What about the Children?
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In the middle of the frenzy surrounding MJ’s sudden and shocking demise, some have started to question what will happen to the late singer’s children.
CBS posted this story on Friday discussing what lies ahead for grieving Prince, Paris, and Blanket (of balcony-dangling fame).
Their ages, and Jackson’s possible fortune, could intensify the custody question, Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Frasier observed on The Early Show Friday.
Jackson family attorney Brian Oxman says the children “are with the nanny. They’re being cared for. Mrs. Jackson (Katherine, their grandmother) loves them. She takes care of them.”
Jakcson’s death “will be probably the start of a long battle,” Oxman told Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith. ” … We will have to see how that plays out in a court of law. I suspect that the death of Michael Jackson is only the beginning of the legal battles over not only his property, but also his children.”
Frazier pointed out that Debbie Rowe, Jackson’s second wife and mother of the two oldest, is clearly a candidate. She and Jakcson divorced in 1999.
“I don’t talk about being a parent,” Rowe remarked to ET in 2004, when she let the show into her home. Because of a reported confidentiality agreement at the time, she didn’t talk about the kids or about Jackson.
Adding to the drama is the fact that Michael’s kids are in line to inherit the singer’s fortunes. Will that intensify the upcoming custody battle? Tune in here for the latest as we follow the MJ saga.
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Michael Jackson was a exceptional man. I miss him and his songs and his great character. He changed music and the world for eternity! So he isn’t die.