MJ’s ex-wife denies £2.5M deal to give up parental rights

September 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Parents in low-income environments are more prone to depression when there is a lack of social support, especially in rural regions where mental health and social resources can be deficient, according to a study. Published in the journal Family Relations, a report on the study says that social support mechanisms like community groups, churches, and school or sports-related activities, can act as a barrier against negative thinking, and allow parents who are prone to depression to make better, more positive choices and engage in healthy parental practices.

September 4th, 2009 Spanish TV secures Olympic rights for $100MLONDON — Spanish public broadcaster RTVE secured national broadcast rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics on Friday in a deal worth $100 million, another revenue boost for the IOC during the global recession. The International Olympic Committee said RTVE was awarded the rights across all platforms, including free television, subscription TV, radio, Internet and mobile phones.

August 4th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's former dermatologist raised eyebrows after making a surprise objection to a judge's recent decision to grant custody of the star's children to their grandmother. Arnold Klein, who has been speculated to be the biological father of some of Jackson kids, was reportedly asked by the judge at Los Angeles Superior Court to give a reason for his objection.

July 31st, 2009 LONDON - It has been confirmed that Michael Jackson's mother Katherine will get the custody of his three kids, while their mother Debbie will have visitation rights. Debbie is the biological mother of Prince Michael Jr.

July 23rd, 2009 Michael Jackson is dead; what he has left behind is a huge fortune and three kids. Now that Jackson is no-more; the power game to get a piece of his empire has kicked off and the pawns are his kids.

July 19th, 2009 LONDON - A close pal of Michael Jackson has said that a new deal over custody of the late singer's kids by Debbie Rowe will be struck within days. Debbie is the mother of Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11.

July 15th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe has reportedly told one of her pals that she doesn't want the two kids she bore for the late King of Pop. According to Extra TV, Rowe said "Hell no!" to the idea of raising Jackon's two kids Prince, 12 and Paris, 11, in an email to her friend Rebecca White on July 5, reports New York Daily News.

July 14th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe is reportedly ready to give up her parental rights for a payout of four million dollars from her former mother-in-law. "It's one final payday," the New York Post quoted a disgusted Jackson confidant as saying.

July 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A custody hearing on the temporary guardianship of Michael Jackson's kids has been delayed, according to court officials. The hearing, previously scheduled for July 12, is now slated for July 20 at the request of Jackson's mother Katherine and former wife Debbie Rowe.

July 8th, 2009 Bertelsmann, KKR plan JV for music rights mgmtFRANKFURT — Bertelsmann AG, Europe's biggest media company, said Wednesday it plans to start a joint venture with KKR & Co., the private equity fund, that will focus on music rights management. In a statement, the privately held Bertelsmann said it will own 49 percent of the venture and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

July 2nd, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Debbie Rowe, the mother of Michael Jackson's two older children, may go to court to seek their custody, said reports here. The 50-year-old Jewish blonde, who had given up her rights to the two kids in 2001, may now challenge the temporary custody granted to Jackson's mother Katherine, a report in the Los Angeles Times said Wednesday.

June 12th, 2009 Malaysian prince denies abusing Indonesian wifeKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian prince has denied claims by an Indonesian teen model that he slashed her with razor blades, locked her up and used her as a sex slave during their yearlong marriage, his lawyer said Friday. Tengku Temenggong Tengku Mohammad Fakhry, the prince of northern Kelantan state, filed a police report Thursday against his 17-year-old wife and her mother for making false allegations, lawyer Mohamad Haaziq Pillay said.

May 17th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston is now linked to Bradley Cooper but the 'Wedding Crashers' star denies any romantic link up with her. Despite reports this week linking him to the 'Friends' star, the rumours are far from true, said 34-year-old Cooper.

May 8th, 2009 Clothier denies he wants to exploit Allen's pastNEW YORK — The founder of a clothing company being sued by Woody Allen denies the defense ever wanted to delve into the film director's past. Dov Charney of American Apparel said in a statement Thursday that Allen "is a source of inspiration to me." Allen sued the company for $10 million after it used his picture on its billboards and on a Web site.

May 8th, 2009 LA judge denies Polanski's bid to toss sex caseLOS ANGELES — A judge on Thursday dismissed Roman Polanski's bid to throw out a decades-old sex case because the fugitive director failed to appear in court to press his request. In a seconds-long hearing with no lawyers present, Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza said he was finalizing an earlier decision for the record.