DEBBIE ROWE: “I WANT MY CHILDREN”
Submitted by admin on July 2, 2009 at 3:23 pm 47 Comments
Debbie Rowe, the ex-wife of Michael Jackson and the mother of two of his children, says that she wants custody of her kids.
“I want my children,” Rowe said to NBCLA’s Chuck Henry on Thursday morning.
Deborah, who is “stepping up” because she “[has]to”, says that she is ready to fight the Jacksons for custody of Prince Michael, 12 and Paris Michael Katherine, 11. Deborah also intends to file a restraining order to keep Joe Jackson, Michael’s father, away from the children.
So what about allegations that she isn’t the biological parent of Jackson’s kids? Rowe says that she is willing to take a DNA test to prove that she is the biological mother of Prince and Paris.
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I believe she is the bio mother.
But was she in the kids life at all when MJ had them?
Really, I think she wants them for the money. She should leave them with Kat and develop a relationship with them first if she never had one.
And I agree about keeping them away from Joe.
Debbie Rowe need to go sit her [butt] down. And as for as Joe Jackson was concerned He was a typical black parent during that time I dont know why people(black people) act like they dont know how some black people and still do discipline their kids the way they do.I know some people that got beat with extention cords and they are just fine.
If Joe Jackson is a ‘typical black parent’ as you say, then we would all have been better off being raised by wolves!
smh@so much denial
It was more than just the beatings. He abused those kids mentally and emotionally which seems to have a longer lasting affect than physical abuse. I mean come on! What grown man torments his child about their looks and prevents them from being a child?
getting beat with an extension cord is not right period regardless who you are. thats not a healthy way to discipline your child imo.
as for debbie rowe, she needs to stop. she should just call these kids her checking and savings account. now that michael is gone she knows she will not be getting any money to stay out of court so now she goes after the kids. she didnt want them before so why does she want them now? MONEY. i hope every judge in america sees this and doesnt give her anything. she does not deserve those kids and i hope that katherine learned her lesson and will fight for those childrent to stay away from joe and not be manipulated like he did his own. thats what this family needs to be doing. making sure these kids grow up the best way they can and not repeat the past.
why would debbie rowe want to seperate the kids anyway. it has been those 3 and michael all these yrs and now she wants to break them up. she didnt want to be a mother then so now she shouldnt even sweat it now
I think that this is a shame. Everytime money is involved with someone’s death, the leaches come out of the woodwork when the person is not even in the ground yet. To me, the relevance of Debbie Rowe is nada. She has no relevance in this matter. If she did not want the children before this time, what is the great interest now. I am pretty sure at some point in time if they visited Katherine, Joe was in the vicinity and there wasn’t a concern then. If she really had any concern for her children, she would have kept them with her…period! But, I guess $$$$$$$ will always be the motivation for some. I pray that they do stay with Katherine, if that was the wish of Michael. Also, Katherine’s age is null and void, there are plenty of grandmothers who are raising their grandchildren. Dangit, there are mother’s who are now having babies at the age of 50 and older, so here age is not the problem. They need to stop the madness and leave well enough alone. I hate to see the kids going through all this mess because of GREEDY adults!
I wholeheartedly agree with you. How can this woman even consider fighting Mrs. Jackson. This woman gave up pateral rights twice and she received money every year, which means she also sold them. She should not even be allowed to petition for custody. this is insane. She has thought that if she gets them back she can profit monetarily because the press will know that they are in her care and she can charge for photos of them. This woman is no more than a dog at a puppy mill. it is disgraceful that the courts would even entertain the idea of her getting these children. To cause problems for Mrs. Jackson before her son can even be buried is more than an insult. These kind of people that Michael surrounded himself with were way more harmful than his father could have ever been. I’ll take Joe Jackson any day over this woman, and I don’t care much for Joe Jackson. She is a vulture and it is an insult to Mrs.Jackson that she even become a subject in the matter of these children.
MsGirl, they are NOT fine if they are repeating the action. Yes, a lot of blacks were abused andit’s time for it to STOP!!!!!!!!!!!
Debbie is their mother. Just look at Paris. She is the spitting image of her mother.
Wait why are people against her she should have a right to her kids I bet Michael forced he into giving them up
Forced her? How? What could he have possibly done?
I’m guessing you didn’t see her interview where she claimed that she was not their mother and that she had them specifically for Michael. This woman had children, gave them to MJ in exchange for money and went on her merry little way. Now she knows that whoever has them will be paid money for their expenses and she wants them back.
She is not know nor has she ever been a mother. A real mother does not sell their child nor does she have them just to make a man a father.
Those kiss have a right to know there mother. They are much better off with her than those money hungry wolves called the jacksons especially Joe.
Giving birth to a child does not make you a mother.
If they want to know her they have a right to I agree but that does not mean that she should have custody.
And let me add, how would you feel if your so called “mother” sold you? Not once but twice.
Tia, according to Mike’s will, he wanted his mother or Diana to have the children. Yes, she’s probably their biological “mother” but she gave up her rights long ago. Was she in their lives? I think not, so now all of a sudden, she wants to become mommy. As others have stated, “What about Blanket?” There is no one on this planet come hell or high water who would ever FORCE me to give up my babies. NEVER.
See I agree with a lot of the others. She just wants money she did not want those kids but now she does for money and what about prince micheal jackson ll? He will be with kathren all alone he will miss his siblings
Joe Jackson sexually abused his own daughters and I don’t know any black parents who beat their kids. It’s crazy and wrong. Let her share custody with Katherine. She had an arrangement with Michael to stay away and now that Michael is gone she wants to be back in her childrens lives and that’s good if she is emotionally fit. There are crack mothers who retain custody of their kids and they are a lot worst in every way. Give Debbie a chance. I would not want Joe Jackson around my kids, especially a daughter.
Too bad if she wants them back. Apparently HE didn’t want her in their lives or he would’ve said so in his will.
I think there should be shared custody. I can understand her being a surrogate for Michael. She assisted himin being a father. Nowthat he is gone, she feels they are better off with her, their mother. Michael seems to have been a good father. It’s not like she surrogated for a monster!
I hear black people say this all the time ‘well I got my butt whooped and I turned out fine’ - but did they? They seem well - look well, go to school, go to a job, dress fine, etc.
but are they really well? Many children who are beat or corporally disciplined don’t get to MJ’s extreme, but that doesn’t necissarily say they are well or turned out fine.
Heck I’m fine by all outward appearances - and I suffered low self worth and esteem and tried to find it outside of myself through men, sex, and eating. Some try to find through drug and alcohol abuse. Some people are just hurting so bad inwardly that you may not see outwardly - or you classify what you see as ‘ok’ and ‘normal’ because we all have some sort of issues. I had one lady spill her abusive life story to me at the busstop - why? Because everyone close to her thought she was doing fine and she couldn’t share anything with anybody she knew for fear that they would think different of her, so she shared it with a complete stranger (me)to get some of the burden off her. Many people suffer guilt and shame in silence and it tears them up. Eventually it can catch up with you in psychological, emotional or physical illness.
Being a ‘typical black parent’ and beating your kids butt (what we term a ‘whoopin’) may be the ‘norm’ but that doesn’t make it right. And sure we turn out ‘fine’ but really - we don’t. There may be a lot you don’t see or choose to ignore. We perpectuate that abuse and that’s a darn shame. Hurt people continuing to hurt back.
Now I’m beginning to wonder about Joe Jackson’s childhood. Not only did his impoverishment breed greed it seems, but he may have also been pushed and punished in the same way he did his kids. And clearly his apparent disassociation from things like family speaks of some psychological illness - probably come from past childhood where he could never talk or express himself emotionally.
And Kat? - way too passive. That’s that old school crap of a woman ‘knowing her place’ and ‘not testing her man.’ I think that’s disfunctional to teach a girl or too anyone.
Ok, off my soapbox. Back to Deb….
Nappykat, I see where you are coming from, but I disagree, and I guess we are all entitled to our opinions. You know what they say about opinions. I was a child who was spanked (not abused) and I did turn out fine. Don’t know a person who wasn’t spanked. We never ended up in prison, violent, or striking out at others. Yes, we all have our issues, but it wasn’t due to spanking - at least with me it wasn’t. When I was spanked, I knew I was wrong. How? Because my mother always talked to me, and frankly, a lot of kids know when they are doing wrong. When I got a spanking, she always took me in her arms and loved me afterward. There’s another group of people that got whipping and their parent never showed them love. I’m not saying that a whipping should be the first line of discipline. Actually I don’t think it should be. I see it a lot where a parent (usually mother) is quick to yell, scream, snatch and slap their child. That is abuse. There are other forms of discipline that might work before spanking becomes necessary.
Again, there are so many voices opposing or agreeing with spanking. I guess the bottom line is that I don’t want any government dictating how I can raise my child. If someone is abusing a child, hell yeah, get involved, but if others choose to correctly spank their child (no slapping, punching, or hitting with an object), I don’t see anything wrong with it. I could be a matter of life or death.
Teri I agree 100%
What one terms as ‘abuse’ another terms as ’spanking’ or a mild form of discepline. A ‘whoopin’ is not a hand spankin, its usually someone getting whooped with a belt or tree branch (known as a ’switch’); and to many this is not abuse, it’s an adequate form of discepline. I got whoopins.
To some even a hand spanking can look like abuse when one is hitting your bare butt hard with a naked hand and you’re just 2 or a little older.
It’s not really for disagreement or agreement, it’s just to educate so people understand. People make jokes about getting hittin with tree branches (switches) like it was no big deal. Maybe it wasn’t if they had that love, affection and talking too like you said. On the other hand, maybe it was a big deal. I’m sure MJ got whoopins with a belt and probably a switch. It certainly was a big deal for him and sibs I’m sure. But you’d think Kat’s affection and passiveness would have made for Joe’s aggressive style of parenting.
Guess maybe it didn’t in the long run.
Ah, I think Michael knew Katherine was up in age when he made that decision. Maybe they talked about it. Trust and believe she’s going to have help. They have a million family members and they’ll probably have nannies. That’s why he appointed Diana second in line in case Katherine didn’t work out.
I am a woman and even I am tired of the same sick routine with these absent or non-caring mothers. The facts are, Debbie “gave up” her parental rights; Michael Jackson took care of those children; Michael’s will states that his mother gets temporary custody; and if anything should happen to her, then Diana Ross gets the children. HELLO media…. what is wrong with people today? Why is it that dead beat or lacking mothers get so many chances to get their children back but the states care less about the father’s rights? Just goes to show you again how REAL father’s, such as Michael, even in death get no love or say about their children. When will this stop? Debbie should not get custody of those children! I have been trying to start an organization for father’s rights. If anyone has any ideas or inputs please let me know. I would love some help on this idea and possible partners! Blessings!!
ALL HER [butt] WANTS IS THAT MONEY! I HATE PEOPLE LIKE HER. WHAT SHE IS DOING IS WRONG, AND I PRAY THAT SHE DOESN’T GET THOSE KIDS!!!
I really do not want these kids anywhere near Joe!!!You know what MJ mom is old now.I really don’t think that she should have custody of these children.Janet should have custody.I really hope Debbie isn’t doing this for the money. What will happen to poor little Blanket!!!I do not want these poor kids to be seperated!!This is just a mess and this is going to get really really ugly!!!!!
It’s defenitly for the money IMO. She didn’t speak a word until the will came out and excluded her specifically. Joe was left out as were his siblings but they made sure to put Debbie’s name on there saying that she gets nothing. Now she is waiting and deciding whether she really wants the kids or not because she is trying to see if they will pay her to go away yet again.
MJ left Deborah Rowe NOTHING in his will. I am wating to see the fight between Debbie Rowe and Joe Jackson over MJ’s kids. I know Katherine will not interfere. She is too quiet compared to the two of them.
First off how do any of you know why she gave up her kids or why she wants custody no one knows all these peoples lives were weirdly mysterious. So stop acting like you know the true facts
Debbie stated in an interview (look it up on youtube if you want to hear her words from her mouth) that she was NOT their mother and that she had the kids for MJ. She tried to give up her rights on 2 seperate occasions and again in her words, because she had the kids for MJ.
I agree that no one knows them completely. We can only go off of our impressions and the words that come from their mouths (my basis for my opinion only).
OMG, give Joe a freaking break! Looking at how strange all of the Jackson kids are, im sure Joe did at least mentally and emotionally abuse them; however, that was over 50 freaking years ago!!! Let it go. And no matter what Joe did, you can’t take it away from him that his pushing those boys made them great musicians and he raised a world icon in Michael Jackson! I believe that Joe did and still does love his kids, and there’s no such thing as a perfect parent.
As far as that money hungry sorry excuse for a woman Debbie Rowe goes… She gave those kids away. I’m a mother and absolutely no one could pay me off or keep me away from my kids! She did not want them, she never has, but now she sees two huge paychecks!
Let’s think about the kids for a second. They do not know Debbie Rowe, but they do know and love their grandmother. To seperate them not just from their younger brother but from their grandparents, aunts, and uncles can traumatize those kids. They deserve better than that opportunist Debbie Rowe.
You must have been abused as a child to think Joe was a good parent!!! they have never even called him dad!!!!!!!
I didn’t say Joe was a good parent, I said it was over 50 freaking years ago and that you and other people should build a bridge and get the hell over it!!!
I don’t think Debbie should get custody. She gave birth to those children for money. She basically sold them like she’d sell something on eBay. We all know that’s exactly what Michael wanted. He was not looking for a typical family of mom, dad & kids. He wanted them all to himself and she went along with it. If she really had an interest in the kids she would have fought for visitation ages ago since her parental rights were never terminated. It would also be wrong to separate the two older kids from their little brother.
I’ve heard a lot of bad things about Joe Jackson and while I don’t think people should forget about it, I would hope at least that he’s mellowed in his old age and wouldn’t repeat those mistakes with his grandchildren. There are also a lot more eyes watching everything he does now. There was no internet when his kids were growing up.
Ms’girl it’s a way to discipline your kids. Big difference between spankings and abuse. You don’t beat your dayum kids with no extention cord,period……………Michael father didn’t just beat him/siblings, he tore Michael’s self esteem down. A loving parent doesn’t do such things to their kids. Yes I am african american and I think I only received 2 spankings in my life time. I have 5 brothers and my father didn’t beat on his kids,okay. Every black person don’t beat on their kids. Abuse happens in every race of people, white,black,asian,hispanic,etc. Anyway, Debbie need to leave those kids alone, they don’t know her. What mother would sell her kids and how do you go thru $30 million that quickly? I starting to believe she isn’t their mother, because you have to ask yourself why didn’t Michael leave her anything. If she was the mother he would have known she stands a chance of getting the kids. Michael Jackson wasn’t no dummy, his only mistake in life was trusting to many white people.
Wasnt she the one who only just last week said she could not even deal with death of MJ to think about money or getting the kids and here once she finds out MJ left her nothing she is ready to fight. Money make people act crazy and from what people are saying after everyone gets what they are owed from MJ he will probally have nothing other than the things that will become value later in the kids life. Debbie please now I guess you’re going to be on the news just like MJ’s other “friends” and say you knew he would die like this too hun. I don’t understand if these people loved MJ so much they should have said something to someone who could help please believe after Anna Nicole if I we’re “friends” with MJ and he was doing this he would be mad at me because I would have gotten him help weather he liked it or not he might have hated me but he would not be dead today. Hopefully the judge has a heart and thinks about these kids yeah Mrs. Jackson is old but she seems like a very strong woman and when she dies they still have so many other family members. I think Debbie should just get to know her kids not have custody and when they get of age they can decied what they want. These kids are hurting right now and they need to be with each other not be seprated from each other.
this woman needs to fall back, she didn’t want to be a mother. i think she should be able to visit but to make thek kids live witha stranger is beyond crazy even if she is their “mother”
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Maybe it would have been better if Michael hadn’t married, and simply adopted his children like a lot of single. That way, no birth mother would be crawling out of the woodwork now for her piece of the pie and the children would be placed with the guardians he chose without hassle. Unfortunately, we can’t change the past.
I feel sorry for these kids but it was Mrs. Jackson that was the most concerned about them and brought them home with her. If Debbie was concerned she would have done the same but she didn’t. I also think she sold her kids and has not been involved in their lives, however, if she fights for custody she will win. The mothers always get custody. Father Jackson should not live in the same house with children or small pets.
Spanking a kid on the butt with a hand is aceptable but using an object to displine children is beating them and is vey wrong. Parents who beat their kids with sticks, belts or extention cords are just out of control adults taking their temper out on a little person who can not fight back. This practice is always wrong with no exceptions. This practice teaches the child that violence is acceptable. There are much better ways to displine children that are much more effective than corporal punishment.
debbie rowe should not get custody of those kids. i think that kat should,but be sure to keep them away from joe and his mean,angry behind.
I think Debbie is a sorry excuse of a woman.She dont know more want the two kids for nothing.I think all it is,is a threat hoping the Jacksons will pay her off!!!What kind of a mother would really sell her kids off the way she did?A low down mother is who,Debbie,I hope if it does go to court that the judge burns you!!!!!After all,kids are humans,not products!!!!!
SHE DOESN’T DESERVE TO GET THEM KIDS.LETS NOT FORGET SHE SOLD THESE PRECIOUS KIDS TWO DAMN TIMES ALREADY…THEM KIDS DON’T KNOW HER.THEY JUST LOST A FATHER AND TO TAKE THEM AWAY FROM THEIR LIL BROTHER AND FAMILY (MJ’S FAMLY) THAT THEY ARE ALREADY ATTACHED TO WILL JUST HURT THEM DEEPLY…..DEEBIE MONEY HUNGRY SELF SHOULD BE ASHAMED!
Well Said Ava. I agree with you 100%. She is too fat to be able to look after kids anyhow.
This Debbie Rowe gave away her babies at birth, Michael Jackson even cut the cord before he took them. How can any Decent mother on this Earth be able to give her babies away, money or no money ?? Its an absolute disgrace and I hope it gets thrown out of court. Debbie Rowe should really carry on looking after her Dogs and Horses as I think that is what she is best at. She should also put her efforts into losing a little weight and learn how to talk properly without coming out with abusive language. She said she would be willing to split the children up if she won her battle - She has NO CHANCE. I hope she loses her case and I also hope she ends up BROKE through raking up trouble at this very sad time. RIP MICHAEL JACKSON. AND FOR DEBBIE ROWE - TRY WEIGHTWATCHES.
i think that michael jackson should have the right to cut the cord before he took them. the nurse said that it was okay for michael to take to kid home. i think that the kids should not go back with debbie rowe and stay with their father. if the kids want to be with their father and not their mother, they can do that. it was not nice of joseph jackson to call michael jackson ugly. i think that the kids should stay away from joe jackson. i think that debbie rowe didnt want to be the mother of michael jacksons children. as i read before, why does debbie rowe want her children back when she said that she doesnt want her children back. i think that debbie is be ridiculous about the children, telling michael that she wants the kids back. i think that is the wrong thing to do. why would she want them back after she already said that she doesnt want to stay with her kids. the kids dont know debbie rowe anymore. i think that joe is a bad parent because he tells his kids not to call him dad. debbie rowe didnt want to be a mother, so she gave the kids to michael. i hate debbie rowe. what kind of person does she think she is saying that she doesnt want her kids anymore? i agree. being beaten up with an extension cord is not nice to do to their kids. i think that joe jackson is being a very irresponsible parent hitting michael with and extension cord and hitting him and his brothers with a belt. why would someone do something like that to their kids. i think that is really rude. i think parents should not do that to them whatever. i agree that joe jackson is being a mean father hitting and name calling.
First of all Debbie Rowe and Michael Jackson were married. How is that equated with selling your kids for money? When they divorced, we, the public have no idea what went on between the two of them. She gave up her rights as a mother but then when back to court on her own dime to challenge and change those rights. What if she was manipulated to take the money and leave them alone. How is she going to fight Michael Jackson? Take him to court everytime he conveniently missed a visitation? We don’t know the world they lived in but it was ordinary for sure.