In an unsurprising twist, Debbie Rowe wants custody of her two children by Michael Jackson.

TMZ reports:

Debbie Rowe will fight for custody of Paris and Michael Jr., the children born during her marriage to Michael Jackson — this, according to NBC 4 in Los Angeles.

According to the NBC 4 website, Rowe said during a 90-minute phone conversation, “I want my children.”

Rowe says she will seek a restraining order to keep Joe Jackson away from the children.

Rowe also says she’ll submit to a DNA test to prove she’s the biological mother.

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A source close to Michael Jackson tells Usmagazine.com the family has not yet reached out to Debbie Rowe, the mother of his two oldest children.

“Even now, she just wants to visit them and be a part of their lives — she’s not after custody unless they were being harmed,” the source tells Us.

Jackson’s mother, Katherine, was granted temporary custody of Prince, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II (Blanket), 7. Dad Joe has said the kids “belong” with Michael’s parents.

Rowe’s lawyer, Eric George, told the Los Angeles Times he would attend a Monday custody hearing to represent Rowe, but said he didn’t know if she would ask for custody or to continue visitation rights.

Rowe filed a petition in 2001 to give up her parental rights, but went back to court to regain custody in 2003 — after Jackson was accused of child molestation.

But Rowe — who was wed to Jackson from 1996 to 1999 — has said: “I didn’t have the kids to be a mother.”

On Wednesday, a 7-year-old will was filed in court. Jackson wrote that he “intentionally” cut out Rowe.

The new issue of Us Weekly exclusively revealed dermatologist Arnold Klein is the biological father of Paris and Prince.

“He and Debbie signed an agreement saying they would never reveal the truth,” an insider told Us.

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It’s official! Katie Holmes will perform on So You Think You Can Dance in celebration of the FOX show’s 100th episode, airing July 23, in a song and dance tribute to Judy Garland.

While buzz about her appearance began when photos of Holmes clad in dance gear at the CBS studios in L.A. hit the web last month, it wasn’t her first visit to the show. “She absolutely adores dancing as does her daughter,” according to executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, who said Holmes and her daughter Suri, 3, have been visiting the show’s dress rehearsals for a couple of years now.

Recently, Holmes has been rehearsing herself, sometimes until 11:30 p.m. — with breaks to be with Suri, Lythgoe says — on a New York street scene designed for the number, which was lit by famed cinematographer Dion Beebe, with direction and choreography by her friend, Tyce Diorio.

Inspired by Garland’s song “Get Happy” from the 1950s musical Summer Stock, Holmes will wear “the jacket, the little hat,” Lythgoe says. “It’s just an iconic look. And Katie Holmes has got the legs. Wow!”

Proud husband Tom Cruise and Suri were often on hand to support Holmes. “It was great to see the sort of family bond,” Lythgoe says. “It was beautiful to see!”

Adds Lythgoe: “It was the pride in Tom’s eyes, which I liked. I think we all stood around and felt very proud.”

And why not? All the hard work (Holmes got vocal training from American Idol musical director Ricky Minor) was done in the name of charity, as her performance will introduce the public to the Dizzy Feet Foundation, which she co-founded with Lythgoe, Hairspray director Adam Shankman and Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba. The organization’s mission is to support, improve and increase access to dance education in the United States.

“I think it’s important for children to experience music and dance,” Holmes said in a statement. “Every child should have the opportunity to discover what it is they like and have access to the very best in that pursuit.”

And how would Holmes’s performance rate with the often unforgiving SYTYCD judges? “I think she would wow the judges and she’d certainly wow the public,” Lythgoe says. “And if anybody didn’t pick the phone up [and vote] for her, I’d be very surprised.”

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Beth Ditto is absolutely exquisite! – DListed

Kristen & Dakota crack each other up – Pop Sugar

Jermaine Jackson wishes he died instead of Michael – Popeater

Lindsay Lohan retracts her Justin Timberlake jab – Lainey Gossip

Liev Schreiber says sons keep him grounded – Celebrity Baby Scoop

Gwyneth Paltrow needs to move to Spain already – IDLYITW

Autopsy rules out David Carradine suicide – Hollywire

Bradley Cooper bags another actress – The Superficial

Michael Jackson drug drama has DEA involved – ASL

Michael Jackson’s Bubbles: Where is he now? – Pop Squire

Zac Efron cheating on Vanessa Hudgens with Megan Fox? – Allie Is Wired

Dina Lohan was asked to fake a pregnancy? – Celebitchy

Katy Perry for Cosmopolitan – I’m Not Obsessed

It’s feeding time for Courtney Love – Popbytes

3 Steps to get your skin beach ready – Make Her Up

Neil Patrick Harris is hosting the Emmys? – SOW

At barely over five feet tall, 19-year-old Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere is mastering the art of dressing for her height while still pulling off a playful-yet-sophisticated look. “There are all these little tricks that make such a difference,” she says. “Like being conscious of when a shoe cuts me off at the ankle so it doesn’t shorten my legs.”

The star of the recently released romantic comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper found something to obsess over right away at Lucky’s West Hollywood shoot. Fresh off a flight from Europe, she dove into a rack of hot pink clothes. “How can you not love this color? It just makes me happy,” she said of the dress she ended up wearing on the cover. “The shape is conservative, but the shade is totally fun.”

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This video had me cracking up!  Of course this is not the real Jon Gosselin, but it’s funny as hell.