You Don't Say...
Reports are coming in from all over the place as to who may or may not be the biological parents of Michael Jackson's three kids. Sources are now confirming what anyone with functioning eyeballs has already figured out, that Jackson himself was not the father. But apparently, Debbie Rowe wasn't the mother, either.Multiple sources deeply connected to the births tell us Michael was not the sperm donor for any of his kids. Debbie's eggs were not used. She was merely the surrogate, and paid well for her services in the births of Michael Jr. and Paris.
In the case of Prince Michael II (the youngest), we're told the surrogate was never told of the identity of the "receiving parent" -- Michael Jackson. Three days after Prince was born at Grossmont Hospital in San Diego County, Jackson's lawyer came to the hospital to pick the baby up and deliver him to Michael. (Source)
Meanwhile, Us Magazine is saying that Michael Jackson's dermatologist was actually the sperm donor for the kids:
Though Michael Jackson was wed to Prince and Paris' mother, Debbie Rowe, their biological father is Arnold Klein, Jackson's L.A.-based dermatologist and Rowe's former boss, multiple sources confirm to the new issue of Us Weekly.
"He is the dad," says a Jackson insider. "He and Debbie signed an agreement saying they would never reveal the truth." (Source)
Can you even begin to imagine how much it sucks to be these kids right now? Hey, guess what! Your dad's dead, only -- oh yeah -- he wasn't your dad anyway and he also never wanted you to know who your real parents were. Of course, these kids were probably also raised to believe that fairies were real and that you can fly if they sprinkle their dust on you, so this will probably only be the first of many rude awakenings.
Note: The children are wearing rouge in this photo. Rouge!!! What. The. Fuck.
Do these kids stand a chance squeezed between Joe Jackson and Al Sharpton? The gods are indeed cruel
This picture has to be fake. MJ never let his kids be photographed without disguises or that up close. Also, check out that "common" background. MJ had a bottom-of-the-line Dell?
And I know genes can have surprising results, but those are some mighty white kids there. Just sayin'
No, that's them. A bunch of personal photos somehow got leaked after his death. And even so, there were a few times in the past year or so that they've been sighted without masks so I can attest that these are, in fact, his kids.
I don't know what paternity laws are in CA, but in MI, the person married to the woman who gives birth is considered the legal father unless steps are taken to establish legal paternity for another person. I say the woman who gave birth because my understanding is that surrogacy continues to be a legally nebulous area wherein she who carries and gives birth is considered the legal mother regardless of where the egg came from.
That being said, I'm guessing that it really only works if the people who have the money are going to fight to uphold the legal paternity of the children. I really hope that the Jackson family steps up and acknowledges that regardless of the biological reality, those kids were Michael Jackson's. He raised them, he loved them, and he is their father in every real practical way that counts.