Joe Jackson ready to step aside to help wife win MJ’s kids’ custody

September 5th, 2009 LONDON - Former Westlife singer Brian McFadden has said that he'll fight for custody of his kids with ex-wife Kerry Katona, following the knowledge of her addiction to drugs. "I'll fight to get custody of my kids and bring them to Ireland," the Sun quoted him as saying.

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 23rd, 2009 Michael Jackson would be turning in his grave if Joe Jackson has his way with Michael’s three kids.  Joe is telling people that Jackson's children have a great future in showbiz just like their father Michael Jackson. "I keep watching Paris," Joe said of the 11-year-old girl in an interview recently, "She wants to do something." He further went on to Michael Prince II, the 7-year-old known as Blanket, saying, “Blanket can really dance.

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 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 14th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's mother is in negotiations with his former wife, who is also the mother of his two older children, to settle a potential custody battle, ABC News reported Monday. In his will, the late superstar named his mother Katherine Jackson, 79, as the guardian of his children, with pop diva Diana Ross as an alternate.

July 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe might attend the custody hearing scheduled for July 20, it has emerged. According to Marc Schaffel, a former business partner of Jackson andowe's close friend, the 49-year-old is planning to attend the hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court for temporary guardianship of the children Prince 12, Paris 11 and Blanket 7.

July 12th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's mother and his former wife have reportedly drawn a secret pact to ensure that the late star's kids are kept away from his "bullying" father. Katherine Jackson and Debbie Rowe are set to fight over the future custody of the kids, with each wanting to bring them up.

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 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's older children do not think Debbie Rowe is their real mother, according to the late singer's former publicist. Stuart Backerman, who worked for the star from 2002 to 2004, when Jackson faced child molestation allegations and the infamous baby-dangling incident, said that Prince Michael I, 12, Paris, 11, were far from believing that former nurse Rowe was their biological parent.

July 4th, 2009 LONDON - Debbie Rowe, the mother of Michael Jackson's two older children, is apparently drawing up plans to gain custody of the children. The former nurse, who married the King of Pop in 1996 and filed for divorce three years later, made her first public appearance at her California ranch since the star's death at his Los Angeles home on June 25.

July 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late Michael Jackson's bother Jermaine has rubbished Debbie Rowe's bid for the custody of the late King of Pop's kids, insisting that it isn't what his brother wanted. Rowe, the 'Thriller' hitmaker's ex-wife, had earlier said that she wanted to fight for the custody of Prince Michael and Paris.

July 3rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe is yet to make a decision over the custody of kids, says her attorney. Earlier, in an interview to NBC Los Angeles, Rowe said that she wanted her kids back.

July 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Two court hearings for the custody of late King of Pop Michael Jackson's kids have been scheduled for July 6. According to U.S.

June 30th, 2009 NEW YORK - Late singer Michael Jackson's mother Katherine has been given temporary custody of his kids. The 79-year-old won the temporary guardianship of his three children Prince 12, Paris, 11 and Blanket 7.