By IANS,
London: Late pop legend Michael Jackson is rumoured to have a fourth child, Omer Bhatti, who was given a front-row seat at the singer’s memorial service earlier this month.
Norwegian dancer Bhatti, 25, is thought to be the “Billie Jean” singer’s child from a one-night stand, reports imdb.com.
Jackson, who passed away June 25, is said to have admitted to friends in 2004 he was his father. Bhatti is now believed to be seeking a DNA test to determine if he is a descendent of the King of Pop.
The performer was given a front-row seat at Jackson’s memorial service July 7 at the Los Angeles Staples Center, sitting next to the star’s brothers and sisters, fuelling speculation he is related to the pop icon.
Although Bhatti’s mother Pia and her husband Riz, who have worked for Jackson, refuse to talk about the star, Pia said Tuesday: “He was the King of Pop. But to us he was so much more.”
Bhatti also lived at Jackson’s Neverland ranch home for several years from 1997, and video footage exists of him unwrapping presents with the singer and playing with a toddler, believed to be one of the “Thriller” hitmaker’s other children – Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11 and Prince Michael II, also known as ‘Blanket’, seven.
The dancer was also at Neverland, in California, when police raided the property to investigate child molestation allegations in 2003.
Bhatti first met Jackson in Tunisia in 1996 aged 12, and impressed him with his dance moves. He has since performed with the “Smooth criminal” singer in public and worked in a Jackson tribute act across the globe.
The dancer’s stepfather Riz is believed to have worked as a driver for Jackson while his mother is thought to have been a nanny.