The press persists in calling Omer Bhatti the possible “secret” child of Michael Jackson, but the secret has actually been out for several years. FOX News, in fact, reported on Bhatti back in 2004, long before the world was rocked by Jackson’s unexpected death.

According to the piece, at that time Jackson told several of his “closest associates” that Bhatti was the result of a 1987 one-night stand between himself and a Norweigan woman, Pia Bhatti. The FOX News article, however, denies these claims, saying that Jackson first met the Bhattis in 1996. At this time, Jackson moved the Bhatti family to his Neverland ranch. Mother Pia became a nanny to young Prince, while father Riz became Jackson’s driver. It’s said that Michael noticed the boy because of his Michael Jackson impersonation.

It’s been reported that Bhatti believes himself to be the singer’s son and would like a DNA test to prove it. Omer sat in the front row with the Jackson family during Michael’s memorial service.

Star magazine has even claimed that Omer’s mother Pia is also the biological mother of mysterious Blanket.