July 14, 2009
Rowe Blasts NY Post over Custody Report
Lawyers Demand Retraction of Story Claiming Rowe Sold Parental Rights to Michael Jackson's Kids
-
Debbie Rowe, Michael Jackson's ex-wife and mother of his two oldest children, gets testy with reporters when asked about the details of the custody battle. (CBS)
-
Play CBS Video Video Debbie Rowe Loses Her Cool "Caught On Tape": Michael Jackson's ex-wife and mother of his two oldest children gets testy with reporters when asked about the details of the custody battle.
-
Video Jackson Kids Custody Deal? Debbie Rowe may get money in lieu of custody of her children with Michael Jackson, reports Michelle Gielan.
-
Photo Essay Honoring the White Glove Fans pay tribute to Michael Jackson's unique style.
In a letter to the Post Tuesday, Rowe's lawyer demanded a retraction to the story and said the report of an agreement between Rowe and the Jacksons was "unequivocally false."
The Post, citing anonymous family sources, reported earlier Tuesday that Rowe was looking for "one final payday" in exchange for not pursuing custody of Jackson's children. Rowe gave birth to the singer's two oldest - Prince Michael I, 12, and Paris Michael, 11.
Read letter from Debbie Rowe's lawyer to the NY Post
Complete coverage of Jackson's life and death
Katherine Jackson, the singer's mother, was named in Jackson's will as the beneficiary of his estate and guardian of his children. She is petitioning for formal custody rights.
Eric George, Rowe's attorney, said there has been no agreement over custody or visitation between to two camps and called the Post's contrary report a "reckless disregard of the truth."
The Post claims Rowe cashed in on not seeking custody twice before. After Paris' birth, Jackson gave Rowe an $8 million lump sum plus $900,000 annually for five years so he could raise them by himself, according to the report. The paper said Rowe resurfaced in 2001, following accusations of child molestation against the singer, and got $4 million and a $900,000 home from Jackson in return for full custody.
George said Rowe "has not accepted - and will not accept - any additional financial consideration beyond the spousal support she and Michael Jackson personally agreed to several years ago."
© MMIX, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
More From Michael Jackson
Add a Comment See all 13 Comments
- can not believe CBS so much false news.
debbie is a nice person who loved micheal much i think.maybe after divorce she got moeny from Mj, but i dont think that was the deal.
she has several interview tried to protect MJ . she burst into tears when talk about how Mj was mistreated by the media.
pls ,dont believe any text media report, unless it is a video intervieuw.
media lied too much ...toooo much about MJ.
it is time to stop ! - Reply to this comment
- George said Rowe "has not accepted - and will not accept - any additional financial consideration beyond the spousal support she and Michael Jackson personally agreed to several years ago."
~~~~~~~~~~
I thought spousal support ended at the death of either party. - Reply to this comment
- Clearly all this woman so-called Debbie Rowe can see and want is Money and nothing else including her own kids.
- Reply to this comment
- The media has gone honking mad, the Jackson POS family is in a money frenzy, and who cares about this woman as long as she doesn't get hands on those children to sell them to sombody else.
- Reply to this comment
- 4 million dollars is cheap compared to what the kids are worth. if this story is true, debbie rowe and/or her lawyer are horrible negociators. she should have hired sports agent scott boras.
also, poor kids. how would you feel if your biological mom said hell no i don't want my kids. sad. but then again, maybe the kids don't want her. - Reply to this comment
- I think this is a matter between Mrs. Jackson and Ms. Rowe. I wonder who the unidentified family sources are that they quoted. It's a Dan Rather situation again.
- Reply to this comment
- Rowe is a liar, and NOT the mother of these children. She's signed custody away before for money, so I wouldn't be surprised if she was going for,"one last payday".
She gave birth to the two oldest children, but her DNA isn't in them.
But then again, niether is any Jackson DNA.
"we are the world"
... - Reply to this comment
-
- "we are the world"
by gravyboat4000 July 14, 2009 5:29 PM EDT
Which pretty much is the potential list of the possible biological parents of the kids.
It all goes to the creepy circumstances of how and why these kids were conceived in the first place.
These poor kids would be better off being placed in a good foster home than left in the hands of the sick individuals that are around them now.
- "we are the world"
- [The Post claims Rowe cashed in on not seeking custody twice before. After Paris' birth, Jackson gave Rowe an $8 million lump sum plus $900,000 annually for five years so he could raise them by himself, according to the report. The paper said Rowe resurfaced in 2001, following accusations of child molestation against the singer, and got $4 million and a $900,000 home from Jackson in return for full custody.]
no wonder michael was broke ... looks like many of his problems were created by the quest for money ... and those same problems were mitigated by his free distribution of it to whomever. - Reply to this comment
- The press should report on something else. The National Enquirer can cover the Jackson story.
- Reply to this comment
- Proof-wheres the proof? Is the NY Post right?Proof-Or is the dumb money grubbin Bi---h right?
- Reply to this comment
How gold pays for 
