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Jacko Was Devoted Dad: Carrie Fisher

He was not capable of 'what they accused him of doing'

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 8, 2009 9:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – Michael Jackson was a very good father, though “he was a child himself,” writes friend Carrie Fisher on her website. His kids “are very well behaved, respectful children, who seemed content in Michael’s company.” And though he may not have been a “conventional” parent, the actress/author writes, “you could see how much he loved them and how much they loved him.”

Rather than relying on nannies, Jackson “was devoted to his family and doted on them.” Fisher says she believes he never “did anything untoward to not only his children, but to any other child,” and she scoffs at claims Jackson is not their father. “I realize these children don’t resemble him mightily, but there must be some other explanation other than someone else fathered these children.”

Paris Jackson, left, Prince Michael Jackson II and Prince Michael Jackson I, stand on the stage during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, July 7, 2009.
Paris Jackson, left, Prince Michael Jackson II and Prince Michael Jackson I, stand on the stage during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, July 7, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Pool)
Michael Jackson's daughter Paris, left, and two sons Prince Michael Jackson II  and Prince Michael Jackson I, right, wave at the end of a memorial service for their father on July 7, 2009.
Michael Jackson's daughter Paris, left, and two sons Prince Michael Jackson II and Prince Michael Jackson I, right, wave at the end of a memorial service for their father on July 7, 2009.   (AP Photo/Gabriel Bouys, Pool)
Michael Jackson II, left, and his sister Paris hold hands at the memorial service for their father music legend Michael Jackson, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
Michael Jackson II, left, and his sister Paris hold hands at the memorial service for their father music legend Michael Jackson, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.   (AP Photo/Gabriel Bouys, pool)
Paris, Prince Michael II, and Prince Michael appear with their aunt LaToya Jackson at the memorial service for Michael Jackson, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
Paris, Prince Michael II, and Prince Michael appear with their aunt LaToya Jackson at the memorial service for Michael Jackson, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.   (AP Photo/Gabriel Bouys, pool)
In this May 17, 2007 file photo, Carrie Fisher arrives to the Fox 2007 programming presentation in New York.
In this May 17, 2007 file photo, Carrie Fisher arrives to the Fox 2007 programming presentation in New York.   (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, File)
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COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 4 comments
Bubblebee
Jul 11, 2009 12:36 PM CDT
Very good point. These children know who their father was that is all that matters.
Kookey90
Jul 9, 2009 5:50 AM CDT
Paris' testimonial to her daddy said it all - Michael was her father. The only father she's ever known - enough said.
Fondue
Jul 8, 2009 3:33 AM CDT
It's been bothering me since his death. Yeah, he was weird and had problems, but he's dead now. Have some respect.

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