Michael Jackson Was the Baby Daddy!
by Joal Ryan
Now that Michael Jackson has been laid to rest, it's time to bury something else: the baby-daddy story.
Michael Jackson was his children's parent. He was his children's father. For all intents and purposes, he was the baby daddy.
Time to move along, folks. Nothing to see here.
What about Arnold Klein? What about Mark Lester? What about Macaulay Culkin? What about them? Culkin was dragged into the story by a denounced British tabloid report. Time to move along, folks.
And even though Klein and Lester thrust themselves into the story with talk of their generous contributions, so to speak, there is still nothing to see here.
Klein and Lester, sperm donors though they may be, are not dads, daddies or baby daddies. They are, as Stephanie M. Caballero, an attorney specializing in reproductive law, explained it to us, "genetic contributors."
"If you have no other documentation, or no other action that shows you as the parent…then you're not a daddy," Caballero says.
True, anyone can challenge anything—sperm donors have even sued for custody. But when we asked Theresa Errickson, a surrogacy lawyer, whether she could recall any instance in California, Jackson's home state, in which a sperm donor prevailed, she said, "Not that I'm aware of at all."
So, to sum up, the law favors the parent. The parent being the one who is parenting. Like Michael Jackson was.
"The public wants to know who quote the 'dad' is," Caballero says, "but legally Michael Jackson is."
By all accounts and appearances, Michael Jackson's three children aren't confused about the arrangement, either. They are his children. He was their father. Those were their tears they shed after his death. If someday they want answers as to the particulars of their DNA, then that's their right.
But until that day, and maybe even after it, we don't need the record set straight by anyone other than Prince, Paris or Blanket on something that isn't crooked. Even Klein and Lester have essentially acknowledged, if not celebrated, Jackson's fatherhood.
In the end, there is no mystery. There is no scandal. There is no story.
Except there is.
Last month, a British tab—consider the source—quoted Lester as saying he made a sperm donation to Jackson's parenting cause in 1996.
This week, Klein attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan told E! News that his client, who has acknowledged donating sperm to a sperm bank, but hasn't denied said sperm produced Prince and Paris, would like "input" into the two children's education. A story that shouldn't have lived hasn't died.
"In general, you are supposed to remain confidential," Errickson says of sperm donors, adding of the reputed Jackson ones, "Now I think it's like they're trying to get their 15 minutes of fame." It's about time for the clock to wind down
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1984 - Janet Jackson announced that she and James DeBarge had been married. The marriage was dissolved seven months later.
1988 - Janet Jackson won Best Choreography category for "The Pleasure Principle" at the fifth annual MTV Video Music Awards.
1988 - Michael Jackson won the Video Vanguard award at the fifth annual MTV Vidoe Music Awards.
1988 - Michael Jackson's single "Another Part Of Me" hit #11 in the U.S. and #15 in the U.K.
1990 - Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" won the Best Choreography Award at the seventh annual MTV Video Music Awards.
1995 - Michael Jackson lip-synched to a medley of past hits and "You Are Not Alone" at the 12th annual MTV Video Music Awards. Jackson received awards for "Scream."
1996 - Michael Jackson launched his "HIStory" world tour in Prague.
2001 - Michael Jackson performed a special concert to celebrate his 30 years as a solo artist. He played a second show on September 10th.
2004 - Several court documents from the Michael Jackson child-molestation trial revealed details of some evidence that had been seized from Neverland Ranch. The following items were to be admitted into evidence: a dozen computers, a camera, videotape recordings, a tissue, books, bags, various paperwork, an audio cassette recorder, a cassette titled "Earth Song 6-8-89," keys to the master bedroom, an envelope, print ads, a letter, and a case with phone-recording equipment. Other items that were likely to be supressed: photographs from the Neverland arcade, additional photos found in a safe, a book on robotic dogs, a November 2003 calendar, a Garden City Hotel bag, medicine bottles, a medical log and daily entry logs for the ranch.
by Joal Ryan
Now that Michael Jackson has been laid to rest, it's time to bury something else: the baby-daddy story.
Michael Jackson was his children's parent. He was his children's father. For all intents and purposes, he was the baby daddy.
Time to move along, folks. Nothing to see here.
What about Arnold Klein? What about Mark Lester? What about Macaulay Culkin? What about them? Culkin was dragged into the story by a denounced British tabloid report. Time to move along, folks.
And even though Klein and Lester thrust themselves into the story with talk of their generous contributions, so to speak, there is still nothing to see here.
Klein and Lester, sperm donors though they may be, are not dads, daddies or baby daddies. They are, as Stephanie M. Caballero, an attorney specializing in reproductive law, explained it to us, "genetic contributors."
"If you have no other documentation, or no other action that shows you as the parent…then you're not a daddy," Caballero says.
True, anyone can challenge anything—sperm donors have even sued for custody. But when we asked Theresa Errickson, a surrogacy lawyer, whether she could recall any instance in California, Jackson's home state, in which a sperm donor prevailed, she said, "Not that I'm aware of at all."
So, to sum up, the law favors the parent. The parent being the one who is parenting. Like Michael Jackson was.
"The public wants to know who quote the 'dad' is," Caballero says, "but legally Michael Jackson is."
By all accounts and appearances, Michael Jackson's three children aren't confused about the arrangement, either. They are his children. He was their father. Those were their tears they shed after his death. If someday they want answers as to the particulars of their DNA, then that's their right.
But until that day, and maybe even after it, we don't need the record set straight by anyone other than Prince, Paris or Blanket on something that isn't crooked. Even Klein and Lester have essentially acknowledged, if not celebrated, Jackson's fatherhood.
In the end, there is no mystery. There is no scandal. There is no story.
Except there is.
Last month, a British tab—consider the source—quoted Lester as saying he made a sperm donation to Jackson's parenting cause in 1996.
This week, Klein attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan told E! News that his client, who has acknowledged donating sperm to a sperm bank, but hasn't denied said sperm produced Prince and Paris, would like "input" into the two children's education. A story that shouldn't have lived hasn't died.
"In general, you are supposed to remain confidential," Errickson says of sperm donors, adding of the reputed Jackson ones, "Now I think it's like they're trying to get their 15 minutes of fame." It's about time for the clock to wind down
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b142734_michael_jackson_was_baby_daddy.html
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Since the passing of Michael Jackson and the death of the King of Pop being ruled a homicide, the Jackson brothers of Jackson 5 fame have ...
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Ed Hardy designer to move into Michael Jackson home
Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier is reportedly moving into the Holmby Hills estate that was home to Michael Jackson and his three children before his death on June 25.
Jackson didn't own the home, but was reportedly leasing it from Ed Hardy CEO Hubert Guez. Jackson's lease will expire on December 15, 2009 and Audigier will be taking over the rental property.
Audigier was reportedly in talks with Jackson over a clothing line collaboration, of which Michael had already signed off on over 100 designs, including a rhinestone glove design and a red Thriller jacket.
Jackson was finally buried earlier this week at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California
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1984 - Janet Jackson announced that she and James DeBarge had been married. The marriage was dissolved seven months later.
1988 - Janet Jackson won Best Choreography category for "The Pleasure Principle" at the fifth annual MTV Video Music Awards.
1988 - Michael Jackson won the Video Vanguard award at the fifth annual MTV Vidoe Music Awards.
1988 - Michael Jackson's single "Another Part Of Me" hit #11 in the U.S. and #15 in the U.K.
1990 - Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" won the Best Choreography Award at the seventh annual MTV Video Music Awards.
1995 - Michael Jackson lip-synched to a medley of past hits and "You Are Not Alone" at the 12th annual MTV Video Music Awards. Jackson received awards for "Scream."
1996 - Michael Jackson launched his "HIStory" world tour in Prague.
2001 - Michael Jackson performed a special concert to celebrate his 30 years as a solo artist. He played a second show on September 10th.
2004 - Several court documents from the Michael Jackson child-molestation trial revealed details of some evidence that had been seized from Neverland Ranch. The following items were to be admitted into evidence: a dozen computers, a camera, videotape recordings, a tissue, books, bags, various paperwork, an audio cassette recorder, a cassette titled "Earth Song 6-8-89," keys to the master bedroom, an envelope, print ads, a letter, and a case with phone-recording equipment. Other items that were likely to be supressed: photographs from the Neverland arcade, additional photos found in a safe, a book on robotic dogs, a November 2003 calendar, a Garden City Hotel bag, medicine bottles, a medical log and daily entry logs for the ranch.