Ever since seeing those little un-smiley photo of Blanket Jackson at the Michael Jackson tribute concert in the U.K. last month , we’ve been a little curious about what the Jackson kids’ lives are really like now that their dad is gone. Apparently, we weren’t the only ones wondering. The Daily Mail’s “Mail On Sunday” published a new article today offering the first in-depth (albeit indirect) look at how MJ’s babies are really doing. Until now, only sketchy details have been available about the Jackson children, but today, after interviewing several sources close to the Jackson family, The Mail on Sunday can reveal the first detailed picture of their lives. Within the family, Prince and Paris are now seen as the great hope of carrying on the Jackson entertainment dynasty. There is even talk in Hollywood that they are considering an offer to appear in their own TV reality show. Given the bizarre nature of their upbringing – they often stumbled upon their father passed out on the bathroom floor or in his bedroom due to his intake of drugs – Prince and Paris appear to be surprisingly normal. But Blanket is a seriously withdrawn child. ‘He is shy, speaks very little and seems to be more shell-shocked than his siblings,’ said a family acquaintance. When Michael was alive, the children were educated at home. But now the two older ones attend Buckley School – one of the oldest co-educational day schools in Los Angeles, with fees of $33,500 (£21,000) a year. The Jackson children travel to and from the private school in a phalanx of four-wheel-drive vehicles with their bodyguards. Paris plays on the Buckley flag football team – its only female member – and Prince sings in school performances. ‘They’re down-to-earth kids, not full of themselves, not pretentious,’ says Diane Dimond, author of Be Careful Who You Love: Inside The Michael Jackson Case. ‘They don’t wear $500 sneakers and, except for their father’s trial, they don’t watch TV. ‘Of course, a staff of three maids, a full-time chef and a round-the-clock security detail looks after them.’ The children live with their grandmother Katherine in a sprawling, six-bedroom mansion set in 14 acres. It was once owned by Jose and Kitty Menendez, who were famously shot dead in 1989 by their sons at their other residence in Beverly Hills.
Jennifer Hudson was spotted in NYC today strolling down Fifth Avenue with her little bundle of joy David Jr. Isn’t he just precious? Looks like lil buddy is due a haircut in his very near future. Check out J.Lo’s precious twins when you continue.
This little guy’s mommy is one of the few successful child actors who never had a drug problem, sex scandal, horrible divorce or destroyed career after her first taste of success. Do you know who she is? Alyssa Milano tweeted this moment of mother/son preciousness her nearly three-month-old baby boy Milo. How adorable is he? More On Bossip! Careers From The Crib: Top Ten Work From Home Jobs That Make The Most Money He Wants That Old Thang Back! Is Reggie Bush Pining For Kimmy Cakes??? Making It Rain On The World: Where Does Obama Rank As One Of The 10 Most Powerful People On The Planet? Maino Had A Busy Summer: Check Out The Two Other Jawns With Whom Olivia Shared His Loving, Plus Pics Of Her New Boo Ho Go Away: People That Are Rich And Famous Even Though They Have NO Talents Whatsoever
C-Milli brought her precious lil chubby lumpkins to the L.A. zoo Friday. Congrats to Christina on getting a new gig as social media correspondent for NBC’s “The Voice.” Gotta keep them checks coming in… Baby Vi is a growing girl! Pacific Coast News
In case you missed it, Idris Elba covers the latest issue of Essence Magazine. And in addition to being as gorgeous as always, he talks about the struggle he was living around the time his nine-year-old daughter Isan was born. In the late 1990′s, after his sisterlike friend Marsha Burnett made the move to the U.S., Elba left the night shift at the Ford Motors plant he worked at with his father and hopped the pod with hopes of becoming an actor. “He’d deejay at night, crash on the counch in the apartment I was sharing, and come to my office at Bad Boy Records and just sit in the corner till it was time for the night to start again,” says Burnett. When he’d earned enough, Elba rented a room at the YMCA on 14th Street. Later he moved his wife and record collection from England to an apartment in the East Village, attending auditions by day and hitting clubs where he hoped to deejay at night. But DJ gigs weren’t enough to support his then pregnant wife, and their union was shaky. “That was one of my most desperate times,” says Elba, who had just begun auditioning for The Wire in the winter of 2001. “My marriage was breaking up, the acting wasn’t popping off, she was pregnant… It was like, ‘Ugh!’” He throws his head back dramatically recalling those days. “Those were bleak times.” Despite all of that, fatherhood seems to have turned out pretty well for him.
As the son of hip-hop royalty (Rev Run of Run DMC), Diggy Simmons could be a brat. He could request the world at his feet without ever having lifted a finger. He could use his father’s name to his advantage for things he doesn’t deserve. But instead he’s just a normal 16-year-old boy – one who wants a girlfriend and one who has a dream. Unlike most though, he’s making his come true as a rapper (who admirably, refuses to curse). HB got the chance to speak with Diggy about his perfect girl and perfect date, and his greatest inspiration and fear. Watch the interview at HelloBeautiful.com
Gabrielle Union , Sanaa Lathan and Ciara were all on hand in L.A. yesterday to show support for Charlize Theron ‘s “Africa Outreach Project,” a youth HIV/AIDS organization. Philanthropy is always a good look, and these type of events tend to make even Ciara get her wardrobe life together. So who looked more bangin’? What if we throw Charlize in the mix?
Hollyweird banger and celebrity seed Rashida Jones did an interview with Playboy where she talks about being a nerd, making her famous parents proud and recounts some funny stories from kicking it with Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra. Check out a few of our favorite moments from the interview below: Rashida talks being a nerd instead of Hollyweird royalty: Q1 PLAYBOY: You star on Parks and Recreation and have roles in three movies this year, including this season’s The Big Year. And didn’t you go to Harvard? We’re all slackers by comparison, you realize. JONES: It’s just who I am, I guess. I came out of the womb reading books and thinking about my next project. I’m a born nerd. There’s also this thing of wanting to make your parents proud. Q2 PLAYBOY: But with parents like Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton, shouldn’t you be lounging around your pool all day? JONES: Look, I have parents who have accomplished so much. I have a father who came from nothing and conquered the world. The last thing I’m going to do is sit here and spend his money and try to look pretty. That’s not interesting to me at all. I’ve been acting professionally for 15 years, and I’ve had to prove myself. Someone may think, Oh, everything was handed to her, but it doesn’t really work that way. The nice thing about comedy in particular is that it’s a meritocracy. Funny people aren’t going to have you around because you know other people. You have to make people laugh. Q10 PLAYBOY: You seem so wholesome. Were you ever really bad? JONES: Well, in high school I never drank, I never smoked, I never smoked weed. I was president of the varsity club and was on the math team and then student government. I was in every activity. I saved all the bad stuff for college. Q11 PLAYBOY: Give us one image, please . JONES: Okay. Picture me with eight gay dudes, all of us wearing matching BVDs and sparkles on our faces, with glow sticks and pacifiers and backpacks and skater jeans, at an all-night rave, out of our minds somewhere in Rhode Island until eight a.m. Mostly, though, college was me trying to look cooler than I was. There were definitely some Carhartt jeans and backward Kangol caps in my repertoire. Carhartt’s and Kangols? And we thought Rashida was out of touch with her black side. We gotta give her props for doing her own thing and not living off Mom and Dad too. Keep reading for Rashida’s answers about her love life and thoughts on marriage.
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