2nd Update: Debbie Rowe’s lawyer told Radaronline that she is the biological mother of Paris and Prince, Michael Jackson’s eldest children.
Update: this just in, according to CNN, Michael Jackson’s body will return to his Neverland Ranch on Thursday morning for a public viewing Friday. A private memorial service is scheduled for Sunday.
US is reporting:
Though Michael Jackson was wed to Prince and Paris’ mother, Debbie Rowe, their biological father is Arnold Klein, Jackson’s L.A.-based dermatologist and Rowe’s former boss, multiple sources confirm to the new issue of Us Weekly.
“He is the dad,” says a Jackson insider. “He and Debbie signed an agreement saying they would never reveal the truth.”
Though neither Rowe nor Jackson ever confessed to their kids’ true lineage, she did admit in 2002 that she carried his children as a personal favor (and would not confirm that the marriage was ever consummated).
Also, multiple sources are telling TMZ that Jackson’s ex-wife, Debbie Rowe isn’t the biological mom of his two eldest children, either, that she acted as a surrogate. If true, that could explain her strange disconnection from from Prince and Paris, the two children she bore.
Plus, the Wall Street Journal reports that a will from 2002 that divides his estate between Jackson’s mother, children and charities, but does not include his father. Reportedly, two other wills have also surfaced, while Michael’s parents claim there is no valid will. Sounds like a mess. Jackson’s parents have temporary custody of Jackson’s children and are petitioning to be the administrators of his estate.
Some positive news: According to Billboard, “industry prognosticators indicate that three of Jackson’s albums — “Number Ones,” “The Essential Michael Jackson” and “Thriller” — each sold around 100,000 copies last week. The sales tracking week ended at the close of business on Sunday (June 28) night.” Wow.
Agree… Just think – it will give Joseph Jackson yet another opportunity to get in front of the cameras and promote his record label… it’s beyond sickening.
Paternity is dictated by state law. My experience with CA law is that if the couple is married, and uses donor sperm (from a sperm bank with signed donation papers), then the children are by law, the issue of the mother and father stated on the birth certificate regardless of biology.
Agreed, but to me it feels better for the kids that Michael was married to their biological mom. Now that both biological parents are known, the mother, the dermatologist, it gives the kids a chance to know a bit more about where they came from. (and in a practical sense, for medical reasons, it is nice for them to know who their their genetic relatives are).
Also, didn’t Debbie surface when the abuse charges were brought up and she was considering custody? My memory is just a bit fuzzy.
If this gets ugly, I wouldn’t be surprised if she does try to get custody.
AP is reporting that “a person with knowledge of Michael Jackson’s will” says that MJ awarded custody of the kids to his mother and names two executors for his estate. He wanted a trust fund set up for the children.
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=418226
What bizarre facts? You mean the ones that the media made up, which is about 95% of their coverage. this isn’t just MJ, but in general now. Reports over the weekend was that George Clooney and Britney Spears died. Who can believe the media nowadays? MJ hasn’t toured, done any interviews, etc for years. In fact, people didn’t even know where he was until he announced this tour. You don’t see him at red carpets, restaurants, etc. He always stayed away form the media and did very few interviews his entire life.
So now Rowe is the biological mother … truthfully, in the most recent picture I saw of the oldest son, he did bear a physical resemblance to her.
Strange disconnect is putting it mildly. I can’t even begin to wrap my mind around this woman’s behavior. Now that the only parent her children have ever known is gone, she still wants nothing to do with them? She was just a womb? Bizarre.
I was truly hoping Janet would step up to take the kids because the grandmother is too old and Joe is too ____ (fill in the blank – greedy, dishonest, manipulative, abusive, etc.) So sad.
Word is that neither were the bio parents. The mother only carried the children. And to add more fuel to the fire, it was reported earlier that Jacko never legally filed for adoption for the children.
DNA is coming. What a freaking circus. I hope Katherine has security, ’cause I’d be scared ole Joe would have me knocked off. If you look up “dysfunctional” in the dictionary, it would surely show the Jackson family.
This is why it makes me nervous when people speak of creating Super Stars from our Idols. I’m 63, and there have only been 2 major Super Stars in my lifetime, in America, and look how they ended up. Frank Sinatra was huge; but not in my generation.
Oh well, it will take years to sort this out.
Another thing, I didn’t want anyone to think I even thought these kids were his bio kids. It’s obvious they aren’t. They are snow white. He is black. Enuff said.
In matters like this I don’t know who to believe when reading interviews about Michael J. However, I read this interview tonight and this fellow is a Rabbi who has been on Oprah talking with families who were stressed from divorce or other issues. He seemed then to be a caring man, who was thoughtful as well as a straight shooter.
Here’s a good article about his friendship with Michael, how he tried to talk straight with Michael, what Michael thought about his parents, etc.– lots of things covered in this interview:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/30/jackson.rabbi/index.html?iref=mpstoryview