Debbie Rowe Denies Custody Deal
July 15, 2009 by Amber
Filed under Celebrity, Michael Jackson, News
The great custody battle between Jackson matriarch Katherine J and her onetime daughter-in-law is still very much alive, with Debbie Rowe revealing she is continuing her bid for parental rights, and has no intention of ever selling her children.
It was reported yesterday that the former dental nurse had relinquished her parental rights to the two elder Jackson kids in exchange for a lump sum payout of around $4 million – a near identical amount to the cash payment Rowe received for handing over her custodial claims in 2005 during the King of Pop’s very public child molestation trial.
However, Rowe has denied that any monetary settlement has taken place, and insists that the custody hearing scheduled for July 20 is still very much on.
Rowe’s lawyer, Eric George, has sent an open letter to the press, demanding an “immediate retraction” for the falsities that were published globally on his client’s apparent sell-out.
“There has been no agreement reached between Ms. Rowe and the Jacksons,” the letter states. “Ms. Rowe has not and will not give up her parental rights. No determination has been reached concerning custody or visitation. And Ms. Rowe has not accepted and will not accept any additional financial consideration beyond the spousal support she and Michael personally agreed to several years ago.”
No comment has been made by the Jackson camp in regards to this latest statement from Debbie Rowe and her lawyers, which makes it all the more likely that the Jacksons put the offer on the table, and the former wife of the Thriller singer declined it.
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