Fans of Michael Jackson's wonder about how his children are doing as Paris Jackson is 22 years old, Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. is 23, and Prince Michael "Blanket" Jackson is 18. The mother of Michael Jackson's children is his ex-wife Debbie Rowe, who doesn't get talked about quite as much. Besides being married to the King of Pop, it seems like she lives her life pretty much out of the spotlight.
Jackson had many plastic surgeries and he also had vitiligo, which is how he and Debbie Rowe met, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Debbie Rowe is said to have $25 million in the bank, but is that still the case? Fans might be surprised to hear that she has such a high net worth as she's not as famous as he is, but this is the figure that has been associated with her for a long time. Let's take a look at her financial situation.
$25 Million Net Worth
In 2019, there was a Michael Jackson film in production, and if the movie gets made, it would be interesting to see if Jackson and Rowe's love story and marriage was chronicled.
Debbie Rowe still has a $25 million net worth. According to Celebrity Net Worth, some of her wealth comes from an $8 million settlement she got in October 1999 when she agreed that Michael Jackson would have full custody of the three children.
She also has some real estate property. According to Virtual Globetrotting, Rowe got a Beverly Hills, California house as part of the divorce settlement. The house is 1,139 square feet and has four bathrooms and three bedrooms. Rowe decided to put the house in the market and it sold in November 2004. She received $1.5 million for the house, so that has contributed to her high net worth.
The Marriage
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley got divorced back in 1996, and the singer thought that having a family might not be in the cards for him. This is something that Debbie Rowe understood and sympathized with. When she and Michael Jackson started talking to each other at a dermatology office where she was a nurse, she said she could have his kids. It sounds like this is something that they talked about right from the start.
Rowe and Jackson tied the knot on November 14, 1996, and she was already expecting their first child at that point. She had their second child in 1997 and the third in 1998.
According to Mamamia.com, the two became good pals and that lasted a long time before they became more romantic with each other. Fans will recall Michael Jackson's wrongful death trial that took place in 2013, and Rowe testified. She said, "I was trying to help him. I said, ‘What’s the thing that makes you the saddest?’ He said, ‘I never had any children.'” She decided that she would have his children. She said, “Let me have a baby with you. You can have the joy of being a parent.”
Custody Case
In 2009, word went around that Debbie Rowe would get $3-$5 million as the "settlement." A lawyer said that wasn't true at all. Rowe did get visitation rights to the kids and Katherine Jackson, Michael's mother, got custody, as that's what Michael Jackson's 2002 will said. In 2001, Rowe agreed to not have any rights to the kids anymore, and Katherine was the "temporary guardian" as of June 29th, 2009.
Rowe's Relationship With The Kids
According to an ET Online story from 2016, Rowe had breast cancer and was receiving chemo to treat it. She was interviewed by the publication and talked about how she had a good relationship with her daughter Paris. It's very sweet to hear that things are going well between the two of them and that Paris was able to help her through that tough time.
Rowe and Paris started spending time together again in the summer of 2016 and Rowe talked about how they would text and go for sushi. Rowe said of how Paris supported her during the time when she had cancer, "She's my rock, she's amazing. She's been with me the whole time. She was there. First phone call, [it] took her 30 seconds [to reach out] when she found out." She continued, "For her to kiss my bald head, [her love] is pretty unconditional."
Does Debbie Rowe get along with the other two children? As it turns out, the answer is yes. According to Mamamia.com, CNN said that she is a "permanent fixture" for them.
To say that the family has been through a lot over the years is definitely an understatement, so it's nice to hear that everyone gets along and spends time together now. It's also a relief to hear that Debbie Rowe still is financially comfortable today.