First Jacko's kids, now his ex-wife Debbie Rowe shows her face

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Rowe, who appears to have put on weight over the years, made a quick trip to the shops looking dowdy in denim as she emerged from her California home.

Rowe, Jackson's second wife after Lisa Marie Presley, has minimal contact with Prince Michael and Paris, her children with the pop star, after apparently giving him custody as "a gift".

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Mother figure: Debbie Rowe was spotted running errands in Los Angeles just days after pictures of her children to Michael Jackson were revealed

Although it was difficult to spot the similarity between the children and their father, they do appear to bear some resemblance to their mother.

The paternity of Jackson's children has been questioned in the past as Rowe claims Paris and Prince were conceived using a sperm donor.

She said: "Michael knows the truth. He has to come clean."

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Revealed: Michael Jackson's children Paris and Prince Michael were pictured without masks last week

The singer and Ms Rowe, who now lives alone, were said to have entered a surrogacy agreement in 1996, nine months before they wed.

Jackson was said to be so obsessed with controlling the creation of each child he reportedly imposed a six-month sex ban on Ms Rowe before insemination.

Ms Rowe, 41, said she received a £6million pay-off, a £1.6million Beverly Hills home, a car, clothes, furs and jewels.

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The way they were: Debbie Rowe and Michael Jackson as they were at the time of their marriage in 1996

Jackson still pays her £35,000 a month, according to reports.

In the surrogacy agreement, Ms Rowe agreed to "knowingly and voluntarily waive my right to contest Michael's paternity of either child" and "consent to Michael being declared the father".

After giving birth to Prince Michael Jnr, Ms Rowe was inseminated again four months later and Paris was born in April 1998.

By October the following year, the couple were divorced.

Jackson went on to have a third child, Prince Michael II, with a different woman, who has yet to be identified.