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'Billie Jean' Sues Jacko for $1B

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 22, 2008 5:58 PM CST

(Newser) – Billie Jean is still calling Michael Jackson "the one," Access Hollywood reports. A woman who says she is Billie Jean Jackson—and refers to Jackson as "her husband"—is suing him for $1 billion in Los Angeles, seeking joint custody of... Read full story »

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