In November 2002, when Blanket was nine months old, his father dangled him over the balcony of his Berlin hotel – four stories above ground level – causing a media storm.

Michael later said doing this was a “terrible mistake” and a bodyguard revealed he locked himself in his room for a day in shame after the pictures were taken.

The famous pair were dressed to the nines for the premiere. Picture: Mega Agency

The singer passed away in 2009 at the age of 50 following a combined drug intoxication.

The appearance of his children comes just days after their aunt Janet, 55, made shocking claims about Michael in her new tell-all documentary.

During her new Lifetime documentary, Janet discussed the “scrutiny” that she faced as the younger sister of an icon.

She claimed: “There were times when Mike used to tease me and call me names. Pig, horse, sl*t, or hog, cow.

“He would laugh about it, and I’d laugh too, but then there was some­where down inside that it would hurt.

“When you have somebody say you’re too heavy, it affects you.”

Janet Jackson spoke candidly about struggling with the scrutiny attached to her famous family. Picture: Angela Weiss/AFP

She later admitted being part of a famous family welcomed “a great deal of scrutiny” into her life.

Janet found herself wrapped up in her brother’s endless court battles and media frenzies, despite leading completely “separate lives”.

The star admitted: “It was frustrating for me. We have our own separate lives and even though he’s my brother, that has nothing to do with me.

“But I wanted to be there for him, to support him as much as I possibly could.”

Michael faced a series of child sexual abuse allegations beginning as early as 1993.

His actions had an impact on Janet’s career, as Coca-Cola decided to back out from a partnership she had secured at the time of Michael’s scandal.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission