Michael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe says she’s seeking custody of the two children she had with the pop superstar — Prince, 12 and Paris, 11 — because Jackson “didn’t keep his end” of their agreement.
Rowe wed Jackson in 1996 (he was a patient in the dermatologist’s office, where she worked as a nurse). They divorced in 1999, but during their custody fight, she agreed to give up her parental rights, insisting Jackson was a good father.
Debbie has now vowed to fight for her kids.
“I want my children,” Rowe said during a 90-minute phone conversation Thursday morning with NBCLA.
Rowe says she will seek a restraining order to keep Michael’s father, Joe Jackson, away from the children.
Rowe said she was willing to submit to any testing, including DNA to prove that she is the children’s true biological mother. Rowe also said she would submit to psychological testing.
“I am stepping up,” she said. “I have to.”
“We had an agreement… he didn’t keep his end,” Rowe said, referring to Jackson’s death. “It hasn’t been easy. It’s been painful.”
Jackson, 50, died Thursday (June 25) after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles.
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