Michael Jackson's family has demanded that paternity evidence relating to his children be dropped from a lawsuit.
The late singer's mother Katherine Jackson - who acts as a co-legal guardian for his children Prince Michael, 17, Paris, 15 and Blanket, 10, - has filed a motion asking the judge presiding over the court case to exclude any evidence relating to their paternity.
According to legal documents, obtained by gossip website TMZ.com, Katherine claims that the jury does not need to know anything about her grandchildren's biological parentage.
Budding actor and TV presenter Prince Michael and his sister Paris are believed to be the children of their father's ex-wife Debbie Rowe, while Blanket is said to have been born via a surrogate mother.
The family is suing AEG Live - who sponsored Michael's "This Is It" tour - for the alleged negligent hiring and supervision of Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for his role in Michael's death.
The 82-year-old Jackson family matriarch has also asked the judge exclude any mention of the Michael's child molestation claims as well as any mention of her other children's financial problems.
The family is reportedly worried that AEG might try to argue that the real reason the family are pursing them in the reported $40 billion lawsuit is money.
A judge has not yet ruled on the motions.
The 'Thriller' hitmaker died in June 2009 after being administered a lethal dose of Propofol by Murray.
The trial is set to begin on April 2.
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Gon Banda says:
Mar 20, 2013 at 12:00 amMichael Jackson is not the father of any of these children. He was African American ,although he bleached his skin and had six nose jobs to look Caucasian any child of his would have inherited certain traits common to the father. These children have none of those distinguishing traits That is the reason mama jackson does not want any paternity tests done.
Merry says:
Mar 20, 2013 at 12:00 amI don't know whether Michael is the biological father of the kids or not, but Michael never bleached his skin, he had a very rare skin disorder known as Vitilgo, where the pigmentation of the skin changes. So get your facts right before ranting on Gon Banda, your name suits you perfectly. I just wish everyone would leave the man alone now that he's dead and gone. He didn't have peace in life he doesn't have peace in death either. Even if the kids are not his biologically so what, they consider M
Gon Banda says:
Mar 24, 2013 at 12:00 amMerry, Who the heck are you to attack others comments.? Its a well known FACT that MJ did at first use the services of a dermatologist
Gamarala says:
Mar 24, 2013 at 12:00 amTo Merry: MICHAEL JACKSON - BLACK OR WHITE? In the years leading up to his death, despite testimony from the singer’s friends and family, dermatologist Arnold Klein, Karen Faye, and from Jackson himself during the famous televised interview with Oprah on February 10 1993, many refused to believe that he suffered from the skin disease, and questioned why it had taken him a decade to reveal it, when he could have put paid to the rumours much earlier. Accusations of him not wanting to be black em
Doreen T says:
Mar 24, 2013 at 12:00 amResponse to Merry from a reader in America: I had nothing against him lightening his skin, I had a problem with how extreme he was in doing it. He can stick with the skin thing all he wants, nobody believes that. How come no one else had this so called disorder in the family, also what did a skin disease have to do with shaving down his nose, permanently coloring his lips pink, putting that horrible hole in his chin. On top of that, he had the nerve to try and pass those blond blue eyed childr