Prince Jackson Attended a Michael Jackson Tribute Event with Brother Bigi

Prince Jackson Today: Attends Michael Jackson Tribute Show with Brother Bigi

On August 29, Prince Jackson and his brother, Bigi, made a rare public appearance together for the Michael Jackson ONE show at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. As part of the event—which fell on what would have been their late father Michael Jackson’s 65^th birthday—the brothers hosted a Q&A session. Although Prince is close with Bigi, he’s more commonly seen with their sister, Paris.

Who Is Prince Jackson?

Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known by his nickname Prince, is the first child of pop star Michael Jackson. His biological mother is Debbie Rowe, the former wife of Jackson. Rowe signed over custody of Prince and his sister, Paris Michael Katherine, after Rowe and Jackson divorced in 1999.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr.
BORN: February 13, 1997
BIRTHPLACE: Los Angeles, California
PARENTS: Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Aquarius

Early Life

Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. was born on February 13, 1997, in Los Angeles. Nicknamed Prince, he is the first child of the late pop singer Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe. Following their 1999 divorce, Rowe signed over custody of Prince and his sister, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. Prince and Paris’ youngest sibling is Prince Michael “Bigi” Jackson, who was born to an unknown surrogate.

Although Rowe is certain to be Prince’s biological mother, who his biological father is has come in to question. Despite the public curiosity, Prince doesn’t understand why the subject is an issue. “Every time someone asks me that, I ask, ‘What’s the point? What difference does it make?’ Specifically to someone who’s not involved in my life. How does that affect your life? It doesn’t change mine,” he told Rolling Stone in 2017.

Father’s Death and Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Prince’s pop star father suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009, and died shortly thereafter, at the age of 50. Prince was 12 years old at the time of Michael’s death. His grandmother Katherine Jackson became the legal guardian of Prince and his siblings.

In February 2010, an official coroner’s report on Michael’s cause of death was released, revealing that the singer had died from acute propofol intoxication. Aided by his personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael had used this drug and others to help him sleep at night. After a police investigation revealed that Murray wasn’t licensed to prescribe most controlled drugs in California, his actions while caring for Michael Jackson were further scrutinized. Michael’s death was ruled a homicide, of which Murray was found guilty on November 7, 2011, receiving a four-year prison sentence.

Believing that A.E.G. Live—the entertainment company that promoted Michael’s planned comeback series, This Is It, in 2009—had failed to effectively protect the singer while he was under Murray’s care, the Jackson family decided to take legal action against the company. Katherine officially filed a wrongful death lawsuit against A.E.G. with Prince, Paris, and Bigi. The trial began in April 2013. Lawyers sought up to $1.5 billion, an estimation of what Michael could have earned over the months since his death if he had still been alive, on the family’s behalf.

In October 2013, a jury determined that A.E.G. wasn’t responsible for Michael’s death. “Although Michael Jackson’s death was a terrible tragedy, it was not a tragedy of A.E.G. Live’s making,” A.E.G.’s lawyer Marvin S. Putnam said.

Foray into Entertainment

For most of his childhood, Prince stayed out of the public spotlight, like his siblings. He appeared publicly only a few times, including at the 2010 Grammy Awards, accepting a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award for their father.

However, in 2013, Prince made his first foray into being a media personality. He served as a guest correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and has expressed an interest in getting more involved in show business: “I’m looking to become well-rounded as a producer, director, screenwriter, and actor.”

In June 2023, he posted a selfie on Instagram from an apparent production meeting for the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic. “@gkfilms got me Workin Day N Night,” Prince captioned the photo, referring to the production company working on the film. Although the co-executors of the late pop star’s estate are involved in the movie, specifics about Prince’s contributions haven’t been released.

Prince has also said that “music is a big part of my life.” “It shaped who I am because of my family, but I’ve always wanted to go into production. My dad would ask me what I wanted to do, and my answer was always producing and directing,” he told The Los Angeles Times in 2016.

For a time, he also maintained a YouTube channel, where he would post motorcycle riding videos, though it’s been dormant since May 2021.

Education

Prince graduated from the prestigious Buckley School, in Sherman Oaks, California, in May 2015. Four years later, he graduated cum laude honors from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

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