The Birth of a Prince
Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe’s first child was named Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. He was welcomed into the world at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on February 13th, 1997. It didn’t take long for the pair to come up with the perfect nickname for their perfect son: Prince. Considering his dad is the king of pop, the name seems appropriate.
Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. Photo by Broadimage / Shutterstock
But Jackson and Debbie weren’t a conventional couple. Their marriage had more to do with giving the singer children and a family, and less to do with true love. Not long after baby Prince was born, Debbie stayed with a friend, and Jackson brought the infant to his home on the Neverland Ranch.