Michael Jackson has reached a settlement with ex-wife Debbie Rowe over custody of their children.
As you'll remember, Rowe originally signed away her parental rights to Prince Michael and Paris as part of her divorce settlement with the singer back in 2001. But she made moves to reverse that agreement when Jacko first faced those unproven child abuse charges back in 2003, scoring some success in that bid when a court ruled the 2001 agreement invalid. Nevertheless, she has been battling for custody ever since and claims to have not seen the two children since Jacko left the US after the conclusion of the aforementioned child abuse court case last year.
As the dispute rumbled on the courts last month order Jackson to pay his ex-wife $60,000 to help with her legal fees. However, at the end of last week the case seemingly reached a conclusion, with both sides claiming that an unspecified out of court settlement had been agreed.
Rowe's lawyer Marta Almli told the Associated Press: "We're still dealing with the details but it addresses all of the disputes between the parties. I can't say anything about the terms of the settlement, but I don't think it would have happened if both parties didn't agree it was appealing to both of them".
Speaking for Jackson, attorney Michael Abrams, confirmed to Reuters that an agreement had been reached, adding that Jackson himself "wasn't in Los Angeles when we resolved it but that didn't prevent us from talking about it with him and having him sign it".