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Does Michael Jackson really have secret sons? Omer Bhatti is a reported love child with Prince’s nanny Pia, while B Howard has a striking resemblance – and singer Akon believes it too

Could Omer Bhatti and B Howard be related to Michael Jackson? Photos: @B. Howard/Facebook, Michael Ochs Archive/Getty, @kidslife/Instagram
Could Omer Bhatti and B Howard be related to Michael Jackson? Photos: @B. Howard/Facebook, Michael Ochs Archive/Getty, @kidslife/Instagram

  • 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?

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.
Michael Jackson’s publicly known children Prince, Bigi and Paris on stage at the 2011 Michael Forever Tribute Concert held at the Millennium Stadium, Wales, Britain. Photo: EPA
Michael Jackson’s publicly known children Prince, Bigi and Paris on stage at the 2011 Michael Forever Tribute Concert held at the Millennium Stadium, Wales, Britain. Photo: EPA

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

Omer Bhatti is now 36 years old. Photos: @kidslife/Instagram, Getty
Omer Bhatti is now 36 years old. Photos: @kidslife/Instagram, Getty
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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.

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

The front rows at Michael Jackson’s Memorial Service in July 2009. Photo: RΔҒΔΣL/YouTube
The front rows at Michael Jackson’s Memorial Service in July 2009. Photo: RΔҒΔΣL/YouTube

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

Omer Bhatti, son of Prince Jackson’s former nanny Pia, is rumoured to be the late King of Pop’s son. Photo: @kidslife/Instagram
Omer Bhatti, son of Prince Jackson’s former nanny Pia, is rumoured to be the late King of Pop’s son. Photo: @kidslife/Instagram

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.”