Michael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe “has not reached a final decision” over her plans to seek custody of the two children — Prince, 12 and Paris, 11 — she had with the pop superstar.
During a 90-minute phone conversation Thursday morning with NBCLA, Rowe said, “I want my children. I am stepping up. I have to.”
But Debbie’s lawyer insists she has not made up her mind on the matter.
“Debbie Rowe has not reached a final decision concerning the custody proceedings,” attorney Eric M. George told reporters during a press conference Thursday. “As many of you know, my belief is that the pending custody proceedings are the most private and the most sensitive of matters as they impact the lives and the fates of young children. To that end, I’ve endeavored out of respect for Michael’s children and family, especially in this time of grieving, to keep silence on these matters, to deny all interview requests and to share only that information involving upcoming public court proceedings.”
“I have no reason to doubt that what was reported from that conversation was accurately and ethically reported, but that said, it would be a distortion of the truth to allow that single snapshot of a single conversation, to stand as the truth on Debbie’s position on this sensitive matter.”
“Once again, the truth is that Debbie has not reached a final decision concerning the pending custody proceedings,” the lawyer concluded. “When Debbie does take a position in the public forum of a court, those positions will, of course, be conveyed to all interested persons. In the meantime, I very much appreciate everybody’s continued respect for Debbie’s privacy at this time, and I’m very sorry, but I cannot address any questions at this time.”
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.
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