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| Prince Michael Jackson in Hawaii on Thursday (note the blotch of white skin on his armpit) |
It seems like the questions about the biological parentage of Michael Jackson's children has gotten some answers.
This past Thursday, Michael's three children Prince, Paris, and Blanket were vacationing in Hawaii with their grandmother, probably to avoid the media circus that would come with their father's death anniversary. While at the beach, pictures of Prince show a rather large splotch of discolored skin below his right shoulder. The discoloring appears to be vitiligo, the infamous disease that Michael revealed he had in a 1993 interview with Oprah Winfrey. He also revealed that vitiligo was inherited, and that he got it from his father's side.
This suggests, if not confirms, that Michael is the biological father of at least his two children with ex-wife Debbie Rowe. In the weeks following his death, there was rampant speculation that neither he or Rowe were the kids' biological parents. Many potential parental candidates were listed, including Michael's dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein, who denied it.
Vitiligo is an illness that destroy the skin's pigmentation, which can lead to unsightly blotches all over the skin. Michael told Oprah that he had the illness after rumors claimed he was purposely bleaching his skin to become white. He claimed that the illness became noticeable around the Thriller release and that he used make-up to even out his skin tone. Even after the revelation, rumors continued that he was bleaching his skin on purpose. An autopsy performed concluded that he indeed did have the disease.
Frankly, this is as much proof as I need that Prince and Paris (and possibly Blanket) are his children. Not that it matters much anyway. Regardless of their paternity, they are Michael's children, and will forever be known as such.
Check out more photos after the jump:
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