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Jackson's ex set to marry porn producer

Debbie Rowe, who married late singer Michael Jackson in Sydney, has confirmed rumours that she is set to marry gay porn producer Marc Schaffel.

Debbie Rowe, Michael Jackson's former wife

Michael Jackson's former wife Debbie Rowe (pic) has confirmed rumours she's engaged. (AAP)

Debbie Rowe is yet to set a wedding date but has confirmed she's engaged - 18 years after she tied the knot with Michael Jackson in Sydney.

Rowe has confirmed that she will marry the late king of pop's friend, gay porn producer Marc Schaffel.

Reports surfaced last month after the mother of Jackson's two eldest children was photographed wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring.

At first she denied the claims, but has since confirmed the engagement, saying she she initially turned down Schaffel's proposal because she feared she had terminal cancer, after doctors found irregularities with her lymph nodes.

However, test results have shown the former nurse, mother to Prince Michael and Paris, has the autoimmune disease sarcoidosis, which is not life-threatening.

"He loves me, knows my kids, loves my kids and we'll see where this goes," Rowe told TMZ.com.

She and Schaffel have yet to set a wedding date.

Rowe married Jackson in Sydney in 1996 when she was pregnant with their first child.


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