Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "I just don't think his thing was malicious or dangerous, like a true pedophile." There are plenty of people who have desires to do what Michael Jackson did and our society would burn them alive if they found out. They would be convicted of all wrongdoing even if they didn't actually molest kids, just "slept" with them and owned books of nude young boys. They would die in jail.
Originally Posted By dlkozy I wish his children peace. I think they will all spend their entire lives being hounded.
Originally Posted By andyll <<I wish his children peace. I think they will all spend their entire lives being hounded.>> Actually... 2 of them will be able to go back to their mother who was paid off/forced to give up her parental rights. They'll grow up being known as MJs kids but a lot of celebity kids have that burden. The money they'll have will help protect them.
Originally Posted By mele Are the children officially going back to their mother? I haven't heard any mention of what Michael's plans for them was in the event of his death. I wonder if there will be any court battles regarding custody. It seems pretty likely but the mother of those 2 children is pretty creepy herself.
Originally Posted By andyll <<Are the children officially going back to their mother? >> No official word but likely. She had been trying to get back her rights for some time and does have some relation with them. The 3rd child is the issue. <<I wonder if there will be any court battles regarding custody.>> His estate will revel Elvis's. While he has big debt he also has huge assets and his estates earning potential is big. << It seems pretty likely but the mother of those 2 children is pretty creepy herself.>> She was basically a surrogate but since it was done in a way to make it look like a 'kinda' real marriage it does make her seem weird. The 3rd was born with a true surrogate.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "his estates earning potential is big." Definitely. It's safe to go to Neverland now.
Originally Posted By Dave >>>I wonder if N Korea realizes that they've been totally upstaged by the death of one American<<< How about the South Carolina Governor? I bet his favorite singer right now is Michael Jackson.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "Are the children officially going back to their mother? I haven't heard any mention of what Michael's plans for them was in the event of his death. I wonder if there will be any court battles regarding custody. It seems pretty likely but the mother of those 2 children is pretty creepy herself." Last anyone knew, he wanted them to go to his mother if anything happened to him. I suppose that will be what happens. I would also guess the bio mom of two of them will be re-integrated into their lives with the iea she'll get them, if she moves the court to do so, given the age of Jackson's mother especially. It's anyone's guess what happens to the third one. If Debbie Rowe could/would do it, maybe she adopts the child, keeping the three kids together. I could also see LaToya making a play, but that would be ill-advised.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Why does he want them to go to the mother after his death when he didn't want them with the mother when he was alive? Why did she have to fight so much to have a relationship with her kids? Like everything else, this sounds crazy.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder HIS mother, not the mothe rof the kids. And it wasn't as if he didn't WANT them to see the biomom, being Michael Jackson, he wanted them to himelf.
Originally Posted By Dave A radio show said that the moms sighed off on the kids and that Michaels Mom would probably get custody
Originally Posted By gadzuux I suspect the Jackson family will close ranks around the kids. I don't expect the bio mother's to get ANYTHING - other than maybe another STFU check. But there's a lot of Jacksons around, and I'm guessing they can absorb these three kids into the clan. Even the blonde haired blue-eyed one - he's still a Jackson. And yeah - these kids face a lifetime of notoriety, at least. Not so sure about the money. Early reports are that Michael had about $400 million in debt. Sure, there's assets within his estate, but it's not likely to balance against $400 million. To add to the confusion, two of them have the same name - Prince Michael I and Prince Michael II - or "Blanket". That may be a cute nickname when you're just a little kid, but it doesn't hold up well over time.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I wonder if those are really legal names or names given in the press to somewhat protect their identity. I would imagine Neverland Ranch will be transformed into a tourist attraction: The west coast version of Graceland. Is it pretty much in tact or has it been chopped up and auctioned off?
Originally Posted By ecdc It's intact, though probably a bit run-down. It went into default and then he made some deal to keep it. I think the Jackson clan will be ok. He does have tons of debt, but he also owns half of Sony Music (IIRC) that owns the rights to the Beatles music. The value is said to be worth over 1 billion. Between that, his properties, and who-knows-what-else-he-has, his kids will do just fine.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Lisa Marie Presley speaks out about Michael Jackson on MySpace: <a href="http://blogs.myspace.com/lisamariepresley" target="_blank">http://blogs.myspace.com/lisam...epresley</a> Friday, June 26, 2009 He Knew. Years ago Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general. I can't recall the exact subject matter but he may have been questioning me about the circumstances of my Fathers Death. At some point he paused, he stared at me very intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty, "I am afraid that I am going to end up like him, the way he did." I promptly tried to deter him from the idea, at which point he just shrugged his shoulders and nodded almost matter of fact as if to let me know, he knew what he knew and that was kind of that. 14 years later I am sitting here watching on the news an ambulance leaves the driveway of his home, the big gates, the crowds outside the gates, the coverage, the crowds outside the hospital, the Cause of death and what may have led up to it and the memory of this conversation hit me, as did the unstoppable tears. A predicted ending by him, by loved ones and by me, but what I didn't predict was how much it was going to hurt when it finally happened. The person I failed to help is being transferred right now to the LA County Coroners office for his Autopsy.
Originally Posted By gadzuux Thanks for posting that. I never understood the whole Lisa Marie episode, but I've always liked her - and Priscilla.
Originally Posted By Dave >>>A radio show said that the moms sighed off on the kids and that Michaels Mom would probably get custody<<< I take that back. I've just read that >>>Debbie Rowe has never given up any of her parental rights. As a result, under California law, Rowe is now presumed to be the person who will get custody. The only way Rowe can be denied custody is if a court determines it would be "detrimental to the children."<<<
Originally Posted By gadzuux What about the third one - the blonde kid? She's got no biological claim to him, but a case could be made for keeping the three siblings together.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***The money they'll have will help protect them.*** What's this money everyone keeps talking about? Jackson was reportedly up to his eyeballs in debt, he owes nearly half a billion bucks! Granted, he has a lot of assets too, but I'm wondering if selling off all that stuff will even make a dent. $400,000 is a LOT of cash.
