Deborah Jeanne Rowe was born on December 6,1958 and is an American nurse known for being the ex-wife of pop musician Michael Jackson, with whom she had two children.
17 Facts About Debbie Rowe
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Debbie Rowe was born on December 6,1958, in Spokane, Washington, to Barbara Chilcutt and Gordon Rowe.
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Debbie Rowe's father divorced her mother a few weeks before her second birthday.
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Debbie Rowe was raised by her mother, a few aunts, and her maternal grandmother.
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Debbie Rowe married Richard Edelman in 1982 and converted to Judaism.
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Debbie Rowe met Michael Jackson while working as an assistant in Arnold Klein's dermatology office, where Jackson was being treated for vitiligo.
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Debbie Rowe recalled that after Jackson's divorce from Lisa Marie Presley in 1996, he was upset that he might never become a father.
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Debbie Rowe had suffered a miscarriage in 1996 which devastated her.
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Jackson consoled her throughout the ordeal, and it was announced Debbie Rowe was pregnant again in 1996; the two were married on November 15,1996, in Sydney, Australia.
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Debbie Rowe, who described herself as a private person and almost never gave interviews, was overwhelmed by the publicity that came with being married to Jackson.
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The couple divorced in April 2000, and Debbie Rowe gave full custody rights of the children to Jackson.
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Debbie Rowe received a US$8 million settlement and a house in Beverly Hills, California.
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In 2001, Debbie Rowe went to a private judge to have her parental rights for the two children terminated.
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In 2005, Debbie Rowe sold her Beverly Hills house for $1.3 million and bought a ranch in Palmdale.
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Debbie Rowe was awarded $27,000 in damages, although she had sought $500,000.
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Schaffel was the sole Jackson employee who was permitted access to visit Debbie Rowe following their divorce in 2000 and he assisted Debbie Rowe with her health problems.
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Debbie Rowe was portrayed by April Telek in the 2004 film Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story.