Rowe not to give up parental rights to Jackson's children: attorney

LOS ANGELES, July 14 (Xinhua) -- An attorney for Deborah Rowe, who bore two of pop star Michael Jackson's children, denied a published report on Tuesday that his client has agreed to give up any parental rights to the children in exchange for 4 million U.S. dollars.

The New York Post earlier quoted an unnamed "disgusted Jackson confidant" as saying that Rowe would give up parental rights to the children and was in line for "one final payday."

The source told the paper that the Jackson family isn't happy about the mega-payout but they consider it a necessary evil.

"They felt it was like a ransom-type thing," as Rowe "jumped back into the picture because she wanted money," according to The New York Post's source.

In response, Rowe's attorney wrote in an e-mail that the report was "completely false."

Rowe, who bore a boy and a girl for Jackson who died last month, has forfeited her parental rights in the past.

After the birth of son Prince Michael, now 12, and daughter Paris, 11, she agreed to allow Jackson to raise them in exchange for a lump sum of 8 million dollars, plus 900,000 annually for five years.

When Jackson was accused in 2001 of child molestation involving a child who was not his, Rowe resurfaced to reclaim her rights but wound up giving her ex-husband full custody of the kids in exchange for another 4 million dollars plus a 900,000-dollar home, according to the paper.