The Jackson Family is warring over the inclusion of Michael Jackson’s three children in an upcoming A&E reality show about the clan.
“The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty” is tentatively scheduled to air in December and will include Prince, Paris and Blanket Jackson in the cast, according to a report in Us magazine.
While Janet Jackson is OK with bringing the kids into the show, Jacko’s oldest sibling, Rebbie, 59 — who refuses to be in the show — “feels Michael would spin in his grave if he knew his kids would be on the show,” according to the report.
Officials at A&E yesterday refused to comment on the kids being added to the show.
Michael Jackson, who died June 25 at the of 50, was hugely protective of Prince, 12, Paris, 11 and Prince Michael II, 7, who’s also called “Blanket.” On the rare occasions they ventured out in public, he made the kids wear masks to protect their identities from photographers and gawkers.
It wasn’t until his funeral that the world had even heard one of the children speak.
Family matriarch Katherine Jackson, who has custody of the children, “is just going along with things,” according to the report.
The show, which began shooting two months before Michael’s death — without his involvement — was originally going to be called “The Jackson Family.” It was first intented to be about just Jackson’s brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy as they planned for a reunion album and a tour.
That all changed after Michael’s sudden death.
Filming on the series was suspended for a while to allow the family to grieve but has been back on since late summer.
Jodi Gomes, who’s executive-producing the A&E special, told the magazine that there are now 23 Jackson family members involved in the show, and that they’ve “done a great job opening up about losing a brother.”
Gomes has a history with the Jackson Family, having executive-produced the 1992 ABC miniseries, “The Jacksons: An American Dream,” which traced the family’s history and the Jackson Five’s rise to stardom.
A representative for the Jackson family declined to comment yesterday.