JACKO STUNT STUNS FANS Michael Jackson caused a stir when he dangled his young son from a hotel balcony. The US pop star had been waving to his fans in Berlin when he brought the baby out onto the veranda. He held the child, who had a towel over it's head, with one arm and then briefly dangled the infant over the balcony railing of the Adlon Hotel. Jackson then hurried back into his room with the child. Fear gripped the crowd of around 200 fans as it appeared the struggling baby may have been about to fall to the ground. Jackson is apparently in Germany on a personal trip although it is thought he will attend the German premiere of the new James Bond Film "Die Another Day". There are also speculation the singer may pick up a Bambi lifetime achievement award on Thursday from the German Burda Publishing house. click for more pics!
I guess, if you're rich enough, you can treat kids any way you want... stuff that would never be tolerated with anyone else... poor kids.
The guy is just a freak. I feel sorry for the kid having to grow up with such wierdness surrounding him.
My son is afraid of him. "Son if you aren't good, Michael Jackson is gonna come and get you" "nooooooooooooooooooooooo"!
How is the kid that pale white color? Wasn't Michael Jackson born black? What's really going on here? That child has probably never seen the light of the Sun and now he's got a towel over his head? The whole thing is very strange.
Jackson: I made a 'terrible mistake' BERLIN (AP) — Michael Jackson said he made a "terrible mistake" by holding his young son over the railing of a fourth-floor balcony at a Berlin hotel to show fans who wanted to see the child but shocking many people who watched the scene captured on video. German and U.S. television news programs repeatedly broadcast footage of the reclusive pop star's brief appearance Tuesday at the Hotel Adlon. The boy had a white cloth over his head as Jackson held him with one arm around his waist over the edge of the hotel's iron balcony railing. The child, wearing a baby blue jumper, was the singer's third and youngest, Prince Michael II, said Antje Sigesmund, a spokeswoman for the Bambi entertainment award ceremony, which Jackson is attending in Berlin. On Tuesday night, Jackson issued a statement saying he had gotten carried away when fans below the window asked to see the baby. "I made a terrible mistake," he said. "I got caught up in the excitement of the moment. I would never intentionally endanger the lives of my children." Dozens of fans had gathered outside the hotel, just opposite Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate, and security had to remove some from the lobby. Several carried banners, including one that said "Save the Kids," with drawings of children's faces, a reference to Jackson's philanthropy. Another said "Really good to see you." Jackson, wearing a bright red shirt, smiled and waved to the fans, at one point tossing a small white towel to the crowd below. The singer then went inside and retrieved the toddler, using one arm to hold the boy out over the iron rail. Fans cheered as the pop star appeared with the child, but Jackson quickly retreated into his hotel room. The Chicago-based advocacy group Prevent Child Abuse America criticized Jackson's behavior, though it said the boy did not appear to be harmed. "It is a painful reminder that even the most well-intentioned among us sometimes act in ways that put children in danger of being abused or neglected," said A. Sidney Johnson, president and CEO of the group. Little is known about Prince Michael II. People Magazine reported in August that he was six months old. The magazine, citing an anonymous friend, said the boy was not adopted and did not identify the mother. The singer also has two children with ex-wife Debbie Rowe: a 5-year-old boy — also named Prince Michael — and a 4-year-old girl, Paris. The couple divorced in 1999. In Berlin, Jackson was taking a break from a California courtroom where he testified last week in a $21 million lawsuit claiming he backed out of concerts. He arrived in Berlin to pick up a Bambi for life achievement Thursday. He is to attend a benefit for homeless children and a charity auction where he will put a jacket and hat on the block Wednesday.
He named both of his sons Prince Micheal... WTF I guess he took that king of pop thing a bit too literally
I don't see what the big deal is. He did do something that was a bit foolish, but no harm was meant and no harm came of it. If that's the biggest parenting mistake he ever makes, he should get an award.
