Blanket “Bigi” Jackson is, first and foremost, an image that remains engraved in our memories.
In 2002, a few months after his birth, his father, Michael Jackson, distinguished himself in a funny way, by brandishing him like a trophy from the top of the balcony of his hotel in Berlin.
An outing that was reminiscent of a famous scene from The
Lion King
, minus the extraordinary aspect, plus the dangerousness.
Since then, little news has filtered out from the man who just celebrated his 22nd birthday this Tuesday, February 20.
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Although he was only seven years old when his father died, the man nicknamed Blanket (
cover in French, Editor's note
) has since seemed to want to live a life far from the spotlight and the pangs of fame.
This is the reason why the youngest of Michael Jackson's three children, born after Prince, 27 years old, and Paris, 25 years old, is also the most unknown.
Born to a surrogate mother, he was raised by his father, then by his grandmother, Katherine Jackson, who became his legal guardian, as well as that of his two eldest children.
In 2015, the man who is officially called Prince Michael decided to take the name Bigi: a step taken, according to the media
Radar Online
, after years of school harassment at the Buckley School - a private school in Sherman Oaks, California - because of his nickname.
He now lives in Calabasas, California.
Due to his grandmother's advanced age and the fact that his siblings Michael and Paris left home as adults, Jackson was placed under the guardianship of his older cousin, TJ Jackson, at the end of his adolescence.
An artist
For years, he made no public appearances, until May 2019 at his older brother Prince's graduation from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Both boys also attended the Michael Jackson ONE show at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in August 2023, in celebration of their father's 65th birthday.
Furthermore, both gave an interview to the show “Good Morning Britain” in October 2021 to raise awareness among viewers of a cause close to their heart, the fight against global warming.
Bigi is not on social networks, unlike Paris and Prince, who wanted to celebrate his birthday this Tuesday, February 20 in an Instagram story: “My brother is tearing everything up!
He pursues his dreams and wins awards.
HBD yo!”
A reference to Bigi's film career and his recent award for best dramatic film for
Rochelles,
at the Santa Monica Film Festival: a short film which tells the story of two friends, thrown into conflict when a prestigious restaurant puts them in competition for a coveted position in the kitchen.
While a biopic on Michael Jackson is officially being filmed, the role of the King of Pop being played by one of his cousins, Jafaar, we come to wonder, given his appetite for the 7th art, if Bigi will not be not, in one way or another, linked to the project.