Jackson kids said to be in therapy after dad’s death

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) – Paris Jackson wears her father’s shirts every day, but her brother Prince does not want to watch the King of Pop’s DVDs. All three of Michael Jackson’s kids are in therapy, La Toya Jackson has revealed.

The “Thriller” singer’s sister told the British newspaper The Mirror that the three children were dealing in very different ways with their father’s death four months ago.

Prince, 12, Paris, 11 and Prince Michael II, 7, also known as Blanket, are being raised by their grandmother Katherine Jackson who was appointed their legal guardian after Jackson’s sudden death on June 25.

“Blanket is just a very sad, shy little boy. He cries — he really does cry. It’s so painful for him,” La Toya said.

She said Paris had covered her bedroom in Michael Jackson posters. She watches old videotapes of him, and is upset that she never got to see him performing live.

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