Fans grieve the passing of Michael Jackson on June 25th, who made his mark in monumental music history. His surviving children and family try to cope with the sudden loss. Jackson’s manager, Frank DiLeo was the one who informed the children of their father’s death.

"They knew when I came into the room," he said on Good Morning America. "I'm sure they just saw it on my face. They said, 'say it's not true,' and I just said, 'I'm sorry.'"

Furthermore, Jackson’s children are being forced to endure issues of custody and media speculation of genetics which were raised after Michael Jackson’s death.

Currently, Prince Michael (12), Paris (11), and Prince Michael II (7) are living with their grandmother Katherine Jackson in California, who was recently seen purchasing toys and other supplies for the children. Katherine Jackson has filed a petition to appoint her as guardian of the three children. The biological mother of Paris and Prince Michael, Debbie Rowe, tried to give up her parental rights in 2005, but legally may still achieve custody (the identity of Prince Michael Jackson II’s mother was never revealed).

An interview with Debbie Rowe was released confessing that the children were not biologically Michael’s, but of an anonymous donor. However, this article was announced as fake with an outcry from Debbie. Debbie Rowe and Michael Jackson were married in 1996 and divorced three years later. Currently, Debbie is asking the media to let the family grieve and not create rumors which will harm the children. Our condolences go to the family, and especially the children, of Michael Jackson.