Michael Jackson’s goddaughter defends him against Leaving Neverland documentary claims

The late King of Pop had three kids – Paris, Prince, and Blanket – and used around 20 donors for IVF treatment to help him become a dad. He also used a sample from his longtime friend Mark Lester, the former child star of 1968 film Oliver!.

Lester made Michael Jackson Godfather to his kids and his daughter Lucy, 27, is now speaking up about finding out that her dad donated sperm for Michael Jackson’s kids and the possibility that her dad could be the biological dad of her childhood friend Paris Jackson.

She says: “I didn’t know dad had donated sperm to him until recently.

”In mine and my family’s eyes, Michael will always be Paris’s dad. Regardless of who the biological dad is, Michael is Paris’s real dad.”

Lucy Lester and her family were close to Paris and the rest of Michael Jackson’s kids while they were growing up but after Michael’s death in 2009, Lucy and her family lost touch with the Jackson kids.

The Gloucester-based mum has said she tried to get back in touch with Paris after the controversial Leaving Neverland documentary, which accused Michael of child sex abuse.

Lucy defended Michael Jackson and said he is innocent of the child sex abuse claims. Lucy’s father has also gone on TV to defend his late friend.

She tells Daily Mail: “One hundred per cent I never saw anything to suggest anything like that.

“I never had the slightest inkling, saw or heard anything that made me feel uncomfortable.

“I do not believe he did it and there are other factors to consider such as monetary gain from the people who accused him.

“Having to hear people say things about him when they don’t know him is probably the most difficult thing of all. I can speak from personal experience and all I can say is that I never thought there was anything untoward. Michael was a lovely family man.”