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Michael Jackson: Billie Jean Suing for Big Bucks

Michael Jackson: Billie Jean Suing for Big Bucks
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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He said she’s not his lover but she’s saying she’s the one. Michael Jackson the “King of Pop” is being sued for joint legal and physical custody by a woman whose name happens to be Billie Jean Jackson, according to Extra.com. Jackson claims to be the mother of Michael’s son Prince “Blanket” Michael Jackson II and is reportedly requesting $1 billion (that’s nine zeros) in child support from the pop star. In 2002, Michael Jackson reported that the child’s birth was a result of artificial insemination and refused to disclose the identity of the supposed surrogate.