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Melanie Amaro performed “Earth Song” on Wednesday’s “X Factor.”

One day after Conrad Murray was sentenced to the maximum of four years behind bars at the L.A. County Jail, the Jackson family came together for “Michael Jackson Night” at the competition show.

Watching Amaro’s rendition of “Earth Song” were Michael Jackson‘s mom Katherine, brothers Jackie, Tito, and Marlon, and his kids Paris, Prince, and Blanket.

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Astro wowed the audience again on “X Factor” during “Michael Jackson Night.”

In front of Michael Jackson‘s relatives – mom Katherine, brothers Jackie, Tito, and Marlon, and kids Paris, Prince, and Blanket – Astro offered a rap spin on “Black or White.”

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Michael Jackson‘s children, Paris, Prince and Blanket, visited the late King of Pop’s childhood home in Gary, Indiana over the weekend.

A number of celebrations have been taking place over the last few days, leading up to today, which would have been Jackson’s 53rd birthday.

The Jackson family lived in the little Indiana home before moving out to Hollywood in 1969 after the Jackson 5 hit it big.

Paris said she was happy to see so many of her dad’s fans at the house when she and her brothers visited it on Saturday.

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“I think no one understands what a good father he was,” Paris Jackson says on the much-anticipatied Jackson Family interview with Oprah Winfrey, airing today.

Winfrey sat down not long ago with Michael Jackson‘s parents and kids, and they all opened up about the legendary star – from him being a dad and son to his addiction to plastic surgery and desire for privacy.

A year and a half after Michael Jackson’s passing, the kids fondly remember the King of Pop, who was just their pop.

In the riveting interview, Paris recalls Jackson being the “best cook ever,” while the singer’s son Prince happily thinks back on the early morning walks he’d take with his father on the beach, while sipping Coca-Cola and eating candy.

It all changed, however, on that fateful day in June 2009.

Katherine Jackson tells Winfrey how she first received news of her son’s death. The Jackson matriarch recalls being told to come to the hospital because her son was “sick” when, in fact, he had already passed.

She says Dr. Conrad Murray was so evasive that she had to cut him off and ask, “Well, what happened? How is he? Did he make it?” to which Dr. Murray finally replied, “No, he’s gone.”

Jackson admits she knew her son was addicted to plastic surgery. She tells Winfrey that Michael’s nose looked “like a toothpick at one time.”

Initially, Joe Jackson denies to Winfrey that he beat his son, but with some prodding from his wife – and Winfrey – the family patriach admits he used to hit his son with a strap. He tells Winfrey, in a shocking moment, he “[does] not regret” beating Michael Jackson.

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Michael Jackson‘s children reportedly believe that his upcoming album is a fake.

Sony has plans to release tracks recorded by the late King of Pop in 2007 before the end of this year.

But daughter Paris Jackson and son Prince Jackson allegedly say the voice on some of the songs is not Michael’s, according to TMZ.

Estate lawyer Howard Weitzman and the record label insist that experts have listened to the material and concluded that it is Jackson on the recordings.

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In today’s lineup, a big change for Michael Jackson‘s kids, “Bachelor” Jake Pavelka‘s search for love, and Levi Johnston calls Bristol Palin a fame seeker.

1. Levi Johnston strikes back at Bristol Palin. (People)

2. Michael Jackson‘s kids are leaving home and starting at an actual school. (TMZ)

3. The woman who allegedly slashed Leonardo DiCaprio‘s face must stand trial. (NY Daily News)

4. Jake Pavelka was on Match.com. (Us Weekly)

5. Jay-Z is putting out co-branded merchandise with the New York Yankees. (AP)

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Michael Jackson‘s ex-wife Deborah Rowe is seeking $490,000 from a Florida woman named Rebecca White. Rowe sued White in July for allegedly defaming her in an interview with Extra, having claimed that the mother of Jackson’s two oldest children, Prince and Paris, didn’t want custody of the King of Pop’s kids, and instead was just interested in money from the Jackson family.

White never responded to the suit, and so Rowe is now seeking a default judgment.

But how did Rowe get to that nearly $500,000 figure? Rowe’s lawyers estimated that White was paid $100,000 for the interview; that Rowe spent $45,000 for medical and legal fees, and should be awarded $100,000 for emotional distress, and $245,000 in punitive damages.

A hearing for Rowe’s petition for a default judgment is slated for November.

Under an agreement Rowe made with the late singer’s mom, Katherine Jackson, Rowe has some visitation rights with the kids, and reportedly no money was exchanged as part of the deal.

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The new US Weekly‘s “Hot Stuff” column looks like it’s serving cold dish.

A supposed “source” told the mag a new A&E reality series featuring the Jackson family “will include Michael’s kids – Prince, 12, Paris, 11, and Blanket, 7.” The late King of Pop’s eldest sister Rebbie expressed disgust, saying “Michael would spin in his grave if he knew his kids would be on this show.”

Well, Michael won’t be spinning. Because it’s nothing more than a rumor.

After A&E issued a statement acknowledging that “it is entirely possible that [Michael's] brothers’ will intersect with other members of the Jackson family,” US Weekly stood by its report.

But a source involved in the production confirms to Gossip Cop that while the brothers may “intersect” with Michael’s children, there are no plans to include them in the series. It should also be noted that to be put on the air, participants need to sign a release. The children’s grandmother, Katherine Jackson, acts as their children’s legal guardian, and a source in the Jackson camp tells Gossip Cop there’s no chance she’d sign off on their participation.