Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe has denied reports she was paid by the singer to give up parental rights to their two children.
The New York Post reported that Rowe agreed to take about $4m (£2.4m) to give up her rights to children Prince Michael Jr, 12, and Paris, 11.
In a letter to the newspaper, her lawyer Eric George called the claims "blatant falsehoods".
New York Post editor-in-chief Col Allan said the paper "stands by its story".
That was despite Mr George asking the newspaper to publish an immediate retraction.
'Reckless'
The lawyer said Ms Rowe, who was married to Jackson from 1996 to 1999, "has not and will not" give up her parental rights and the claim was "unequivocally false".
Katherine Jackson has temporary guardianship of her grandchildren
He said the story had been "concocted with reckless disregard for the truth", adding that Ms Rowe had also not taken, and would not accept, any additional money beyond the spousal support she had agreed with the singer years ago.
Mr George said that, following Jackson's death, "no determination has been reached concerning custody or visitation".
Jackson's mother, Katherine, was granted temporary guardianship of her son's three children on 29 June.
A custody hearing on the three is set for next Monday.
The surrogate mother of Jackson's youngest child, seven-year-old Prince Michael II, has never been identified.
In a 2002 will signed by Jackson, he said he had "intentionally omitted" to provide for Ms Rowe.
She gave up custody rights to the children but sought them again in 2003.
They agreed a settlement in 2006 but the terms were never disclosed.
Intervention
Meanwhile, sales of Jackson's music have continued to rocket in the US.
Early figures show the singer's catalogue of solo albums sold 1.1 million copies in the past week.
It brings the total number of Jackson album sales in the US to more than 2.3 million in two-and-a-half weeks.
Meanwhile, Tito Jackson has said he and his brothers and sisters confronted the star over claims he was addicted to prescription drugs.
In an interview with the Daily Mirror, he said: "We had to act - it was me, my sisters Janet, Rebbie and La Toya and my brothers Jackie and Randy.
"We kept asking him if it was true."
He added: "He kept denying it. He said we were over-reacting. We talked about it again and again for hours but we just couldn't get through to him."
On Tuesday, a spokesman for the Los Angeles coroner said results of Jackson's autopsy would not be released "this week or next" while final work on the case was carried out.
The New York Post reported that Rowe agreed to take about $4m (£2.4m) to give up her rights to children Prince Michael Jr, 12, and Paris, 11.
In a letter to the newspaper, her lawyer Eric George called the claims "blatant falsehoods".
New York Post editor-in-chief Col Allan said the paper "stands by its story".
That was despite Mr George asking the newspaper to publish an immediate retraction.
'Reckless'
The lawyer said Ms Rowe, who was married to Jackson from 1996 to 1999, "has not and will not" give up her parental rights and the claim was "unequivocally false".
Katherine Jackson has temporary guardianship of her grandchildren
He said the story had been "concocted with reckless disregard for the truth", adding that Ms Rowe had also not taken, and would not accept, any additional money beyond the spousal support she had agreed with the singer years ago.
Mr George said that, following Jackson's death, "no determination has been reached concerning custody or visitation".
Jackson's mother, Katherine, was granted temporary guardianship of her son's three children on 29 June.
A custody hearing on the three is set for next Monday.
The surrogate mother of Jackson's youngest child, seven-year-old Prince Michael II, has never been identified.
In a 2002 will signed by Jackson, he said he had "intentionally omitted" to provide for Ms Rowe.
She gave up custody rights to the children but sought them again in 2003.
They agreed a settlement in 2006 but the terms were never disclosed.
Intervention
Meanwhile, sales of Jackson's music have continued to rocket in the US.
Early figures show the singer's catalogue of solo albums sold 1.1 million copies in the past week.
It brings the total number of Jackson album sales in the US to more than 2.3 million in two-and-a-half weeks.
Meanwhile, Tito Jackson has said he and his brothers and sisters confronted the star over claims he was addicted to prescription drugs.
In an interview with the Daily Mirror, he said: "We had to act - it was me, my sisters Janet, Rebbie and La Toya and my brothers Jackie and Randy.
"We kept asking him if it was true."
He added: "He kept denying it. He said we were over-reacting. We talked about it again and again for hours but we just couldn't get through to him."
On Tuesday, a spokesman for the Los Angeles coroner said results of Jackson's autopsy would not be released "this week or next" while final work on the case was carried out.
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