(start a rumor monday...)

kels and jacko to play at letourneau wedding reception

after serving more than 7 years in prison for having an illicit "affair" with her then 12-year-old sixth grade math student, mary kay letourneau and her fiance vili fualaau will make there union permanent with nuptials later this month. letourneau has allowed various entertainment news sources access to her wedding plans. the couple recently announced that both r. kelly and michael jackson have agreed to play the letourneau wedding reception for free to show their support for the couple's union.

'vilita and i are very happy and relieved to have such a high caliber of talent playing our wedding,' letourneau said. 'we've had such a difficult time getting this wedding together. it was like a ray of sunshine when the (kelly and jackson's) publicist called to tell us that they planned to play our reception, we were elated.'

it seems that the letourneau-fualaau courtship has been a financially difficult one since letourneau was released from jail. the two 'met' when fualaau was a student in letourneau's class. their sexual relationship was discovered, but not until letourneau became pregnant with their first child. now 43 and 22, the couple has two children. yet since letourneau can no longer teach, the couple has struggled to make ends meet on fualaau's paperboy salary. thus, planning the wedding on a shoestring budget has been quite stressful. the couple has had to rely on the kindness of strangers to put a wedding together. the kelly/jackson reception was quite the pleasant surprise.

though neither artist was available for comment, a representative for both released a brief statement, 'both mr. kelly and mr. jackson empathize with the letourneau-faulaau family, and sincerely hope that their performances bring happiness to their day, and bless their wonderful union.'

it has not yet been revealed who will give leturneau away during the wedding, sources close to the couple say roman polanski may slip back into the u.s. to do the duty.**

leturneau is registered with target, jcpenney, and bed, bath, and beyond, and as a sex offender.

for those of you unfamiliar with roman polanski, he was convicted of statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl back in the 1970s.