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| Debbie Rowe, the ex-wife of Michael Jackson, says she will fight for custody of the two children she had with the late pop icon. | Debbie Rowe, the ex-wife of Michael Jackson, says she will fight for custody of the two children she had with the late pop icon. |
| "I want my children," Ms Rowe said in an interview on Thursday with the NBC TV network in Los Angeles. | "I want my children," Ms Rowe said in an interview on Thursday with the NBC TV network in Los Angeles. |
| Ms Rowe is the mother of Prince Michael, 12, and Paris Michael Katherine, 11. A third child, Prince Michael II, 7, has a surrogate mother. | Ms Rowe is the mother of Prince Michael, 12, and Paris Michael Katherine, 11. A third child, Prince Michael II, 7, has a surrogate mother. |
| Meanwhile footage of Jackson on stage days before he died has been released. | |
| Film of the star recorded on 23 June - two days prior to his death - shows him rehearsing a routine at Staples Center in Los Angeles for a series of UK comeback concerts planned for this month. | |
| Jackson, who was 50, died after suffering heart failure at his Los Angeles home last Thursday. | |
| His mother, Katherine, has been granted temporary custody of his children. | |
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| Footage of Michael Jackson rehearsing, courtesy AEG Live | |
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| In a 90-minute telephone interview, Ms Rowe said she was prepared to undergo DNA testing to prove she was the children's biological mother. | In a 90-minute telephone interview, Ms Rowe said she was prepared to undergo DNA testing to prove she was the children's biological mother. |
| She said she would also seek a restraining order to keep Jackson's father, Joe, away from them, the channel's website reported. | She said she would also seek a restraining order to keep Jackson's father, Joe, away from them, the channel's website reported. |
| "I am stepping up, I have to," she said. | "I am stepping up, I have to," she said. |
| Ms Rowe was left out of Jackson's will, which was drawn up in 2002 and details of which were made public this week. | Ms Rowe was left out of Jackson's will, which was drawn up in 2002 and details of which were made public this week. |
| "I have intentionally omitted to provide for my former wife, Deborah Jean Rowe Jackson," the document states. | "I have intentionally omitted to provide for my former wife, Deborah Jean Rowe Jackson," the document states. |
| Ms Rowe surrendered her parental rights in her divorce settlement with Jackson, but an appeals court later reversed the decision. | Ms Rowe surrendered her parental rights in her divorce settlement with Jackson, but an appeals court later reversed the decision. |
| In 2003, Ms Rowe appeared in footage released by Jackson in response to a controversial documentary which raised allegations of inappropriate behaviour with children by the star. | In 2003, Ms Rowe appeared in footage released by Jackson in response to a controversial documentary which raised allegations of inappropriate behaviour with children by the star. |
| In it, Ms Rowe described her family as "non-traditional", saying her children were her gift to Jackson. | In it, Ms Rowe described her family as "non-traditional", saying her children were her gift to Jackson. |
| "My kids don't call me mom because I don't want them to," she said. "These are Michael's children." | "My kids don't call me mom because I don't want them to," she said. "These are Michael's children." |