Scoop: Did Michael have a secret ‘love child’?

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British tabloids are abuzz with one of the strangest rumors to emerge in the wake of Michael Jackson’s death: that he had a secret “love child.” Eyebrows were raised when 25-year-old Norway native Omer Bhatti sat in the front row with the Jackson family at the King of Pop’s memorial service — and his resemblance to Michael’s youngest child, son Blanket, has set speculation whirling.

As a child, Omer traveled with Michael, dressed like him, and lived with him at Neverland for several years. He is rumored to be the product of a one-night stand in 1984, and his mother to have later worked as a nanny for Jacko.

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