Michael Jackson's best buddy Mark Lester, who claims to be Paris' real dad, has blasted the singer's former wife Debbie Rowe over her custody battle, saying that she wasn't even close to the kids.
The 54-year-old actor said that he threw up in his mouth on hearing that Rowe was getting married to the late singer's business partner Frederic Marc Schaffel, and claimed that it was just another way to take over his children and block him from taking Paris Jackson's custody, the Daily Star reported.
Lester said that he and his family is close with Jackson's family and Rowe isn't.
The 55-year-old biological mother of Prince Jackson, 17, and Paris Jackson, 16, is also asking for custody of 12-year-old Blanket, who was born through surrogacy.
Jackson's children are currently under the guardianship of his 83-year-old mother and his nephew TJ Jackson, 35.
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