janetparis.jpg Janet Jackson has offered to raise her brother's children, according to Inside Edition, and CBS News reports that Janet has bonded with the children quite a bit since their father's death.

Inside Edition's Jim Moret said, "[Janet] has said, 'I'll step forward and I will raise them if this is what they want.'" Prince, Paris and Blanket are currently staying at the Jackson family compound in Encino, California with Katherine Jackson, and it appears as though they are coping with their father's death the best they can. Moret says he's talked to a family friend who reports that the children are grieving, "but are happy because they're with their relatives."

Think Janet will really get the kids? Would they live a seemingly normal life, or would Joe somehow weasel his way into the picture and try to exploit them? And what about Debbie? So many questions!

The guardianship hearing for the Jackson children is scheduled for Monday August 3.

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