Out of friendship only

NEW YORK The King of Pop s future heir to the throne will have a mother but no mommy reports AP

The woman impregnated by Michael Jackson says she's having his baby out of friendship only, and will leave all parenting to the reclusive superstar once investigated for alleged child molestation, the Daily News reported Saturday

Debbie Rowe. 37. took centre stage after Jackson s two-year marriage to Usa Marie Presley ended earlier this year without producing offspring, neighbour Kevin Forrest told the newspa-1 Presley appears to be reuniting with the father of her two children Critics blasted the Jackson marriage as a sham aimed at improving the singer's Image following the child abuse scandal.

The blond divorcee met Jackson in 19M5 while working for the singer's Beverly Hills dermatologist. Jackson nas confirmed Rowe is carrying his child, but has denied British news reports that Rowe was artificially Inseminated.

This is a natural conception." said Forest's wife. Tonya Watts Debbie finds it amazing that people won't believe that."

The baby reportedly is due tn February Jackson will raise the child. Forrest said

In 1993. Jackson was investigated in two California countries for alleged child molestation, which he denied. The probes ended without charges after the Jackson reacned a multimillion-dollar settlement with lawyers for the boy making the sexual abuse claim.

Supermodels open fashion cafe restaurant

JAKARTA: Supermodel Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell have opened their first Fashion Cafe restaurant outside the United States, reports AP.

The theme restaurant, whose entrance resembles a giant camera lens, opened Saturday night. Its other owners are models EUe Macpherson and Christy Turlington.

1>ieir‘Fashion Cafe now has branches in New York and New ' Orleans, and plans addfMttri^mt^b iIn Barcelona and London

I the opening of the JiikarlA branch. Campbell said she loves Indonesia because its people are so liberal and broad- . minded.

Because she had a chill

LONDON: The 96-year-old Queen Mother Elizabeth, a favourite of many of Britain's World War II veterans, did not attend an annual rememberance festival, because she has a chill, reports AP.

She hoped to be there and she is very disappointed.* an unidentified spokeswoman said. "She has a chiU. She felt It was more sensible to stay at home. "

The Queen Mother was queen consort of King George VI during the war.

Queen Elizabeth II. her husband the Duke of Edinburgh and other senior royals, joined thousands of veterans at London's Royal Albert Hall for the British Legion Festival of Remembrance.

A spokesman for the Royal British Legion said. *We are sorry to hear that the Queen Mother is not well, but we are very pleased she is taking good care of harself. We hope she will soon be better and will be here again next year.