We're not entirely sure we believe a word he says, but Michael Jackson's father has claimed that Omer Bhatti really IS his son's fourth child.

Speculation rose about Omer's heritage when he was spotted sat front row at Michael's memorial earlier this month. He had previously been photographed with the King of Pop when he was a child.

Now Joe Jackson has said: "Yes, I knew Michael had another son - yes, I did. He looks like a Jackson, he acts like a Jackson, and he can dance like a Jackson."

When asked if Omer could be the future of the Jackson legacy, Joe reportedly grinned: "I don't know, I can't say that yet until I see it happen."

Meanwhile, Michael got his wish as his mother Katherine was named as his three children's guardian by an L.A court.

The children's biological mother, Debbie Rowe, will be allowed access to her son, Prince Michael, and daughter, Paris.

It is reported that Rowe never asked for custody of the children - just that Joe, who it is well documented treated a young Michael unfairly, be kept away from them.

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