Debbie Rowe, the mother of two of Michael Jackson’s three kids; Prince, 17, and Paris, 16 – he also has 12-year-old Blanket – is trying to get guardianship.
Rowe reportedly believes their grandmother, Katherine Jackson, is becoming too old to care for the kids and hasn’t been connecting with them on a parental level. She also thinks co-guardian, TJ Jackson, is away from them for too long when he’s on tour.
According to TMZ, another issue Rowe has is that she thinks the Jackson brothers are a bad influence on the kids – especially Prince, who she thinks has picked up a filthy mouth from them.
She will reportedly file legal documents to move the kids from their home in Calabasas, Calif. to her ranch in Palmdale.
Daily Mail reports that although Rowe, who was once married to the late King of Pop, isn’t the biological mother of Blanket, she will try to get custody of him as well. Blanket was born via surrogate.
Rowe was married to Jackson from 1996-1999 and as part of their divorce settlement, she agreed to give him full custody of the kids in exchange for an $8 million settlement. In 2001, she applied to have her parental rights terminated.