Report: Neither Jackson nor Rowe is kids' biological parent
It just gets better and better. TMZ has this:
"We've learned Michael Jackson was not the biological father of any of his children. And Debbie Rowe is not the biological mother of the two kids she bore for Michael. All three children were conceived in vitro -- outside the womb. Multiple sources deeply connected to the births tell us Michael was not the sperm donor for any of his kids. Debbie's eggs were not used. She was merely the surrogate, and paid well for her services in the births of Michael Jr. and Paris. In the case of Prince Michael II (the youngest), we're told the surrogate was never told of the identity of the "receiving parent" -- Michael Jackson. Three days after Prince was born at Grossmont Hospital in San Diego County, Jackson's lawyer came to the hospital to pick the baby up and deliver him to Michael. We do not know if Jackson chose the sperm or egg donors or if he even knew who they were. Although Rowe is not the biological mother, it's not a slam dunk that she would lose a custody battle. This type of case has never been litigated in California courts. Since Rowe was married to Jackson when Michael Jr. and Paris were born, there's a presumption that she's the biological parent. That presumption can be rebutted by other evidence. We know there are documents outlining the whole arrangement for the birth of all three kids. Nonetheless, it's still an open issue with the courts."
But wait! There's more:
"Michael Jackson never adopted his three children, even though he's not the biological father ... Now here's the rub. We've learned Jackson never filed legal papers to adopt any of his children. Legal experts tell us Jackson would be presumed the father but it's not conclusive by any means. As for why Jackson didn't formally adopt -- we're told at the time the kids were born there was no third party whom he believed would try and claim custody. For some reason, Jackson never thought Debbie Rowe would mount a custody challenge."
Also, there would have been that whole risk of someone finding adoption papers and wondering why he'd have adopted his own children.
Mark my words, we are going to find out that Michael is not even related to himself. You read it here first.
Posted by: garnet | June 30, 2009 at 10:59 AM
The ENQUIRER first reported THAT ages ago - check out our continuing coverage of Jacko Past at www.nationalenquirer.com
Posted by: dick siegel | June 30, 2009 at 11:18 AM
Is it bad that I originally thought this report/tweet was from The Onion.com?
Posted by: L.Yo | June 30, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Uh oh... I smell virgin births.
Posted by: Leon Arp | June 30, 2009 at 02:31 PM
Quite the family mixup. Here's one that up there to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXU-ZdmzNmo&feature=fvst
Posted by: Brian | June 30, 2009 at 06:12 PM
Does this mean that Michael was a 50 year old virgin???
Posted by: Drew | July 01, 2009 at 04:55 PM
please everyone leave michael alone..it doesnt matter if he was the kids natural father or not...he raised those kids alone and he was a brilliant dad...i love michael as do many other fans and i find this quite upsetting thta people cant leave him alone now hes dead...rip michael...i love you...x
Posted by: carrie hawkins | July 06, 2009 at 06:46 PM