Michael Jackson's empire is in free fall, but do family members use the pain of his children?

One of them stopped talking, another would have tried to cut his wrists. What the third feels is not yet revealed, but he can not be so happy.

The effect that any public scandal has on the children of the people involved is often ignored but generally devastating.

In the case of Michael Jackson, now a despised pedophile whose legacy is being destroyed, the reverberation must have been particularly devastating.

Paris Jackson – the star's only daughter – was rushed to hospital on Saturday. Los Angeles police told the media that they had been summoned home at approximately 7:30 pm as a result of a suicide attempt.

According to the TMZ (Showbusiness News) news site, she was placed in the so-called "5150 hold", the California state code defining the temporary psychiatric engagement of a person whose mental state indicates that it represents a danger to itself or to others.

According to TMZ, citing members of the Jackson family, the 20-year-old model had tried to cut off his wrists, largely because of the backlash of the new documentary Leaving Neverland, which provides testimony from two men, Wade Robson and James Safechuck. let's say the superstar badually badaulted them for a good part of their childhood.

Ms. Jackson has already talked about her depression issues, particularly as a result of another suicide attempt in 2013.

The medical authorities said that she was now in a stable state, even though she aroused concern after speaking to Twitter to take stock of reports of her suicide attempt in the media. "F *** bad you liars".

Her sudden visit to the hospital this weekend took place shortly after she found herself mingled with a heated social media swap with zealous fans of Michael Jackson, who had reproached her for not doing more. to defend the reputation of his father.

Paris has repeatedly referred to "lies" in the media about the accusations against his father, but that was not enough to avoid the wrath of Jackson "Truthers" – fanatical fans who will not hear bad words against their icon.

They had to expect Jackson's children – especially Paris, who was particularly close to him – to defend himself. But Thursday, Paris insisted that it was "not her role" to defend her father, although she congratulated her cousin, Taj (Jackson's brother's son, Tito), for Defending the singer.

"There is nothing I can say that has not been done in the defense, Taj does a perfect job on his own," tweeted Paris.

While she fears that the new adventure will kill the plans of the future actress, Paris asked Jackson fans to "calm down" and "smoke grbad".

"I just want everyone to relax and follow the flow, be calm and think about the big picture. It's me. "Two days later, she was taken to the hospital.

The reaction of his younger brother, Blanket, to the documentary bomb was equally spectacular.

According to Taj – the singer's cheerleader – 17-year-old Blanket Jackson (now Bigi) has retired into a state of non-communication and shock since the liberation of Leaving Neverland.

Taj Jackson recently told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show, "Bigi is one of the most talkative children in the school. He does not talk anymore and people worry about him because he is as sensitive as his father. "

Asked about the impact of the charges against Jackson on his children, Taj said, "It's more devastating than that. . . to see what they live, it really annoys me. Taj said that each child "behaved differently".

We have not yet heard what the eldest son of Jackson, the 22-year-old filmmaker Prince, thinks.

But a source close to the family said last week that Prince and his siblings were considering suing Jackson's accusers, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, for fraud, emotional distress, slander and false statements.

Jackson's three children said they would inflict damage on charity and wanted the men to "accept" the responsibility and apologize, the insider said.

The source told The New York Post, "It's very important for them to get things done. [Jackson’s] legacy of philanthropy and humility. '

Given that Paris Jackson insists that she does not have to defend the public silence of her father and brothers, the badertion that they are preparing to take legal action seems questionable.

Similarly, Taj Jackson's statement that the documentary has turned Blanket into a virtual muffler has been undermined by former British actor Mark Lester, Blanket's godfather.

Lester (who, complicating the picture, is considered by some to be the biological father of Paris after giving a sample of sperm to the singer) said that Blanket was worrying for a long time before Neverland's release of Neverland.

Is it possible that the Jackson family members use the children to arouse sympathy for the fallen star, discrediting the documentary and its claims that make the headlines?

If it was, it would not be the first time. Older members of Jackson's deeply dysfunctional clan have been accused of having cynically pushed the three children into the spotlight after the death of the singer of a drug overdose in 2009.

So, Jackson's public image was already in the balance: he would be remembered as a drug addict with a big question mark hanging over his relationships with young boys, or he'd go up in the showbusiness firmament as the king of pop whose life was cruelly cut off by the pressures of fame?

Paris Jackson, then 11 years old, helped to influence the opinion in her favor when, speaking for the first time in public, she went to her memorial service.

"I just want to say that since I was born, Dad was the best father you can imagine, and I just wanted to say that I love him so much," she said before bursting into tears.

Black civil rights activist Al Sharpton received a standing ovation when he told the children, "There was nothing strange about your dad. It was strange what your father had to do. "

It is not surprising that the big family is concerned about protecting Jackson's reputation, since even in his death he remains their main breadwinner. Many members of the Jackson family live entirely on estate income, which amounted to $ 75 million in 2017.

This field is losing its value every day as the world tries to dissociate itself from a man whose monstrous behavior towards children as young as seven is hard to deny after leaving Neverland.

The Prince's Trust, a youth charity founded by Prince Charles, ended its partnership with Thriller Live, a West End musical celebrating Jackson's life.

The Indianapolis Children's Museum, located just a two-hour drive from the Jackson family's home town of Gary, Indiana, has removed Jackson's fedora and glittering glove.

A Jackson poster has also disappeared from the museum's Power Of Children exhibition.

French fashion brand Louis Vuitton has removed Jackson-inspired clothing from its new collection. The makers of the animated television series The Simpsons fired an episode in which Jackson voiced his character.

The family estate Jackson sued the broadcaster HBO, which released the film with Channel 4, for an estimated £ 75 million.

The estate claims that HBO has agreed not to denigrate the star in the future during a contract in 1992 for the broadcast of one of his concerts. HBO says the lawsuit is "hopeless".

While the singer's family is facing a future in which the "MJ" connection will be anything but a golden ticket, she has every reason to believe that her well-cushioned world must yield.