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Until now, Rowe's role in the children's lives has been by her own admission minimal. In a 2003 documentary, Jackson's ex-wife said, "My kids don't call me Mom, because I don't want them to. They're Michael's children." Filmmaker Bryan Michael Stoller, a friend of Jackson's, recalls visiting Neverland during a Prince Michael birthday celebration. "Michael came in with three boxes, and the first thing he said to Prince was, 'These are from Debbie for your birthday.' It was not like, 'These are from your mother,' " Stoller told TIME. "And of course...
...when Rowe hinted that she was going to seek custody of all three of Jackson's children shortly after his sudden passing on June 25, her intentions were viewed with suspicion. While her lawyer clarified public comments Rowe made on the matter - saying she was still undecided on the matter - some were wary of her motives. Friends at the time said Rowe was acting out of concern for the children in the changed parenting landscape...
...York Post wrote in mid-July that Rowe had accepted a $4 million payout from the Jackson family to drop her custody pursuit. Rowe's lawyer Eric George vehemently denied the story, and attorneys on both sides of the custody arrangement took pains to point out that money was not part of the latest agreement. "Debbie never sought a dime in these proceedings," George told TIME July 30, declining to elaborate further...
After her nearly three-year marriage to Jackson ended in 1999, Rowe was often viewed as standoffish, and she did little to alter her public image after the singer's death. On July 5, as she left a Chinese restaurant, she snapped menacingly at one of the photographers in the mob that followed her and threw out an obscenity-laced threat. The filmed outburst was played repeatedly, even on evening-news talk shows. But Schaffel attributes it to the stress of the sudden spotlight. "Debbie is very well spoken when cameras aren't shoved in her face and people aren...
...Rowe's current state of mind following the deal with Katherine Jackson, a Rowe source described her mood as subdued but pleased: "She's not jumping up and down. She's still grieving for Michael. She really did love...