Even though she renounced custody both in court eight years ago and in an interview with News of the World last week, Michael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe is now saying she plans to fight for custody of Prince and Paris Jackson. According to Us Weekly

“I want my children,” Rowe said during a 90-minute phone conversation Thursday morning with NBCLA.

Katherine filed a 22-page petition seeking legal guardianship of the children. A guardianship hearing scheduled for Monday has been postponed until July 13 at the request of attorneys for Rowe and Katherine Jackson.

Rowe also said she was willing to submit to any testing, including DNA to prove that she is the children’s true biological mother, [and] would submit to psychological testing.

“I am stepping up,” Rowe said. “I have to.”

Well, of course she has to. The will very clearly states she gets nothing:

“I have intentionally omitted to provide for my former wife, Deborah Jean Rowe Jackson,” the [document] states.

… while the kids will get almost half of his estate. TMZ says

Katherine Jackson will get 40% of the assets. Michael’s 3 kids will get another 40%.
And the remaining 20% goes to several children’s charities.

Sure sounds different from Debbie’s testimony eight years ago, in which she said,

“I had the children for [Michael]. I did it for him to become a father, not for me to become a mother. You earn the title ‘parent.’ I have done absolutely nothing to earn that title.”

Of course, that was before there was a $200 million dollar estate up for grabs. That changes everything. It’s just a matter of time before her eyes turn into bulging dollar signs and her tongue starts lolling out of her mouth any time she gets near a courthouse. Yep, Saturday morning cartoons have taught me practically everything I know about the legal system. That’s why I always dress as a sexy bunny when I have my probation hearings.

Watch video of his final dress rehearsal two nights before his death after the jump