Michael Jackson wanted to adopt 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman's eight children, according to reports.

The star, who had three children of his own, is said to have approached Suleman's former publicist about the proposal in the weeks before his death.

Jackson is reported to have told Victor Munoz that he wanted the eight babies to be siblings for his youngest child, seven-year-old Prince Michael II.

“I could take care of all the babies, they could live with me and wouldn’t need for anything. They would have a bright future,” Jackson apparently said.

He also told Munoz that he could help take care of Suleman, according to the Daily Mirror.

Plastic fantastic: Michael Jackson (left) and Nadya Suleman, who denies claims she has had facial cosmetic surgery

Suleman was widely criticised when she gave birth to the eight children in January following IVF treatment.

Although she has admitted to finding in difficult to care for the children, Suleman has always maintained that she did the right thing.

Speaking to the newspaper, Munoz, who stopped working for Suleman in March, said he couldn't believe Jackson had made the offer at first.

“I was getting hundreds of calls every day and many from celebrities’ agents saying their client wanted to help,” he said.
 
“But when the person on the end of the line said ‘Hi it’s Michael Jackson’ I was a bit taken aback. Michael wanted to know how the babies were, how Nadya was coping." 

He added: “He then said he could take care of the children if Nadya couldn’t. It was creepy. He was basically offering to buy the children. I was a bit shocked.”

Munoz said he never told Suleman about Jackson's adoption proposal, although he claimed she would have “loved it”.

Jackson died last month following a suspected cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles.

Michael Jackson - RIP