EXCLUSIVE: Godfather of Michael Jackson’s Kids Says “I’m Not Pushing For Any DNA Tests”
Posted on Sep 24, 2009 @ 02:54PM - 4 comments
Mark Lester, the British godfather of Michael Jackson kids, got caught in the middle of a media firestorm after he told a British newspaper that he had donated sperm to the superstar and that he believed that Paris Jackson was his daughter. The Jackson family lawyer Londell McMillan reacted angrily to the reports, claiming they had no legal standing.
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Lester spoke to RadarOnline.com exclusively to clear the air and confirms he is still close with the family.
His original shocking claims
“Look, I’m not pushing for any DNA tests. The family has been under enough pressure since Michael died and I just want things to settle down,” he said. “Contrary to reports I was invited to his funeral recently but I couldn’t go for business reasons and hopefully I will be able to fly over at Christmas time and pay my respects privately.”
In fact, he speaks regularly to at least one Jackson family member: “I’m still in touch with Randy Jackson who I have known for a very long time and we both respect one another. To suggest that there is a rift between myself and the Jackson family is just not true.”
Godfather breaks Silence About Jackson's Kids
Lester claims that his comments to the newspaper were “spun a lot.” “It’s true that I donated sperm to Michael but he was those kids father and anything else biologically is immaterial really,” he added.
The birth mother of the two eldest children is former nurse Debbie Rowe, and the youngest, who is known as "Blanket", was conceived by a surrogate whose identity has not yet been revealed.
“The last time I spoke with the family I was told that Michael’s kids were doing really well and that is the most important thing to me,” Lester said. “They are really lovely children and I hope that I can play a part in their lives in the future and they can get to know my own kids too.”
EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: Michael Jackson’s Doctor Says He Has Evidence To Put People In Prison
Posted on Sep 18, 2009 @ 08:00AM - 15 comments
Dr Steven Hoefflin, Michael Jackson’s former plastic surgeon, has released a statement in response to the lawsuit being brought against him by Dr. Arnold Klein for defamation of character, claiming it’s part of a larger conspiracy. In addition, RadarOnline.com has obtained secret documents revealing the behind-the-scenes war between Hoefflin, various lawyers and Klein.
The documents include nasty email exchanges between Hoefflin and lawyers and also what purports to be a handwritten note from Katherine Jackson authorizing Hoefflin to talk to the press and correct false information. Other documents from Katherine’s people say she never gave that permission.
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There’s even a handwritten note from Michael Jackson in 1999 authorizing Hoefflin to use the pop star’s medical records to dispel misinformation.
Click here to read Hoefflin’s letter filled with outrageous charges
Hoefflin claims to have had his life threatened because “members of law enforcement know that I possess abundant incriminating evidence [regarding the Jackson death] that is going to put a lot of people in prison.”
In his lengthy statement Hoefflin claims people are colluding, with the police “to use false documents to threaten me, obstruct my independent investigation into Michael’s death and to stop me from providing evidence to the proper authorities.”
He claims Colin Powell is a friend of his, and that he has called and left messages at the house of the retired General and former Secretary of State, asking him to “engage a congressional investigation into all of the LAPD and Los Angeles Sheriff Department Law Enforcement Corruption in Los Angeles that is taking place in the Michael Jackson and other important investigations that is ruining our city.”
Hoefflin says that he is an established Government Witness in the Jackson death investigation and that Dr. Arnold Klein and his attorneys are “attempting to prevent me from discussing incriminating evidence that I possess on Dr. Klein.”
Hoefflin claims that Klein’s lawsuit against him is frivolous and that he expects the Attorney General of California himself, Jerry Brown, to end the lawsuit.
VIDEO: Debbie Rowe Did Not Meet With Dr. Klein
Posted on Aug 06, 2009 @ 04:10PM - 4 comments
Despite an internet report that Debbie Rowe paid a visit to her former boss and Michael Jackson’s doctor Arnold Klein on Thursday afternoon, RadarOnline.com has learned that she was actually meeting with a another doctor in the same suite!
Rowe stopped by Dr. David Charles Rish’s Office with a friend who had gotten a dermatological biopsy just a week earlier. They were returning to the doctor's office for a check-up.
Afterwards, Rowe and her friend met with another pal-who is a television producer- and went downstairs for some lunch.
Despite reporters firing questions at her, Rowe remained calm and tight-lipped.
Klein-who is rumored to be the father of Jackson's two eldest children Prince and Paris- recently announced he was getting involved in the custody case and his lawyer will reportedly file legal papers with the judge next month.
VIDEO: Debbie Rowe's Day Out
Posted on Jul 27, 2009 @ 08:15PM - 1 comment
Debbie Rowe, surrogate to the late Michael Jackson's eldest children, emerged from the comforts of her Southern California ranch on Monday for a visit to Beverly Hills.
Rowe hit the offices of the controversial Dr. Arnold Klein, who wasn't in residence, where she engaged with cameras and visited old pals in the adjoining pharmacy.
Rowe seems intimate with the staffers, showing off pictures of her beloved horses on her Blackberry Storm.
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Reports say that Rowe and her legal team are days away from a custody settlement with Michael's mother, Katherine Jackson.
VIDEO: Michael Jackson's Dermatologist Admits To Sedating Him; Says He’s Not Under Investigation
Posted on Jul 08, 2009 @ 11:14AM - 1 comment
Michael Jackson's longtime friend and dermatologist, noting that he was not under investigation in connection with the late entertainer's death, admitted to administering sedatives to the late King of Pop.
Jackson’s Dermatologist “Denies” He’s Baby Daddy To Michael’s Kids
Dr. Arnold Klein told Good Morning America Wednesday that while he had sedated the musical icon for painful skin treatments to treat his lupus and severe acne scarring, he never gave the singer a prescription for the "crap they're talking about," referring to painkillers.
VIDEO: Jackson’s Dermatologist “Denies” He’s Baby Daddy To Michael’s Kids
Posted on Jul 08, 2009 @ 03:11AM - Add a comment
“To the best of my acknowledge, I am not the father of these children.”
With that bizarre and rather cryptic statement on Wednesday’s Good Morning America, Dr. Arnold Klein – Michael Jackson’s longtime dermatologist and friend – is “denying” reports that he is the biological father of two of Michael Jackson’s children, Paris and Prince Michael.
EXCLUSIVE: Godfather Breaks Silence About Jackson’s Kids
Posted on Jul 01, 2009 @ 05:34PM - 3 comments
The British godfather of Michael Jackson’s youngest son has exclusively told RadarOnline.com that the superstar would have wanted his mother and former long-time nanny Grace Rwaramba to raise his three children. British osteopath Mark Lester, 50, is godfather to Jackson’s youngest child Prince Michael II (Blanket) and had known the star for almost 30 years. Lester also opened up about Jackson’s reported drug use and that state the superstar was in during the weeks and months leading up to his death.
“I think he would have wanted his mother Katherine and Grace to raise his children. I have known [Grace] or around 10 years and she is a really lovely person who all three kids look upon as a mother figure,” he said. “Michael’s own mother has their best interests at heart and I was comforted to find-out that she currently has custody of them as they need to be around their family right now.”
The two men met in 1982 when Jackson’s manager set up a meeting at a London hotel. Jackson had been enthralled by Lester’s performance in the 1970’s film Oliver!
The former child star became Prince Michael II’s godfather in 2002 at a ceremony in Las Vegas while Jackson agreed to become godfather to his four kids Lucy, 17, Olivia, 14, Harriet, 15, and Felix, 10.
Lester spoke to Jackson the weekend before he died and was at the time assured of the singer’s outlook regarding his upcoming comeback tour. He was also on hand in March for the O2 Arena press launch for the tour.
“That’s what really disturbs me because he was so upbeat and positive it’s the best I have heard him sound in a long time,” Lester remembers. “I can’t comment on any drug use - all I know is that Michael was in really good form both the last time I saw him in March and when we spoke on the phone.”
“Michael was a doting father with his own kids and mine and he was really genuinely very kind,” he added about Jackson as a father. “Away from all the fame they are very normal kids who are extremely well educated and very bright and polite too. We are devastated about his death and all my children are in a state of shock because they loved spending time with him as he was such a sweet person.”
As reports continue to allege that the star’s dermatologist Arnold Klein is the biological father of at least two of his children, Lester remains skeptical.
“Look, Michael Jackson is the father of those kids and I believe this guy Klein is just a chancer.”
The British godfather of Michael Jackson’s youngest son has exclusively told RadarOnline.com that the superstar would have wanted his mother and former long-time nanny Grace Rwaramba to raise his three children. British osteopath Mark Lester, 50, is godfather to Jackson’s youngest child Prince Michael II (Blanket) and had known the star for almost 30 years. Lester also opened up about Jackson’s reported drug use and that state the superstar was in during the weeks and months leading up to his death.
“I think he would have wanted his mother Katherine and Grace to raise his children. I have known [Grace] or around 10 years and she is a really lovely person who all three kids look upon as a mother figure,” he said. “Michael’s own mother has their best interests at heart and I was comforted to find-out that she currently has custody of them as they need to be around their family right now.”
The two men met in 1982 when Jackson’s manager set up a meeting at a London hotel. Jackson had been enthralled by Lester’s performance in the 1970’s film Oliver!
The former child star became Prince Michael II’s godfather in 2002 at a ceremony in Las Vegas while Jackson agreed to become godfather to his four kids Lucy, 17, Olivia, 14, Harriet, 15, and Felix, 10.
Lester spoke to Jackson the weekend before he died and was at the time assured of the singer’s outlook regarding his upcoming comeback tour. He was also on hand in March for the O2 Arena press launch for the tour.
“That’s what really disturbs me because he was so upbeat and positive it’s the best I have heard him sound in a long time,” Lester remembers. “I can’t comment on any drug use - all I know is that Michael was in really good form both the last time I saw him in March and when we spoke on the phone.”
“Michael was a doting father with his own kids and mine and he was really genuinely very kind,” he added about Jackson as a father. “Away from all the fame they are very normal kids who are extremely well educated and very bright and polite too. We are devastated about his death and all my children are in a state of shock because they loved spending time with him as he was such a sweet person.”
As reports continue to allege that the star’s dermatologist Arnold Klein is the biological father of at least two of his children, Lester remains skeptical.
“Look, Michael Jackson is the father of those kids and I believe this guy Klein is just a chancer.”
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson Visited Doctor A Week Before He Died
Posted on Jun 30, 2009 @ 03:54PM - 2 comments
Amid internet reports claiming the LAPD is investigating Michael Jackson’s long-time dermatologist Arnold Klein, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that the King of Pop was visiting Klein several times a month in the weeks leading up to his death. He was also at Klein’s office a week before he died.
“I saw him go into the men’s the bathroom after his visit about a week before he died,” one source told RadarOnline.com. “He had one of his masks on and one of his bodyguards was waiting for him to whisk him away.”
“Michael would come in three to four times a month to be treated by Dr. Klein,” another source said. “The last time I saw him, he said he wasn’t feeling well and he was having problems with his chest.”
As RadarOnline.com reported exclusively on Friday, Jackson was extremely underweight and breathing heavily on his last visit to the Klein’s office.
“He looked so slim when I saw him and he was having trouble breathing,” the source added.
All attempts to reach Arnold Klein were ignored. His office is currently locked.
Model Sues Surgeon To The Stars
Posted on Oct 30, 2008 @ 01:27PM - Add a comment
Matthew Schaefer is ripping mad. The model has sued four Beverly Hills doctors -- including Surgeon To The Stars Arnold Klein -- for using his likeness in an ad on the back page of a gay magazine, In Los Angeles.
Not only does the ad appear on a publication which, according to the suit, "casts a false light on the plaintiff's sexual orientation," Schaefer insists he never had the surgery the docs say he underwent.
He also says he never gave permission for his likeness to be used.
