THE MURDER OF MICHAEL JACKSON IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED AS A HOMOCIDE


07.31.2009 3:45 PM EDT
What Was Michael Jackson Like As A Father? Producer Teddy Riley recalls how MJ cared for his children in 'Michael Jackson's Human Nature,' airing Saturday at noon ET on MTV. by Andrew Millard, with additional reporting by Edward Paige
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Michael Jackson (Photo: Amy Graves / Getty Images )







Dangerous and HIStory albums. That bond grew stronger while working on songs for 2001's Invincible, when Michael introduced him to his kids for the first time."I felt so nervous meeting his children," Riley recalled. "He brought them in and he said, 'I want you to meet Paris and I want you to meet Prince.' And they walk in, playful. And then he was like, 'This is Theodore'. He didn't say Teddy. They were like, 'Hi, Theodore!' And it was just the greatest feeling."What struck Riley immediately was how much Michael loved his kids and how involved he was in their lives."He read them a book every day. When we were in Virginia during the Invincible [sessions], there was not one day missed reading the children something. So that showed me right there that he was an incredible father."Parenting was a major topic of conversation between Jackson and Riley, who has a family of his own MOCIDE