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Reported by: Jay Gray, NBC Wednesday, Jul 15, 2009 @03:54pm CDT More than a week after their public goodbye to their dad questions still linger about who will raise Michael Jackson's three young children.
Lawyers for his ex-wife Debbie Rowe continue to fight allegations that she cares more about a cash settlement than custody of the kids. In response to a New York Post story that Rowe had agreed to a $4-million deal to drop a custody fight her attorney wrote a letter demanding a retraction and insisting: "Ms. Rowe has not accepted -and will not accept- any additional financial consideration beyond the spousal support she and Michael Jackson personally agreed to several years ago." The syndicated show "Extra" interviewed Rebecca White, who says she is a friend of Rowe's, and read e-mails White claims were sent by Rowe just days after Jackson's death. "I'm not going after custody. These kids are not mine. They were never mine. They were always Michael's" one of the alleged e-mails read. "My lawyer is telling me I have to take some responsibility about the welfare of the children. Do I want the kids? Hell no. Does it look good for me to ask for them? Absolutely," added another. Rowe's attorney again answered with a warning: "Our firm has sent Ms. White a letter disputing the truth of her statements and demanding that she make retraction in order to avoid legal action." The action for investigators is still focused on Jackson's doctors. On Tuesday they made a second visit to dermatologist Arnold Klein's Beverly Hills office, where they spent more than an hour gathering medical records. While there continue to be rumors that this is now a homicide investigation, police say they won't make that decision until they get a final autopsy report. The coroner has indicated that will likely happen by the middle of next week. |
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