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Debbie Rowe Chooses Not to Attend Jackson Funeral
By: livesteez.comPosted On: 07/07/2009 12:07 P
Debbie Rowe, Michael Jackson's ex-wife and mother of his two oldest children ,has decided to not to attend the singer's memorial service Tuesday afternoon.
As recent as Monday, Rowe was confirmed to attend, but at the last minute, changer her mind believing, "her attendance would be an unnecessary distraction to an event that should focus exclusively on Michael's legacy," her lawyer Marta Almli.
The funeral comes at a time when Rowe's pending custody battle is a biding reality for the Jackson family. When asked if Rowe had been in contact with the Jackson family, Mark Schaffel, a former Jackson business associate, claimed she has attempted to get in touch with them, but has been unsuccessful, reports Eurweb.com.
"There has been outreach, unfortunately, like so many cases, there's so much going on that they just have not been able to make contact," Schaffel told GMA. "There were several tries, just for the fact of phone numbers that had changed, you know, answering machines that were full. Contact had not been able to happen prior."
As for reports that Rowe is planning on seeking custody of Jackson's eldest children, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, Schaffel wouldn't comment.
"All I can say is the only one that could give an answer to that would be Debbie Rowe's lawyers, and they're the only ones that could make any kind of official statement on that or obviously make any statement regarding that," he said.
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