Will TMZ Own the Michael Jackson Story?

After putting a serious notch in its credibility belt by being the first to report the death of Michael Jackson last Thursday, TMZ unleashed another exclusive Tuesday.

The site reported that all three of Michael Jackson’s children were conceived in vitro, meaning that not only was the King of Pop not the biological father, but Debbie Rowe was not the biological mother, either. Multiple sources told TMZ Jackson was not the sperm donor for any of the three children, nor were Rowe’s eggs used.

Rowe served as the surrogate mother for Michael Jr. and Paris, while the surrogate mother for Prince Michael II is unknown.

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