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Why aren’t Michael’s kids hounded by the press like when Michael was alive?

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I mean, it’s actually a good thing that Michael’s kids can safely go out in public and not be bothered or assaulted. In the early 2000s, before they were unmasked publicly in 2009, there was always the risk of them and their father being identified and mobbed in public. There was intense, almost unnecessary, focus on what the kids looked like and how Michael was hiding them from the public. Michael wanted them hidden and disguised so they can live a more normal life than he did.

But since he passed away and the Jackson family put the kids into the spotlight - no one really cares? Like, Prince and Blanket discuss the latest movies on YouTube, and Paris goes on tours as a musician/ singer - they’re fully in public view - but no risks of being mobbed and stalked?
 
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When Michael Jackson was still alive, he wanted to have his kids masked publicly mainly because there was risk of being identified and kidnapped.

The risk of kidnap (and asking for ransom for their release) was very high at the time, considering that their father Michael Jackson was a wealthy man.
 
StarlightXX said:
But since he passed away and the Jackson family put the kids into the spotlight - no one really cares? Like, Prince and Blanket discuss the latest movies on YouTube, and Paris goes on tours as a musician/ singer - they’re fully in public view - but no risks of being mobbed and stalked?
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Because the media is mainly interested in drama, everything else is too boring for them and doesn't sell well enough.
 
His kids aren't interesting enough to hound. What hits have they made since he's died? And it's been almost two decades since he's died, so without him his gravity has less effect on them with each passing year to where now most people are absolutely not thinking about them at all. I know I'm not
 
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Because they're not a Kardashian
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mj_frenzy said:
When Michael Jackson was still alive, he wanted to have his kids masked publicly mainly because there was risk of being identified and kidnapped.

The risk of kidnap (and asking for ransom for their release) was very high at the time, considering that their father Michael Jackson was a wealthy man.
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Come on. Do you think that MJ was the only famous man in the world? Did any other celebrity mask their children in public? It was just MJ being MJ.
 
The kids use to get stalked daily when they were kids and lived in LA. Paris still gets papped fairly often and even Blanket does as well. Not sure how Prince avoids the paps, but theres less pap pics of him.
 
I feel like they keep it low key or a low profile in the public press. honestly good for them. I know Paris used to do some traveling in National Parks so good for her ! hopefully she still keeps up with it.
 
kreen said:
Come on. Do you think that MJ was the only famous man in the world? Did any other celebrity mask their children in public? It was just MJ being MJ.
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yes there were other famous people, but the stardom he had was and still is vastly greater than anybody else’s fame. Idk about the boys, but Paris has been harassed a lot. It could just be him having paranoia but I think it was justifiable. He was afraid of his children being treated like crap the same way he was and did what he thought would be best.

I don’t really know or care as of why they aren’t in the public eye as much. They can have a far more normal life than their father and I’m glad they get that opportunity.
 
#applehead24 said:
yes there were other famous people, but the stardom he had was and still is vastly greater than anybody else’s fame. Idk about the boys, but Paris has been harassed a lot. It could just be him having paranoia but I think it was justifiable. He was afraid of his children being treated like crap the same way he was and did what he thought would be best.

I don’t really know or care as of why they aren’t in the public eye as much. They can have a far more normal life than their father and I’m glad they get that opportunity.
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well said
 
BlackAnon said:
They're not worthy of being hounded as they have no big impact in celebrity culture or influence.
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I think with the younger generation, their celebrities tend to be Youtube/TikTok influencers & reality show stars, like MrBeast. Also there seems to be a thing with some being against "nepo baby" entertainers. Which I don't think older generations really cared much if an actor or singer had famous parents.
 
DuranDuran said:
I think with the younger generation, their celebrities tend to be Youtube/TikTok influencers & reality show stars, like MrBeast. Also there seems to be a thing with some being against "nepo baby" entertainers. Which I don't think older generations really cared much if an actor or singer had famous parents.
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I can see if they were social media influencers with millions of followers and subscribers, then there could be a possibility they'd get hounded but IMO, they have no foot print in the industry. There's nothing about them that's interesting outside of living with Michael.
 
Moonwalker1992 said:
I mean, he did mentioned that he didn't wanted a Lindbergh Baby situation. Charles Lindberghs baby was kidnapped and sadly killed.
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Yes, in the 1930's -- and it was such a rare occurence that we still remember it today. Since then, celebrities around the world have had children and have let them walk out in the world without masking their faces, and no kidnappings have occured.

Masking the kids was just, sadly, MJ projecting his own hang-ups onto his children, and there being nobody around who could say no to him. It can't have been good for them psychologically, this idea that it's dangerous to just be out of the house unless you hide your face.
 
I think it's important to remember that MJ himself had a highly unusual upbringing. He spent a lifetime wearing disguises in an effort to experience a semblance of normalcy, so likely didn't view masking his children with the same concern the rest of us did. I think his upbringing hugely affected how he chose to bring up his own children, as is the case with most of us, but i think the unique circumstances of his life from childhood onwards is reflected in some of his own choices as a parent.

As for the thread question, I don't see other nepo babies being hounded either. I don't remember LMP being hounded. The only ones that come to mind are Nicole Ritchie and Paris Hilton, but that was due to the show they did together, and they appeared to like the press attention, so it was probably encouraged by them.
 
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The answer to the thread title is because they are not Michael Jackson lol
 
kreen said:
Yes, in the 1930's -- and it was such a rare occurence that we still remember it today. Since then, celebrities around the world have had children and have let them walk out in the world without masking their faces, and no kidnappings have occured.

Masking the kids was just, sadly, MJ projecting his own hang-ups onto his children, and there being nobody around who could say no to him. It can't have been good for them psychologically, this idea that it's dangerous to just be out of the house unless you hide your face.
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It was not only for their safety but also to give them a 'somewhat' normal youth in terms of privacy: to not be recognized and being the centre of attention all the time
 
Victorious said:
It was not only for their safety but also to give them a 'somewhat' normal youth in terms of privacy: to not be recognized and being the centre of attention all the time
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How would that even work out? When they were in public, they were masked, so not normal. And when they were not masked, it meant they were with people MJ knew, and thus people who knew whose kids they were.

So it doesn't make sense either way. The fact that they stopped wearing those masks as soon as the day of their dad's funeral means that it was an MJ-only idea that nobody else found any sense in.
 
Am I the only one who remembers that the kids were hounded by paparazzi for years after Michael's death? They would take pictures of them every time they were out: going to school, going to karate class, going on vacation... Thankfully the paparazzi seem to have lost interest with time and they don't stalk them as much now.

The masks allowed the kids to go out and do the things that normal children do, like play in a park without being hounded by paparazzi. That was over after they stopped wearing the masks, and they became a target for every disturbed person on Twitter. I still remember the very disgusting tweets Paris received when she was only a child. No child should have been exposed to that. The Jacksons completely failed to protect them in that way. But there was no point to still wear the masks after his death, since now the paparazzi were following them even though Michael was not with them, and they would have followed them with or without the masks. They would have had to stop wearing the masks eventually anyway as they grew up and Michael knew it.

Michael grew up in the spotlight, so he knew how damaging it could be for children, other celebrities do not, that's why they thrust their kids in the spotlight whereas Michael tried to protect them and let them enjoy their childhood.
 
etoile 37 said:
Michael grew up in the spotlight, so he knew how damaging it could be for children, other celebrities do not, that's why they thrust their kids in the spotlight whereas Michael tried to protect them and let them enjoy their childhood.
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Michael is not the only celebrity in history to grow up in the spotlight, still be in the spotlight as an adult and have children
 
Michaels Lover said:
Michael is not the only celebrity in history to grow up in the spotlight, still be in the spotlight as an adult and have children
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No, but he was the biggest one. I don't think any other artist can say they experienced celebrity the same way Michael did, his life and circumstances were very unique.
 
kreen said:
How would that even work out? When they were in public, they were masked, so not normal. And when they were not masked, it meant they were with people MJ knew, and thus people who knew whose kids they were.

So it doesn't make sense either way. The fact that they stopped wearing those masks as soon as the day of their dad's funeral means that it was an MJ-only idea that nobody else found any sense in.
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When they were not masked a lot of people didn't know what his children looked like so that meant they were bugged a lot less by parents of friends, the general public (when with nannies) and paparazzi of course

Anyway it doesn't really matter, he at least tried to shelter his kids from intrusion. What they did after he died he couldn't influence.

Michael did lot's of things people failed to understand: he was a vegetarian, didn't swear, feasted every Sunday, didn't like clubbing, no alcohol, no drugs, hung out with the older generation, hung out with the younger generation, hung out with animals etc..
 
Victorious said:
Michael did lot's of things people failed to understand: he was a vegetarian, didn't swear, feasted every Sunday, didn't like clubbing, no alcohol, no drugs, hung out with the older generation, hung out with the younger generation, hung out with animals etc..
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I can confirm, I have been a vegetarian for ethical reasons since I was 16 and we are often seen as abnormal people.

For the rest, I agree. He was so normal and everybody wanted to make him a freak...
 
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