Huffington Post published a link to an old interview given by one of the mother’s of Michael Jackson’s kids, Debbie Rowe. It reminded me of how incredibly screwy that whole situation of Michael having kids really was:

Debbie (who lives on a farm surrounded by animals) said, “”I was just the vessel. It wasn’t Michael’s sperm. Just like I stick the sperm up my horse, this is what they did to me. I was his thoroughbred.”….

After Debbie gave birth to second child Paris, she couldn’t have kids again, “The delivery was so hard. My insides were all torn up and I was barren. When he knew I couldn’t have any more babies he didn’t want anything to do with me.”

Debbie says she will not fight for custody of Prince Michael or Paris, “I know I will never see them again. I was never cut out to be a mother – I was no good. I don’t want these children in my life. My children are my animals now.”

I know that these old interviews are coming up now because our culture as a whole is really enjoying making fun of Jackson and continuing the “weird” discourse it had created around him. But I also think that this interview is coming up now because we’re going to be treated to years and years of of custody battles over Jackson’s kids, and this is the first step in that battle.

I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the lawyers of one group who has an investment in getting custody thought it would be a good idea to remind the public of this interview.

We’ll have to wait and see.

Until then, read this post by Elle PhD and her conflicting complicated emotions she is feeling about Jackson’s death.