FALLEN idol Michael Jackson paid ex-wife Debbie Rowe $2million—to keep mum about their children.
The costly confidentiality agreement gagged her fromEVER discussing the details of their bizarre business arrangement.
Until now, it was assumed that Debbie, 41, received one lump sum in return for bearing two children for the singer—Prince Michael, six, and five-year-old Paris Michael.
But for the first time we can reveal the exact details of her hefty hush-hush settlement and how Jackson has continued to buy her ‘loyalty' by staggering the payments over years.
The mega-deal, totalling $11.965 MILLION(£6.5million) was drawn up after she agreed to give the singer "sole legal and physical custody" of the children when the couple divorced in 1999.
Under the agreement, Debbie received a "temporary spousal lump sum" of $215,000 and a "non-modifiable spousal support" of $150,000 every year for the next five years.
On top of that the former receptionist secured annual payments until 2008 totalling another $7.5 MILLION—$1m annually for three consecutive years and $750,000 annually for the following six years.
Extortionist
As this only guaranteed keeping her quiet until 2008, Jackson stumped up a further $2MILLION to lock her into a confidentiality agreement for life.
In addition, Debbie—dubbed "The Extortionist" by insiders at Jackson's lawyers— received the title deeds to the star's $1.5 MILLION Beverly Hills home, where she still lives, and a brand new Ford Explorer SUV car.
She also kept the clothes, jewellery and furs she had amassed during their three-year arrangement.
But court papers reveal that Debbie had no claim over Jacko's fleet of luxury cars or "all the trains in his possession".
Despite the bumper pay-off Jackson, who is facing child molestation charges, continues to pick up Debbie's expenses.
Last month he shelled out $62,566 for her December spending spree. The monster bill included $24,000 for purchases made on her credit card, $20,000 for maintenance,$4,500 for household items, $3,000 for mortgage payments, $2,000 for eating out and$1,000 for clothes.
Although Debbie has secretly completed an application to gain custody of her children she has always publicly defended Jacko.
But our revelations have shed new light on her continued support and made a mockery of her claims that her relationship with Michael was "not about money".
Last week we revealed that Jackson was not the biological father of his children with Debbie. We told how the couple signed a surrogacy agreement in January 1996 and Debbie was impregnated with semen from an anonymous donor.
A year after her marriage she gave a US TV interview in which she insisted: "I did this because I love him." But relations between the pair have become strained since Jackson made it difficult for her to visit their children, she claims.
In her declaration to regain custody, she reveals: "I wanted to speak with Michael over the past few years to talk about our children but he did not want to speak with me."
And on her application Debbie details what she terms "serious concerns".
She says: "He is unable to think about the kid's interests while in the midst of legal battles. I believe I have a responsibility to protect my children's lives and well-being."
