Michael Jackson’s son Prince Jackson made a rare public appearance for the opening night of MJ: The Musical.
Prince, 27, stepped out for the Australian premiere of MJ: The Musical at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney on Saturday, March 8. Prince donned a navy blue pinstripe suit with a purple tie and wore his long hair tied back in a low ponytail.
Prince, who rarely makes public appearances, has previously been open about his father’s legacy. In a December 2024 interview with the Associated Press, he acknowledged coming from “a very rich family history,” noting that “those are some big shoes to fill.” He said, “I don’t know if I ever could. But I wear it with … it’s like a badge of honor.”
At the time, Prince added that he and his siblings — sister Paris Jackson, 26, and brother Bigi Jackson, 22 — each choose to honor their late father, who died in 2009 at age 50, in their own ways. (Michael welcomed Prince and Paris in 1997 and 1998, respectively, with ex-wife Debbie Rowe, whom he was married to from 1996 to 1999. They welcomed son Bibi via surrogate in 2002.)
“My siblings and I, we each kind of got a piece of him in different ways,” Prince explained at the time. “For me, it’s that philanthropic kind of giving back, and that’s where I’m really passionate about. I just hope the work that we do makes him proud.”
The trio have previously attended MJ: The Musical together, stepping out in a rare joint appearance last year for the musical’s premiere in London’s West End. Prince, Paris and Bigi walked the red carpet together in March 2024 outside of the Prince Edward Theatre.
While he was a student at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in 2016, Prince cofounded the nonprofit Heal Los Angeles (inspired by Michael’s song “Heal the World”) which focuses on homelessness, hunger and children. Ahead of the holidays last year, Prince hosted an event at a Mattel toy store allowing kids to load up on toys to take home.
“It warms my heart when we see the kids smile at the end of the day,” he said. “So, it’s really fun.”
It’s been 15 years since Michael Jackson’s shocking death at age 50 on June 25, 2009. Although the years that followed were hard on the singer’s three children, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly that Jackson would be proud of where his kids are today. “Some people could let nepotism […]
At the time, a source exclusively told Us Weekly that the “King of Pop” would be proud of how his three children had turned out following his death. “Some people could let nepotism get to their heads, but they are the complete opposite of that,” the insider shared. Meanwhile, a separate source noted that Prince “loves riding motorcycles and his charity work.”
The second source also praised the close bond shared between the three siblings. “They are each other’s best friends and all stick together,” the insider said. “Michael would be so happy.”