When the iconic Jackson 5 singer, Jackie Jackson, said “I do” to his blushing new bride in 2012, it pretty much went unnoticed by millions of his fans. That was because ever since Jackie and his wife, Emily Besselink-Jackson, have been together, they have mostly stayed under the radar, only going public for very rare occasions. One of those occasions, as we previously reported, was for the birth celebration of their then newborn twins, Jaylen and River, who were born in December 2014.

Although Jackie is an a proud Old School cat- who makes 67 look like the new 47 by the way- his wife is young enough to be his daughter at 39 years old. In fact, she’s actually younger than Jackie’s and his late ex-wife, Enid Jackson’s, 40 year old son, Sigmund “Siggy” Esco Jackson, Jr.

Their Twins Then

Speaking of Siggy, it was at his September wedding, that Jackie, Emily, and their now three year old twins made another rare public appearance. The last time we’d laid eyes on the lovebirds’ baby boys, they looked like this…

Their Twins Now

But now they are pretty tall toddlers. Below are a few moments Jackie shared of his twins online.

Jackie and his brother, Marlon, helped little Jaylen and River get ready to pay their final respects to their Grandpa Joe Jackson in June 2018:

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Check them out at their big brother’s wedding, lookin’ sharp as cactus hair in their mini tuxedos…

Jackie, his son, Siggy; twin sons, Jaylen and River (in the blue suits); and Siggy’s son:

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Jackie’s daughter, Brandi, sons Jaylen and River, and Siggy’s son…

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And of course, it’s only natural that they hang out in the studio with their ol’ man. Music is in their blood and it looks like they’re loving every second of watching Jackie do his thing with his artists in the studio.

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Why Many Are Surprised By Jackie’s New Daughter-In-Law

In case you missed our previous report on Siggy’s wedding and why his beautiful bride, Toyia L. Jackson, shocked the hell outta most people, here’s a recap of that:
Here’s the thing about Toyia that caught our attention, as it did many others. People are very surprised to see that Siggy has done something that most of his Jackson family are not currently doing- he married an African American person.

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Yep, you read that right, a Jackson actually married and has kids with a Black woman. Ordinarily that wouldn’t be a big deal, but c’mon now, we all know that is a rarity in the Jackson fam.’ That’s not a diss by any means, just the truth. Although Jackie’s late ex-wife (Siggy’s mother), Enid Jackson, was African American, that was long ago in the 1970’s and 80’s. But in recent years that’s changed and like we mentioned, he’s now happily married to his Caucasian wife, Emily…

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We said it before, and we’ll say it again, there is absolutely nothing wrong with interracial marriages whatsoever. Love is love and whomever makes one happy, is who he/she should be with…as long as their decision is based on pure love and not based off of a deeply embedded psychological/societal brainwashing that has now manifested into self-hate. Congratulations to Siggy and Toyia; and to Jackie and Emily, their toddlers are getting SO big!

Jackson 5 Classic!

By the way, this is very random, but we had to hit y’all with this throwback-from-way-back that Jackie recently shared of the Jackson 5. It’s a straight up CLASSIC! Check it out below…

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba-ta4plV8L/