Reports that Michael Jackson has married again were heavily circulated yesterday, the rumour being that he has got hitched to his children's nanny Grace Rwaramba. Of course, this story has been circulated before, back in November of 2006, at which time the singer issued a firm denial that any wedding had taken place, and a similar statement was issued late yesterday.
Jacko's spokesman said: "Wide spreading reports regarding Michael Jackson being married are not true. Documents stating otherwise are a hoax".
Initial reports of the marriage started with The National Inquirer which claimed that a source close to the 'couple' had confirmed the marriage, adding: "Grace was happy to go along with it. She's always been devoted to Michael and has raised the kids since the day they were born. Michael knew she'd make a perfect stepmother". However, as Fox News noted a year ago, Rwaramba couldn't marry Jackson because she once married a Stacey M Adair in Las Vegas in 1995, and they have not yet divorced.
Jackson has been married twice before, of course, to Lisa Marie Presley from 1994 to 1996, and Deborah Rowe, the mother of his two eldest children, just a few months after. That union lasted until just 1999.