Michael Jackson with some young Tunisian friends. Here was a man who was soon to have a lot of new responsibilities and, I would have thought, not much time for new relationships. He had divorced Lisa Marie Presley a few months earlier, and Deborah Rowe, his soon to be second wife, was pregnant with their first son Prince. He had now moved on to perform his first ever concert in Africa as a solo artist, in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. Jackson was in the midst of the HIStory World Tour and had already performed concerts in Eastern Europe, Spain and the Netherlands. Our story begins (if you don’t count Jackson’s previous obsessions with young boys) in October 1996. Was Jackson’s relationship with Omer (and you will find out how intimate their relationship was when you read further) a result of arrogance, naïveté or compulsion? Nothing creepy here. And Michael embraced that message.īut had Jackson embraced that message? That is what makes this story fascinating. You’re supposed to be inspiring their parents to prioritize them. You’re not supposed to be building these hospitals and reading them bedtime stories. But I also said to him, you’re not the children’s messiah. Certainly, Jackson’s advisers and lawyers would have made clear that the consequences of entering into a relationship with any child at the same level as the ones he had previously would have been dire.Įven Jackson’s spiritual adviser, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, told Jackson he should not be friends with children.Īfter the 1993 allegations, Michael could no longer work with kids. Like a child bitten by a dog, someone innocently involved with children would have ensured they wouldn’t get into a situation where they may be bitten again. To any observer, it would make sense that a man with the street smarts of Jackson (remembering he had not only survived, but thrived, in the cut throat music business for thirty years), would take great pains to ensure his interactions with children from that point forward were fully accountable and transparent so as to avoid a repeat of the extreme pain that those previous relationships had caused. His health, reputation and fortune were compromised by, if you were to believe him, totally innocent relationships with young boys. He had been accused of child molestation, been forced into a humiliating strip search where his genitals were photographed, and eventually had to pay multi millions of dollars to two families so that they wouldn’t force him into a civil court where they could “tell lies” exposing his alleged sordid behavior with their sons. Here was a man who had, according to his own statements, suffered greatly as a result of his close relationships with boys. Where was he from? How close was he to Jackson? How did they meet? How often, how many times and and for how long did he visit Neverland? I didn’t really know the answers to these questions, so I decided to do some research and find out what I could about Omer and his relationship with Jackson. While I had heard his name in connection with Michael Jackson, I never really knew that much about him. The reason I was asked to sit with his family at the memorial service is because I was Michael's closest friend, not because I am his son," Bhatti added.Omer Bhatti. "Michael always used to say I was like a son to him," he told the friend. He was my best friend," the publication quoted Bhatti telling a friend from Oslo. However, Bhatti, who has been making a living by impersonating Jackson, has dismissed reports that he is seeking a DNA test to prove he is the son of 'Thriller' hitmaker.īhatti confided in a friend that Jackson always told him that he was like a son to him, which may have started the rumours. They were fuelled further after the young singer was spotted sitting in the front row alongside Jackson's brothers and sisters at his memorial. Reports had claimed that Bhatti was born after Jackson had a one-night stand with his mother Pia Bhatti in 1983. The budding singer from Norway, who lived with Jackson at his Neverland ranch for eight years, hails the 'King of Pop' as his "best friend", Sun online reported. Omer Bhatti, 25, has said that Jackson feted him as an honorary son after inviting him and his family to move in with him. Pop legend Michael Jackson's alleged secret lovechild has denied any biological link with the 'King of Pop'.
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