“I Might Be Paris’ Dad !”says Godfather Of Michael Jackson’s Kids!

The saga of Michael Jackson’s children continues to become more complicated.

Mark Lester — a former child star and godfather to Jackson’s kids — said there is a possibility that he is actually the father of Paris Jackson. Lester admitted that he has no proof of this, but he did say he donated sperm when Michael was first trying to have children.

Paris Michael , Prince Michael II , Prince Michael

Paris Michael, Prince Michael, Prince Michael II (aka Blanket)

 

“I would make absolutely no claim on Paris or any of the kids, but there is the possibility that one of those kids is mine,” he said. “And even if I was, it would make no difference to the status quo of the family anyway.”

Lester’s 15-year-old daughter was also on hand for a side-by-side comparison to a photo of Paris, with Lester pointing out both of their high cheekbones. But when pressed about the strangeness of the situation, Lester said that it was a gift “and I didn’t want anything in return for it.” Lester has stated that he is willing to take a paternity test.

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Katherine Jackson, who was awarded custody of Michael’s children (as Michael wished in his will), told ‘Today’ through Jackson family lawyer Londell McMillan: “These newfound efforts appear to be self-serving, lack legal standing and do not serve the best interests of the children.”

Joe Jackson to be kept away from Michael Jackson’s Children!!

News Source : Mirror

Secret pact between Katherine Jackson and Debbie Rowe to shield children from Michael’s ‘bullying’ father

Michael Jackson’s mother and his ex-wife have struck a secret deal to exclude the singer’s domineering father from having any part in the upbringing of his three children.

Katherine Jackson and Debbie Rowe, the mother of Jacko’s two eldest children Prince Michael and Paris, had been at loggerheads over the future custody of the kids, with each wanting to bring them up.

But the pair are close to putting aside their differences to prevent Joe Jackson having anything to do the children’s upbringing.

Michael famously accused his father of beating him as a boy and Joe, who is estranged from Katherine, is widely blamed by fans for many of the singer’s problems.

Joe, 80,  has insisted that he and Katherine, 79, should have  joint custody of Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, known as Blanket.

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Now sources say Debbie and Katherine, who were set to fight it out in court over custody, are now close to a deal in which Katherine will bring the children up, while Debbie has regular access.

Debbie, 50, and Katherine have apparently been united in fury at comments by Joe – who made millions out of his son’s success – about Paris and Blanket’s potential as performers.

And there was widespread revulsion when Joe blatantly plugged his own record company in the aftermath of his son’s death on June 25.

Now the Sunday Mirror can reveal lawyers acting for Debbie and Katherine met on Friday for talks on how to shut out Joe.

A custody hearing scheduled for tomorrow  has been deferred until July 20 to allow the women to iron out a deal for Katherine to keep the children at the Jackson family compound in Encino, California, with regular visits from Debbie.

At Encino the children are being encouraged to talk about their dad as much as possible as part of their grieving process. When Jackson was alive he insisted they wear masks while out in public, but they appeared uncovered on stage at the LA memorial for the singer on Tuesday.

And Katherine is gently re-introducing them into a more normal routine than they would have been used to, buying ordinary supermarket toys for them rather than the hand-picked luxury items Jacko gave them then often threw away, paranoid about germs and bugs.

Jackson’s brother Jermaine has told how the children have taken comfort from their cousins, uncles and aunts and have started playing with other kids at the family home.

Despite being separated from his wife Katherine for five years and living in Las Vegas, Joe claims they should have joint permanent custody of the children.

He said: “We should keep them all together and then make them happy, feed ’em like they’re supposed to be fed and let them get rest, plenty of sleep and grow up to be strong Jacksons.”

In his will – in which there was no reference to Joe – Michael left instructions that Katherine should raise the children.

And he stipulated that his old friend, soul legend Diana Ross should become their guardian in the event of Katherine’s death.

Debbie, who met Jacko when she was a nurse working with his dermatologist, Arnold Klein, gave up her custody rights to Prince Michael and Paris in 1999.

And last weekend she declared: “I want the children back.”

It’s understood her primary concern is to prevent Joe having  any role at all in bringing them up and was even contemplating applying for a restraining order to have him legally barred from contacting them.

A source close to Debbie’s attorney said: “The last thing she wanted was for those kids to be looked after by Joe and go through what Michael went through.

“When they were together Michael poured out his heart about how much he loathed Joe for what he had done. And Katherine knows it’s best for the children if they can settle it between themselves and keep it all out of courts. They can’t stop Joseph seeing the kids at family functions and parties, but they can and will fight to prevent him having any formal role whatsoever in their upbringing.”

Joe has already revealed he has big dreams for Blanket. He said last week: “I keep looking at Paris and she wants to do something and Blanket, he can really dance.”

In 2007 Jackson claimed: “My father would rehearse with a belt in his hand, you couldn’t mess up. I would never get spanked during rehearsals or practice – but afterwards was when I got in trouble.”

Joe has always denied beating either Michael or his sisters and brothers.

Edward Furlong’s wife files for Divorce!

The ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’ actor’s spouse Rachael Bella cited irreconcilable differences in her filing at Los Angeles Superior Court earlier this week.

Edward Furlong

The wife of Edward Furlong has filed for divorce from the movie star.

Rachael, 25, is seeking spousal support and joint custody of their son, two-year-old Ethan Page.

The 31-year-old actor – who was previously romantically linked to Paris Hilton and actresses Natasha Lyonne and Jolene Blalock – married the ‘Ring’ actress in April 2006 after they met on the set of independent movie ‘Jimmy and Judy’.

Keen animal rights activist Edward – who shot to fame aged 13 – has a history of alcohol and substance abuse problems and has had several stints in rehab.

He was arrested twice in 2001, for driving without a license and driving under the influence (DUI) and again in 2004 when he tried to free lobsters from a restaurant in Kentucky, where he was filming ‘Jimmy and Judy’.

What Will Happen To Prince Michael , Paris Michael & Prince Michael II ?

Will the King of Pop’s three children become pawns in a custody battle

Michael’s children are rarely seen in public, and when they are, it is usually with their faces masked or veiled. It is not clear who their biological father is, but they are Michael Jackson’s legal children. The question facing Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known as Prince Michael, 12; Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11; and Prince Michael II (more commonly known as Blanket), 7, now is: Who will raise them to adulthood? Who will get the children Custody?

Yesterday for the first time jackson’s kids were seen openly in the public! And everyones heart melted when Paris Michael said the words ” Daddy I love You” ” He was the best father ever”

 

“Michael Jackson has been the only parent these children have known, and now he’s gone,” Galina Espinoza, senior editor of People magazine, told TODAY’s Natalie Morales Friday in New York.

Journalist and author Diane Dimond, who has written extensively about Jackson, told TODAY that for now, the King of Pop’s mother, Katherine Jackson, will care for the three children.

“I don’t know who gets custody of the kids,” Dimond said. “That’s the biggest and saddest question here. Michael Jackson was their whole life.”

It won’t be easy for children who have been so sheltered.

“The psychological pressure that’s on these children is just tremendous,” Dimond said. “First off, they lost their parent. They haven’t been brought up in a traditional way. They are not like other children. They’re going to be pushed out into the real world now, which they’re totally unaccustomed to.”

Michael Jackson’s ex-wife wins delay in child custody hearing

Debbie Rowe given time to decide whether she wants to care for two children she had with pop star!

Debbie Rowe, Michael Jackson’s ex-wife and mother of two of his children, has won a delay in a custody hearing to give her time to decide whether or not she wants to care for them now the pop star has died.

Yesterday Rowe was quoted as telling NBC4 television: “I want my children. I am stepping up. Yes, I have to.”

But Rowe’s lawyer said later that she was still considering her decision. “I am representing to you now, Debbie has not reached a final decision concerning the pending custody proceedings,” he said.

Jackson’s mother, Katherine, has been granted interim custody of the children as his will stipulated that she be made guardian in the event of his death.

Yesterday Rowe said she was willing to undergo DNA testing to dispel rumours that she was not the biological mother of the children.

She has spent very little time with her children, Michael Joseph jnr, 12, and Paris Michael Katherine, 12. At the time of the couple’s divorce eight years ago, she said in her testimony: “I had the children for him. They wouldn’t be on this planet if it wasn’t for my love for him.

“I did it for him to become a father, not for me to become a mother. You earn the title ‘parent’. I have done absolutely nothing to earn that title.”

The identity of the surrogate mother of the singer’s youngest child, seven-year-old son Prince Michael II, has never been revealed.

Another court hearing will proceed as planned on Monday to decide who will take temporary control of Jackson’s estate. He left all his assets to the Michael Jackson family trust.

A person familiar with the details of the trust said his motherwould get 40%, his three childrenwould share 40%, and the rest would go to children’s charities to be determined later by the trust.

The will specifically left Rowe out of any inheritance. It states: “I have intentionally omitted to provide for my former wife, Deborah Jean Rowe Jackson.”

 

A public memorial for Jackson is planned for 10am (6pm BST) on Tuesday at the Staples Centre in central Los Angeles, according to the office of the Jackson family’s publicist.

MJ’s mum wins custody of Prince Michael,Paris Michael & Prince Michael II

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Micheal Jackson's Kids!After the King of Pop Michael Jackson passed away last week at the age of 50, one of the major questions was what would happen to his three children?Well, that seems to have been settled, for now.Michael Jackson’s three children, Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., 12; Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11; and Prince Michael II, 7, will be placed under the temporary custody of Michael’s mother, Katherine Jackson, as ruled by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Becklof Monday morning.A second hearing regarding the matter and permanent custody will be held August 3.The Jackson family lawyer Londell McMillan said Katherine was the right person to look after the children."I don't think there will be anybody who thinks that there is someone better," he said Monday on NBC's Today" show."She is a very loving host of other grandchildren."Miss Rowe's legal representative, Marta Almli, has hinted the star's former nurse is not looking for custody.In a statement, Almli said: "Ms. Rowe's only thoughts at this time have been regarding the devastating loss Michael's family has suffered."Ms Rowe requests that Michael's family, and particularly the children, be spared such harmful, sensationalist speculation and that they be able to say goodbye to their loved one in peace."Jackson's Children

Fight for Jackson children continues…

  News source : smh.com

June 28, 2009

Michael Jackson at his final rehearsal in Los Angeles

A BITTER legal battle is looming as the mother of Michael Jackson’s two eldest children prepares to fight his elderly mother for custody.

Debbie Rowe, whom he married in Sydney in November 1996, reportedly gave away her parental rights to the children in exchange for a $US8.4million payout from the King of Pop 10 years ago.

Jackson’s three children – Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II, 7 – were reported to be in the care of Jackson’s 79-year-old mother Katherine at the family estate in Los Angeles as the musical clan mourned.

The fight for the children came as the Los Angeles coroner said an autopsy showed there was no evidence of foul play but further tests, that could take up to six weeks, were necessary to establish the cause of death.

Friends of Ms Rowe, 50, have told Britain’s Daily Mail she is ready to fight for her children. “I’m their mother and they need me,” she said.

Ms Rowe is the mother of Prince Michael and Paris. Prince Michael II, also known as “Blanket”, was born to a surrogate mother whose identity has never been made public.

There were conflicting reports over whether Ms Rowe, who separated from Jackson in October 1999, had already signed away her parental rights.

TMZ.com cited a lawyer familiar with the case as saying that Ms Rowe had never had her parental rights legally terminated. That could clear the way for her to gain custody and win a multimillion-dollar settlement.

However, Jackson family lawyer Brian Oxman was quoted as saying that the children would likely be looked after by Katherine Jackson. “Probably Mrs Jackson will take care of them; she loves them dearly,” Mr Oxman told the celebrity website Radaronline.

Family law attorney Fred Silberberg said Ms Rowe, who breeds horses in California, stood an excellent chance of securing custody of Prince Michael and Paris. “Generally speaking, in California biology trumps everything,” Mr Silberberg said.

A Jackson confidant, new age guru Deepak Chopra, told CNN he was concerned the three siblings could be split up by a custody battle. “Well, they’re going to be separated, I fear, unfortunately,” Mr Chopra said.

Scott Altman, a professor at the University of Southern California and an expert in family law, said any custody claim by Ms Rowe could hinge on what had been agreed with Jackson at an earlier hearing.

“She signed an agreement purporting to give up her parental rights but then more recently she went to court to seek custody and succeeded in having that agreement declared invalid,” Professor Altman said. “Ultimately they settled that legal disagreement, and she did not pursue a final custody decree. She could come forward and seek custody as a legal parent to the children.”

If Jackson’s family challenged Ms Rowe’s custody claims, and the case went to trial, much would depend on details of the children’s relationship with Ms Rowe. “There are a lot of factual details that we just don’t know about,” Professor Altman said. “How much contact has she actually had with these children over the years? What is the nature of their relationship at a social level? Are the children close to her on a psychological level?

“My assumption is that if this gets to trial, a great deal is going to turn on expert psychological testimony about the children’s relationship with the various caretakers involved and the judge’s impression of that and potentially the children’s own preferences,” Professor Altman said.

Virtually nothing is known about the surrogate mother of Jackson’s youngest child, Prince Michael II, who was infamously dangled over a balcony in Berlin by his late father in 2002.

“I gather she was a surrogate but we don’t know anything about the legal arrangements or whether she’s had any contact with the child,” Professor Altman said.

Jackson’s body was released to his family yesterday but no funeral arrangements were announced. The bizarre nature of his life continued into death, with German doctor Gunther von Hagens claiming: “An agreement is in place to plastinate the King of Pop.”

Dr von Hagens, who is known for embalming bodies in polyurethane, said an agreement had been reached with Jackson months ago for the singer’s body to be plastinated in the moonwalk position and put on show with the plastinated body of his pet chimp, Bubbles.