June 11, 2023
Michael Jackson was close friends with actress and singer, Debbie Rowe. They later got married and had two children together.
I researched the relationship between Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe by reviewing five sources, including discussions posted on Reddit and an article from Mamamia. The available information varies, and people have different opinions about their relationship. Due to the nature of the sources, some level of uncertainty remains.
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"What was the relation between Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley like?"
- This webpage is a Reddit post that is discussing the nature of the relationship between Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley.
- The post was made six months ago, and has 11 points.
- The original poster questions whether their marriage was real, given different opinions that they have heard about it.
- Other Reddit users comment, stating that Lisa Marie Presley confirmed that their relationship was real and that they continued to date after their divorce, although they kept their status private. It is suggested to check out Lisa Marie Presley’s interviews to understand their relationship better.
- Lisa Marie Presley supposedly spoke about their relationship previously, but Michael never publicly mentioned anything about their relationship after their divorce.
- Some Reddit users recommend listening to their interviews instead of relying on Reddit comments. However, another user points out that Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson’s actual words on the matter are the most trustworthy sources of information.
- Finally, a Reddit user shares a personal anecdote and states that Michael had a body double who performed in most of the music videos with Lisa Marie, which left Michael to hang out with her most days.
- Overall, this webpage focuses only on the relationship between Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley and does not mention any information regarding Michael Jackson’s relationship with Debbie Rowe.
"Is this Debbie Rowe with MJ in 1988?"
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"https://www.mamamia.com.au/debbie-rowe-michael-jackson/"
- Michael Jackson became a patient of Dr. Arnold Klein in 1986, and he started visiting his office frequently.
- Debbie Rowe was an assistant nurse to Dr. Arnold Klein, and she first met Michael Jackson in one of his visits.
- Their friendship started as fun and frivolous.
- Michael Jackson was in a relationship with Lisa Marie Presley when his friendship with Rowe grew closer.
- Debbie Rowe wanted to help Michael Jackson when he told her he had never had children before.
- Rowe proposed to have a baby with Jackson and said, “You can have the joy of being a parent.”
- Michael Jackson agreed to Rowe’s proposal after thinking about it for a couple of weeks.
- In 1996, Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe got married in a private ceremony in Sydney while he was on his HIS-tory tour.
- In February 1997, Debbie Rowe gave birth to their first child, Prince Michael Jackson Junior.
- In April 1998, the couple welcomed a baby girl named Paris.
- In 1999, the couple filed for divorce, and according to court documents, Rowe gladly relinquished all custody of the children.
- Rowe received a US$8 million settlement and a palatial home in Beverly Hills, which she later sold, buying a ranch in Palmdale.
- In 2001, Rowe went to a private judge to have her parental rights for the two children terminated completely.
- Rowe said that she did it for Jackson to become a father and believed that he’s one of the people who should be parents.
- She also said that Michael Jackson is a wonderful, loving, caring man who is not portrayed as he really is.
- Debbie Rowe came to Michael Jackson’s defense in his 2005 molestation trial, and he was acquitted of all charges.
- Rowe remained out of the public eye until Michael Jackson’s death in 2009.
- After Michael Jackson’s passing, Debbie Rowe has grown close to her daughter Paris.
- Rowe has defended Michael Jackson numerous times and believed in his innocence in the child sex abuse allegations.
- Michael Jackson’s relationship with his children and Debbie Rowe has raised many questions and controversies.
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"Did Michael love Debbie Rowe?"
- The webpage is a Reddit thread discussing whether or not Michael Jackson loved Debbie Rowe.
- One commenter claims that Jackson and Rowe had an arrangement instead of a romantic relationship.
- Another commenter recounts that Rowe worked with Jackson as Dr. Klein’s assistant and helped him care for his medical conditions.
- Rowe and Jackson developed a friendship and would hang out, but there was no romance. However, some people claim that there was sex between the two, but there are no specifics about this.
- Debbie Rowe was in love with Michael Jackson, but he was not in love with her.
- MJ impregnated Rowe despite not having genuine feelings for her. He divorced a woman he was in love with to do so.
- You can learn more about MJ and Debbie Rowe’s relationship through her testimony in the 2005 Arvizo trial and the 2013 AEG trial.
- One commenter mentioned that Debbie was starstruck and in love with MJ and offered to carry his children. Despite this, they both claimed that their first two children, Prince and Paris, were conceived naturally.
- Another commenter said that MJ was fixated on having children by 40 and chose to have kids with Rowe despite not having feelings for her.
- There is debate about whether or not Rowe was a professional surrogate. Some believe that she was starstruck and wanted to be recognized as the mother of the children.
- Michael Jackson didn’t allow Deborah to visit her children regularly. Rowe had to visit them as a “friend of dad’s”, who would visit the kids to see if they’re alright because she was not seen as their mother.
- Rowe was not a professional surrogate, and MJ pressured her to have more children, even though her doctor said she would die if she had more.
- There are different opinions about whether or not Michael Jackson was controlling with his kids and afraid they would leave him and whether or not Debbie Rowe’s initial visitation rights violated the terms of their agreement.
- Debbie Rowe was not allowed to visit her children often, and their relationship was messy.
- A commenter described the situation as a bad choice on the part of both MJ and Rowe.
- Another commenter noted that Michael Jackson did not have feelings for Rowe.
- One commenter believed that it was not anyone’s business to know details about Michael Jackson’s sex life or sexuality.
- A final commenter claimed that MJ and Rowe had sex together, and he wore a Peter Pan outfit during sex.
"What was the relation between Michael and Debbie like?"
- According to the Reddit post, Debbie had a crush on Michael but he married her because she was pregnant with his children
- A user on Reddit believes that Michael didn’t love Debbie traditionally but she was still very important to him
- Debbie was always around Michael and accompanied him to various important events and appointments
- When she had a miscarriage, Michael comforted her, and she said he was always there for her during their marriage
- There was speculation that Michael married Debbie to avoid having children out of wedlock, according to another Redditor
- One user believes that the relationship between Michael and Debbie was mostly platonic, while another user maintains that they did have sex
- The children, Prince and Paris, are Debbie’s biologically
- The poster challenges the idea that Prince and Paris are not Michael’s biological children, saying that the media propagated this idea
- Michael continued to see Lisa Marie Presley during his marriage to Debbie according to several users on Reddit
- One user says that they believe that Michael and Debbie were never properly in a relationship as Debbie didn’t want rights to the children
- There was a custody battle over the children of Michael and Debbie.
- Debbie was represented by lawyer Iris Finsilver during the battle.
- Michael and Debbie maintained that they had sex according to some users in the comments section of Reddit.
- Lisa Marie Presley and Michael continued their relationship until around 1999, according to a Redditor.
- Lisa Marie said that they got back together and broke up several times before she pushed it away for good.
- There’s speculation that Michael married Debbie to fulfill a contractual marriage agreement, but there’s no definitive answer in the Reddit thread.
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