Jackson Penned Grisly Play Starring His Kids

Michael Jackson wrote a bizarre play in which his own children confront a child murderer—and discover he’s not such a bad guy. Acquired by News of the World with other memorabilia and papers, the play stars Paris and Michael Prince II Jackson, who enter the “endless black forest” in search of a man who murders children with a “sling blade." Jackson wrote the play in 2006, a year after he was acquitted of child abuse charges.

When the children find the murderer’s house, he sneaks up on them, stabbing Paris and frightening Prince into an apparently fatal asthma attack. Then the poorly spelled story abruptly changes, as the man carries the wounded children back to his house and nurses them to health. Paris is described as feeling "safe and loved by him." Finally, "Prince says thank you they exchange smiles and we see him." (More Michael Jackson stories.)