Michael Jackson: Ex-wife shows interest in custody of kids

Michael Jackson: Ex-wife shows interest in custody of kids

A new twist came in the drama surrounding the custody of late Michael Jackson's children. Pop star's ex-wife Debbie Rowe  told a famous television channel of United States on Thursday that she wanted to take care of her two children with Jackson, and a court hearing over guardianship that had been temporarily awarded to Jackson's seventy nine year old mother Katherine Jackson was delayed by one week.

However Rowe's attorney said that his client's words were distorted in the interview and she "has not reached a final decision" about whether to battle her ex-husband's mother in court or not.

An elaborate public memorial for Jackson, who died suddenly last week, will be held on Tuesday in Los Angeles, and about 11,000 tickets will be given away for the service at the 20,000-seat Staples Center.

Meanwhile Rowe, the mother of Jackson's two eldest children, Prince Michael Jackson Jr. 12, and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11, appeared to be setting the stage for a legal wrangle with Jackson's parents over their future.

"I want my children," Rowe was quoted as telling to the television channel in Los Angeles.

However her lawyer, Eric George, told reporters on Thursday that Rowe was still considering her position.

George said, "I am representing to you now, Debbie has not reached a final decision concerning the pending custody proceedings”.


He continued, "I have no reason to doubt that what was reported from that conversation was accurately and ethically recorded, 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 of Debbie's position."

It is reported that a court hearing on guardianship originally set for 6th July, has been changed to July 13.

The temporary guardianship was granted earlier this week to seventy nine year old Katherine Jackson, Jackson's mother. A 2002 will signed by Jackson specifically cut Rowe out of his estate and asked that his mother take care of the children.