The Fighting Begins!
We knew it was only a matter of time before the claws came out in the Michael Jackson case. The Herald Sun is chronicling the behind-the-scenes bickering that’s begun, especially over the custody of Michael Jackson’s three kids. Already, three women have claimed custody for Prince, Paris, and Blanket.
And it doesn’t end there-the Jacksons’ dirty laundry is getting aired out for the world to see. The other thorn in their side is Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray, who they contend is responsible for shooting up the singer with Demerol.
According to the Herald Sun:
The Jackson family yesterday unleashed an extraordinary attack on his personal doctor, Conrad Murray, and ordered a second autopsy.
Reports claimed Dr Murray injected Jackson with a powerful dose of prescription painkiller Demerol shortly before his death.
After a three-hour interview with detectives, Dr Murray denied he was a suspect.
The Jacksons’ trauma was also played out on the custody front with the children’s natural mother and their long-time nanny both staking claims.
Grandmother Katherine Jackson, 79, insisted she wanted to have the children.
But nanny Grace Rwaramba arrived from London intending to seek custody.
Ms Rwaramba, 42, worked for Jackson for more than a decade and claims to have a close, warm relationship with Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II, 7.
Jackson’s former wife, Debbie Rowe, 50, has also declared she wants the three children.
The eldest two are biologically hers and while she doesn’t have regular contact with them, Ms Rowe has told friends she would fight “tooth and nail” to keep them.