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Rowe: Michael Jackson Is Not Biological Father

Source: BANG Showbiz

Posted: 06/29/09 7:52AM

Filed Under: Celebrity

Debbie Rowe has claimed Michael Jackson wasn't the biological father of their two children.

The former nurse - who was married to the 'Thriller' singer from 1996 to 1999 - has alleged Prince Michael, 12, and 11-year-old Paris were conceived through artificial insemination using sperm from an anonymous donor.

Michael Jackson Through the Years

Michael Jackson was rushed to the hospital on the afternoon of June 25 after suffering from cardiac arrest. According to reports, he has died at the age of 50. A Retrospective of His Life

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Known as the King of Pop, Jackson began his life as a child sensation who blossomed into one of the greatest pop stars of all time.

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Motown Records signed the Jackson 5 in the late '60s. Michael was the lead singer, backed up by his brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon.

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Michael then morphed into a highly successful recording artist, making his first solo album in 1972. It wasn't until 1979's 'Off the Wall' that he truly broke himself off from his brothers.

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Jackson appears in the 1982 music video for 'Thriller,' one of the best-selling albums of all time with at least 27 million copies sold worldwide.

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Over the course of his storied career, Jackson won 13 Grammy awards -- eight of them for 'Thriller' alone.

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His stage presence captured the hearts of millions -- including his signature "moonwalk" dance which he unveiled in 1983 while performing 'Billie Jean.' At 50 years old, he was attempting to make a comeback with several dates scheduled in London.

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Jackson's successes were also marred by personal strife and controversy. In later years, the singer was twice accused of molesting children. In the first, he settled out of court with the accuser, and in the second he was found not guilty.

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Jackson is seen being escorted into court in January of 2004 -- the second time he was charged with child molestation. The first, in 1993, resulted in a settlement reported to be worth about $23 million.

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Jackson is shown here in his 2003 mug shot where he was booked on child molestation charges. The singer was later acquitted.

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Speaking about her relationship with Michael - who died last Thursday (25.06.09) after a suspected cardiac arrest - she told journalist Rebecca White: "Michael was divorced, lonely and wanted children. I was the one who said to him, 'I will have your babies.'

"I offered him my womb - it was a gift. It was something I did to keep him happy.

"I was just the vessel. It wasn't Michael's sperm. I got paid for it, and I've moved on. I know I will never see my children again.

"I was never a good mother, I never felt any attachment to them. It was a better feeling giving them to him than it was keeping them as my own." Debbie says Michael split from her soon after the painful birth of Paris, which left her unable to have any more children.

Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe on NBC

The 50-year-old blonde - who claims she didn't have sex with Michael throughout their relationship - added: "He wanted to pretend that we were a family. But we never lived together as a couple. We never had sex. He was on the road, doing his thing.

"The delivery was so hard. My insides were all torn up and I was barren. When he knew I couldn't have any more babies he didn't want anything to do with me."

Michael got full custody of the children after he reportedly paid Debbie £4.2 million over nine years and gave her a home in Beverly Hills.

Michael Jackson in Pictures

A Michael Jackson impersonator dances for fans under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, June 28, 2009. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on Thursday. He was 50. REUTERS/Mal Langsdon (FRANCE OBITUARY ENTERTAINMENT)

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Michael Jackson fans gather near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, June 28, 2009. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on Thursday. He was 50. REUTERS/Mal Langsdon (FRANCE OBITUARY ENTERTAINMENT)

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Fans gather at a park for a candlelight vigil during a tribute to the late pop star Michael Jackson, Sunday June 28, 2009 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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A Fan of Michael Jackson takes a photo with an impersonator of Michael Jackson during a rally in memory of Michael Jackson in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, June 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

Fans of Michael Jackson hold placards during a rally in memory of Michael Jackson in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, June 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

Debbie is now set to cash in on her relationship with Michael after reportedly agreeing a deal to write a tell-all book.

As well Prince Michael and Paris, Michael went on to have a third child, seven-year-old Prince Michael II, also known as Blanket, but the identity of his mother remains unknown.

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