LOS ANGELES — An attorney for Debbie Rowe says Michael Jackson’s ex-wife is backing out of plans to attend the pop superstar’s memorial service.
Rowe, the mother of Jackson’s two oldest children, had originally planned to attend Tuesday’s memorial service at the Staples Center.
But Rowe attorney Marta Almli said Monday her attendance would be “an unnecessary distraction” and that Rowe will “celebrate Michael’s memory privately.”