Debbie Rowe Biography
Debbie Rowe born Deborah Jeanne Rowe is an American nurse known for her marriage to Michael Jackson, with whom she had two children. Rowe lives in Palmdale, California.
Debbie Rowe Age
Debbie Rowe was born on December 6, 1958 in Spokane, Washington, U.S. She is 60 years old as of 2018.
Debbie Rowe Children
Rowe has two children a daughter, Paris Jackson and a son, Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr.
Debbie Rowe Paris Jackson
Paris Jackson is the second child and only daughter of Debbie Rowe and Michael Jackson. She is an American actress, model, singer and activist.
Debbie Rowe Cancer
Rowe was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016.
Debbie Rowe Marc Schaffel
Rowe announced in April 2014, on Entertainment Tonight that she was engaged to music producer and former Neverland Ranch videographer Marc Schaffel, who worked with Jackson on his 9/11 charity single “What More Can I Give”. Schaffel was the only Jackson employee who was permitted access to visit Rowe following their divorce in 1999 and Schaffel assisted Rowe with her health issues.
Debbie Rowe Richard Edelman
Previously in 1982, Rowe first married Richard Edelman and converted to Judaism. Six years later in 1988 the two divorced.
Debbie Rowe Parents | Family
Rowe is the daughter of Barbara Chilcutt and Gordon Rowe. Rowe’s father divorced her mother a few weeks before her second birthday. Rowe was raised by her mother, a few aunts and maternal grandmother. She has one half-sister called Loretta Scarlett Rowe who was born in 1961.
Debbie Rowe Michael Jackson
Rowe met Michael Jackson while working in Dr. Arnold Klein’s dermatology office as a nurse, where Jackson was being treated for vitiligo. Rowe recalled that after Jackson’s divorce from Lisa Marie Presley in 1996, he was upset at the possibility that he might never become a father. Rowe, a longtime Jackson fan, proposed to bear his children. Lisa Marie stated in an interview with Playboy, that she knew at the time that she and Jackson were married that Rowe wanted to have his children and that Rowe had “a crush on him”.
In 1996, It was announced Rowe was pregnant and the two were later married on November 14, 1996, in Sydney, Australia. This was Rowe’s second marriage, her first being to Richard Edelman in 1982.
Rowe gave birth to a son, Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, three months after their marriage. Jackson Jr. was subsequently nicknamed Prince. The next year Rowe gave birth to a daughter, Paris Jackson (born April 3, 1998 at Spaulding Pain Medical Clinic in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles). Jackson took full responsibility for raising the children.
Debbie Rowe Divorce
The two divorced on October 8, 1999, with Rowe giving full custody rights of the children to Jackson. She received an $8 million settlement and a house in Beverly Hills, California. Court documents indicated Rowe had signed a prenuptial agreement and therefore could not obtain an equal division of community property under California law.
Rowe went to a private judge in 2001, to have her parental rights for the two children terminated. After Jackson was charged with 10 counts of child abuse in 2004, Rowe went to court to have the decision reversed. According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Rowe, who is Jewish, sought the reversal in part because Rowe feared the nanny and some of Jackson’s siblings were exposing the children to teachings of the Nation of Islam.
From 2005, court documents noted that “because she is Jewish, Deborah feared the children might be mistreated if Michael continued the association.” On the stand, in the 2005 People v. Jackson case, Rowe explained that she had been allowed limited visits to her children, for eight hours every 45 days.
Rowe sold her Beverly Hills house in 2005, for $1.3 million and bought a ranch in Palmdale. She sued Jackson in 2006 for one immediate payment of $195,000 and one payment of $50,000 to pursue a child custody case. Jackson was ordered to pay Rowe $60,000 in legal fees.
Debbie Rowe After Jackson’s death
Following the death of Jackson on June 25, 2009, Rowe made statements through her attorney to deny a series of gossip reports, including reports that she was not the children’s biological mother and that she was attempting to bargain her parental rights for money.
She filed a lawsuit in July 2009, for defamation and invasion of privacy against a source who handed over alleged private e-mails to the television entertainment news program Extra and on March 3, 2010, she was successful in the defamation lawsuit. Rowe was awarded $27,000 in damages, although she had originally sought $500,000.
Rowe reached a settlement with Katherine Jackson, the children’s guardian in August 2009, under which Rowe has rights to supervised visitations.
Debbie Rowe In popular culture
Rowe was portrayed by April Telek in the 2004 film Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story. She was parodied in comedian/actress Tracey Ullman’s series Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union.
Where Are Michael Jackson’s Kids Now?
A decade after Michael Jackson died, his three children are creating their own identities and forging their own paths. Fans around the world saw Michael’s kids wearing masks in public when they were youngsters. Most famously, Jackson dangled one of his sons, Blanket, over a balcony railing when he was just 9 months old.
But today, they’re grown up. Michael’s only daughter, Paris, is 21 and making her way in the modeling world. Parishas appeared on numerous magazine covers. She has also tried out acting and plays in a band with her boyfriend. But Paris already has a troubled history. In March, she made headlines after reportedly trying to take her own life. A 911 call was made by Paris’ neighbor, allegedly at the request of her boyfriend. However, she has denied that she tried to take her own life.
Paris’ big brother, Prince, is now 22 and just graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Prince was seen posing in pictures with his girlfriend and his grandmother, who on June 25, 2009 was given custody of him and his siblings after Michael’s death. Prince’s social media is full of photos of motorcycles and dogs. Prince also started a YouTube channel with his younger brother, Blanket, who changed his name to Bigi Jackson. The two review current movies. Bigi is now 17 and goes to the prestigious Buckley School in Los Angeles. Bigi reportedly enjoys martial arts and video games.