Meet Rebbie Jackson, the normal sister of Micheal Jackson in rare interview.

Mother: Rebbie has three children, and cared for her brother Michael's orphans following his death


Heart to heart: Rebbie appeared on NBC's Today Show to talk about the welfare of Michael Jackson's three children.


Family resemblance: Rebbie, front left, with her brothers and sisters in the 1970s


She normally lets her more famous siblings take the limelight, but the 'other Jackson' made a rare appearance on U.S. TV yesterday.

And although the family resemblance was obvious it was clear Rebbie, the oldest of the ten Jackson children, has indulged in fewer visits to the plastic surgeon than some of her more famous siblings.

The 59-year-old, born Maureen Reillette, appeared on U.S. TV to talk about her younger brother Michael's three children, who she lived with for the first three months after his death


Michael and LaToya Jackson pictured in 2003... both having had a significant amount of cosmetic surgery


Rebbie has three children of her own, daughters Stacee and Yashi, and son Austin. They were born following her marriage to childhood sweetheart Nathaniel Brown in 1968, when she was just 18.

The union split her family with her mother Katherine supporting it and her controlling father Joe refusimg to walk her down the aisle.

As the oldest of children, he hoped Rebbie would have a career in the music industry, like her brothers who formed The Jackson 5.

She did go onto have a career in the music industry, releasing the album Centipede in 1984, followed by Reaction and R U Tuff Enuff.

Rebbie told NCS's Today Show Michael's sons Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket were 'stable' and 'doing fine.'

She was asked if their father's death had forced the children to grow up quicker.

'Yes and no,' she said. 'You are right, it can force them to grow up quicker as they are without their father.'

'But they are with family members, they are insulated, surrounded by a lot of cousins, I think it is helping them to be stable.

'It is helping them to take their minds of all of that. But it is very difficult.

'It was very difficult, very hard, and we went through a lot of different emotions.

'But day by day you could see the progression of the family members getting better and dealing with the situation better and feeling, you could say serene.

'They seem to be doing okay, they seem to be doing fine."

And Rebbie said that her mother, Katherine Jackson, is managing as she brings up the children.

'She is okay, I talked with her 3 or 4 days ago. She seems to be coping with things. It is hard, it has not been easy but she is holding up.'

Asked if she was following the investigation into her brother's death and blamed Dr. Conrad Murray, she replied: 'Yes I do. But I think it is a lot more than that possibly, we will find out. It is interesting what is going on.'