Celebrities | Mar 19, 2022 10:29 AM EDT

Michael Jackson Kids' To Let His Memory Live On And Fight Molestation Charges

By Liz Rowe

Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, but his legacy and accomplishments live on - something his three children are working hard to preserve.

Prince, Paris, and Blanket Jackson attended the first night of "MJ The Musical," a Broadway musical honoring their late father, last month.

OK magazine reported that the siblings are determined to keep their father's memory alive, even if it means speaking out against the child abuse charges leveled against him.

According to the insider, they intend to defend the King of Pop till the end since they have always believed he is innocent.

They were also said to have had very happy childhoods at Neverland Ranch, the home where multiple claimed sexual assaults occurred.

"They adored their father and grew very protective of him."

After years of silence, Prince, Paris, and Blanket have finally spoken out about Michael Jackson, who died of cardiac arrest.

According to the source, Paris, 23, still has the pajamas her father wore around the house and it apparently makes her happy just looking at them.

Meanwhile, Prince, 25, is following in his father's footsteps as a philanthropist.

The source added he has been telling his buddies that Michael Jackson would be proud of him if he were still alive today.

Though Blanket, 20, prefers to keep out of the spotlight, he did give a rare interview last year while exploring a room filled with relics from his father's career, pondering, "That's what he was all about."

While the Jackson siblings now lead separate lives, their common recollections of the award-winning performer are said to have helped them get through difficult times in their lives.

"Michael provided them so much insight and taught them the significance of family," the insider added.

"When we were growing up, my father would say, 'We could have nothing, but your brother, your sister, and me, that's all you'll ever have," Prince recalls of his father's statements.

Michael Jackson was found not guilty of sexually molesting a 13-year-old child in 2005. According to reports, jurors thought the prosecution's case was weak.

The timeframe of the charges was complicated because they claimed the molestation occurred after the broadcast of his documentary, when the world's attention was not focused on the alleged victims.