Where is Bigi Jackson in 2023? Michael Jackson’s youngest doesn’t want to be called Blanket, wrote and directed a short film, and attended this year’s MJ tributes with siblings Prince and Paris

Dec 29 , 2023

Bigi Jackson – known during his childhood as Blanket – this year fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a director, and attended tributes to his father, along with siblings Prince and Paris, on what would have been Michael Jackson’s 65th birthday. Photo: Getty Images

Bigi discarded the nickname Blanket in 2015 after getting bullied, and in February, fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a director when he released the short film Rochelles, which he also wrote

Michael Jackson’s youngest attended the Blue Sapphire Birthday Celebration and the MJ Brunch along with siblings Prince and Paris, in honour of what would have been the King of Pop’s 65th birthday

Born in a cloud of mystery via surrogate, Michael Jackson’s son Prince Michael Jackson II, who goes by Bigi – and was known as Blanket during his childhood – was world famous before he even knew he existed.

That all escalated in November 2002 when Blanket was only nine months old. Jackson infamously dangled him over the fourth-floor window of a Berlin hotel to cheering fans below, leading to a worldwide media frenzy. Jackson later admitted it was a “terrible mistake” and his bodyguard revealed he locked himself in his room for a day after the scandal broke.

In 2002, Michael Jackson caused a media storm by holding a nine-month-old Bigi, then called Blanket, over the balcony of the Adlon Hotel in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Getty Images

Since then, there has been immense public interest in Bigi and his siblings. During their childhood, Jackson dressed them in various masks and veils to keep their identities hidden and give them a sense of privacy.

Following Jackson’s death in 2009, unlike his brother Prince and sister Paris, 21-year-old Bigi has largely avoided the spotlight, leading to the nickname “the invisible boy”.

Here’s what we know about Michael Jackson’s youngest in 2023 …

Bigi Jackson doesn’t want to be called Blanket any more

Bigi Jackson, pictured in October 2012 at the age of 10. Photo: Getty Images

Born Prince Michael Jackson II on February 21, 2002, he was nicknamed Blanket by his father, who would often cover his face with a blanket in public to hide him from photographers.