Michael Jackson Makes Rare Public Appearance With Kids

Pop star Michael Jackson recently diverged from his usual life of secrecy to catch a public performance of a Las Vegas ventriloquist with his three children. While Jackson typically attempts to limit the public exposure of 10-year-old Prince Michael I, 9-year-old Paris and 5-year-old Prince Michael II, the Thriller star took them to a recent performance by ventriloquist Ronn Lucas, the Daily Telegraph reported Friday. Even more unusual was that two of the children were allowed to visit the Luxor Casino without the disguises Jackson typically has them wear out in public. While traveling to and from the ventriloquist's performance, only Prince Michael II and his 49-year-old father were seen wearing the familiar disguises on their heads. The British newspaper said Jackson has been very protective of his children all their lives, fearing they would become the target of a potential kidnapping plot. http://www.thebeatstlouis.com/cc-common/news/news_music.html