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Ex-wife sues Jackson

Los Angeles: Debbie Rowe, the former Mrs. Michael Jackson, has sued the pop singer, claiming he has failed to pay her what he promised when the two divorced in 1999. In the lawsuit, filed on July 3 in Los Angeles Superior Court, Ms. Rowe seeks an immediate payment of $195,000 for attorney fees and $50,000 in living expenses so that she can continue pursuing her child-custody case against him. The next court hearing on the matter is slated for July 26. Ms. Rowe is the mother of Mr. Jackson's two children, Prince Michael Joseph Jackson (9) and Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson (8). She gave up her rights to the children in 2001 but asked a judge to reinstate them in 2003 after she learned of Mr. Jackson's arrest on child molestation charges. Ms. Rowe says in the lawsuit Mr. Jackson stopped making his promised payments to her in October 2003. — AP

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