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Why are Michael Jackson’s children Prince and Paris estranged from their mother?

In the time since Michael Jackson died, custody disputes have regularly popped up among the family members. However, placing the children under their mother’s guardianship was never really a consideration. The reason why — as was the case with many things in Michael’s life — is pretty interesting.

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PHOTOS Blanket Jackson and family promote Mr. Pink’s Energy Drink

Michael Jackson’s family has been in a bit of disarray over the last few months with custody battles and even a heated security tape altercation, but the children united with Aunt La Toya Jackson for a good cause Thursday night… to promote Mr. Pink’s Ginseng Energy Drink? Actually, it appears that La Toya and older siblings Paris Jackson and Prince Jackson were the one doing the promoting while 10-year-old Blanket Jackson looked as though he’d much prefer to be somewhere else. Keep reading for the photos and a few awkward video clips from the red carpet in which La Toya, Prince, and Paris explain why they were there.