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Exclusive: Debbie Rowe In Her Own Words

12 July 2009 10:11 PM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news

Read MTV News' complete interview with Michael Jackson's ex-wife, mother of Paris and Prince.

By James Montgomery, with reporting by Rebecca White

Debbie Rowe

Photo: MTV News

In early 2008, MTV News received a pitch from a writer named Rebecca White, who said she was good friends with Debbie Rowe, the mother of Michael Jackson's first two children (Michael Joseph Jr., a.k.a. Prince Michael, and Paris and his wife for more than three years. White said she had been invited to Rowe's horse ranch near Palmdale, California, and that Rowe was interested in doing an on-camera interview.

Obviously, we were interested in making it happen.

So, on April 6, we sent White and a crew to Rowe's ranch. To be honest, we didn't know what we'd find when we got there. Since divorcing from Jackson in 1999, Rowe had retreated to the dusty hills, having granted custody of the

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Fashion Designer Vera Wang Headed to Dancing?

9 June 2009 3:15 PM, PDT | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news

Dancing With the Stars is getting a little more fashionable. A source tells E! News that designer Vera Wang has signed on to compete for next season's disco ball trophy... Wang, who will be 60 by the time the next round of waltzing kicks off in the fall, rose from Vogue editor to one of the world's most famous wedding dress designers. She not only dresses celebs on the red carpet now, but she has her own home collection, plus a lower-priced clothing collection at Kohl's. As a young girl, Wang trained as a professional figure skater. She later designed costumes for Nancy Kerrigan and Michelle Kwan. Another famous figure skater, Kristi Yamaguchi, won season six of Dwts. A rep for Wang did...

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Shawn Johnson is the Best Dancing Star

20 May 2009 9:07 AM, PDT | From www.actressarchives.com | See recent Actress Archives news

Well, it's official. Shawn Johnson is good at winning things. The 2008 gold and silver Olympic medal winner, along with her partner Mark Ballas, were crowned the winners of "Dancing With the Stars" last night. We guess this means Shawn has to shove those Olympic medals over to the side and make room for her disco-ball trophy.Coming in second in the competition were Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke. In third place were Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani. Johnson is the third former Olympian to win "Dancing With the Stars," following in the athletic footsteps of Kristi Yamaguchi and Apolo Anton Ohno.Well, it's pretty clear that it takes an Oly ...

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Olympian Shawn Johnson Becomes The Youngest Contestant To Win The Disco Trophy Ball In "Dancing With The Stars"

19 May 2009 11:44 PM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Gymnast champ Shawn Johnson is also a champ in the ballroom. The Olympic gold medalist narrowly beat actor Gilles Marini as the winner of the eighth season of "Dancing With the Stars."

At 17, Johnson became the youngest contestant ever to join the show. Partnered with professional dancer Mark Ballas, she was handed the disco ball trophy after her thumping the "Sex and the City" actor with just less than 1 percent lead, the closest margin ever in the history of the show.

This is Ballas' second win. He was partnered with another Olympic gold medalist, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, when they were named winners of the sixth season of the show.

It might have been a sweet victory for Johnson, who missed her prom earlier this month, but for Marini, this might just be the most disappointing loss. He and two-time champ partner Cheryl Burke had scored more highest-scores for the week than any other contestant.

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'Dancing with the Stars' Performances - Final Week

18 May 2009 7:23 PM, PDT | From Hitfix.com | See recent Hitfix news

Kelly Monaco. Brooke Burke. Kristi Yamaguchi. Helio Castronevers. Drew Lachey. Emmit Smith. Apolo Anton Ohno. Tonight, the artists formerly known as an Olympic gymnast, a scorned reality TV star, and that guy who showered outside Samantha's house in the "Sex and the City" movie, now known as finalists on the second most popular reality television series in the U.S., will fight to join the forgettable ranks of those seven people, as the eighth winner of "Dancing With The Stars."Tom tells us that if you add up all the scores from the season, Gilles has a 17 point lead over Melissa and...

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'Dwts'' Mark Ballas Dating 'Idol' Contestant

25 February 2009 3:03 PM, PST | From TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news

"Dancing with the Stars" performer Mark Ballas opens up to Et about his romance with former "American Idol" contestant Joanna Pacitti. "We've been together for awhile. I am the happiest I have ever been." Mark tells Et of his relationship with Joanna. "She is so supportive. She is so fun." The two met when Ballas was training Kristi Yamaguchi on season six of "Dwts." Prior to his relationship with Joanna, Mark was seeing his former dance partner Sabrina Bryan of the Cheetah Girls. Joanna was replaced on "Idol" after she was declared ineligible to compete on the show. Et confirmed that Pacitti already had a record deal preceding her audition for the hit music reality show and also has performance credits. The couple was just spotted at the world premiere of the 'Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience.' His band Ballas Hough Band will be releasing their album Bhb on Mar.

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