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 - July 15, 2009

Debbie Rowe Denies 'Selling' Jackson Kids, Says 'Hell No' to Taking Custody

Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe said "Hell no" when discussing whether she wanted custody of her two kids, according to a series of bombshell e-mails made public this afternoon.

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Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe said "hell no" when discussing whether she wanted custody of her two kids, according to a series of bombshell e-mails made public this afternoon.

Rebecca White, a close friend to the woman, revealed to the syndicated TV show "Extra" several email exchanges and text messages she received from Rowe regarding the custody of Jackson's kids — Michael Jr. 12, and Paris, 11 — just days after the King of Pop's death.

"My lawyer is telling me I have to take some responsibility about the welfare of the children," Rowe wrote in a July 5 email to White. "Do I want the kids? Hell no. Does it look good for me to ask for them? Absolutely. I don't want to look like the woman who gave away her kids and just forgot about them."

"In one text message [Rowe], says, 'Just wait until [July] the 14th. Everything will be done after the 14th.' There's definitely going to be a secret deal. There's definitely going to be a settlement that's going to come out of this," said White.

The Post reported exclusively today that Rowe had cut a sickening $4 million deal to dump the kids. Rowe squeezed the money from her former mother-in-law, 79-year-old Katherine Jackson, in exchange for giving up her custodial rights, sources said.

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