Michael Jackson’s Eldest Gets First Gig

By Erica Ho

Michael Jackson’s eldest son, Prince Michael Jackson, is the newest reporter onEntertainment Tonight.

The 16-year-old announced his new gig on the show during a segment Monday night, and went on to interview James Franco, Zach Braff and director Sam Raimi about their upcoming film Oz the Great and Powerful.

Prince Michael also played the role of the interviewee with Entertainment Tonight’s Brooke Anderson, his new colleague, who asked about his own relationship with his father.

“[My father] raised me right,” the younger Jackson replied when Anderson commented on his maturity. He went on to talk about how he often watched films with his father with the sound off, in order to better understand the moviemaking. He added that he was interested in becoming “well-rounded as a producer, director, screenwriter and actor” some further point down in his career.

Prince Michael is the eldest of Michael Jackson’s three children and the son of his ex-wife Debbie Rowe, with whom the pop star also had a daughter, Paris. A third child, Prince Michael II, nicknamed “Blanket,” was conceived using a surrogate mother.