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Janet Jackson, 43, wants to raise Michael Jackson's three children and has the endorsement of a spiritual adviser to the star. Rev June Gatlin, who saw Jacko regularly, said: "If anything happened with his mother he wanted Janet to have his children.

Michael loved his sister, he trusted Janet explicitly." Michael has left his mother, Katherine, 79, guardian of Prince Michael, I, 12, Paris Katherine, 11 and Blanket, seven, in his will. In her stead, he has named pop singer Diana Ross, 65, a close friend and mentor to him from childhood. But since his death, Janet has emerged as a major force in the children's care. Her love for Paris was on show to the world during the touching memorial service at the Staples Center. Michael's spiritual adviser says the star wanted his younger sister to take care of the children if Katherine or Ross could not.

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A family insider said: "Janet has said, 'I love them and I'll step forward and raise them if this is what they want.' She tells everyone she loves them as if they were her own. The children have chosen her as their confidante and mother figure, and Janet feels her place is at their side. "She's completely bonded with those children in the last two weeks. It's clear to everyone that they are looking to her for comfort and guidance. Janet is blossoming as a woman with tremendous maternal instincts." Whether or not the mother of Prince Michael I and Paris, Debbie Rowe, steps up to claim them through legal channels remains to be seen. A California custody hearing for them has been put back to August. Katherine, meanwhile, has been granted temporary custody of the three children.

Provided by: Philippa Bourke / Splash News

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Comments (2)

Posted By jonie1515 (203 days ago)

Wow I still cant believe he was taking pills to keep his skin white! I guess it does matter if you wanna be his baby it matters if your black or white, you had to be white.

 

Posted By Linda M. Smith (202 days ago)

Michael, certainly could have done better than Debbie Rowe, she is a sow, even after plastic surgery! I can see with my own eyes, that those children are bi-racial, and not White, like Arnie Klein! If she doesn't want the children on a "daily basis," then she doesn't want them. No More Money, Debbie! You were paid already, so just get lost!