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Wow! Among Barbara Walters’ “10 Most Fascinating People of 2009” are the children of the Michael Jackson.

Gossip Cop can confirm that Walters tapped Jackson’s three kids, Prince Michael I, Paris and Prince Michael II (a.k.a. Blanket) for her ABC special, which airs on December 9. The news veteran, however, did not actually interview them for the show. 

Other people tapped as the “Most Fascinating” include, Lady Gaga, Glenn Beck, Tyler Perry, Sarah Palin, Brett Favre, and, as Gossip Cop noted last week, Kate Gosselin, South Carolina’s First Lady Jenny Sanford whose husband Governor Mark Sanford cheated on her, and Adam Lambert. 

The number One Most Fascinating Person will be announced on the show.

In choosing people for the list, Walters said, “All of our subjects have been through extremely significant events in their personal lives or careers this year.”

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It’s that time of the year when Barbara Walters snags highly coveted interviews for her annual “Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People” special.

So far we’re told among the 2009 most fascinating are Kate Gosselin, Adam Lambert, and Jenny Sanford, wife of philandering South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford.

Gossip Cop will update you as more information comes in.

The special is set to air on ABC on December 9.

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