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Jacko Pal Claims Paris Is His Daughter

Michael 'found the sexual act something he couldn't do'

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 9, 2009 11:40 AM CDT

(Newser) – Fearing that Katherine Jackson will sever his bond with Michael Jackson’s children, a confidante of the fallen pop star says Paris is likely his biological daughter, News of the World reports. Mark Lester, who starred as a child in the Oscar-winning film Oliver!, says that until 2 weeks ago, he hadn’t told anyone—including his wife—that he donated sperm to Jackson in 1996. “It’s been secret for so long. It was a gift to him. He wanted children so badly.”

Lester, 51, who’s now an osteopath and acupuncture specialist, said Jackson asked him for help because “he found the sexual act something he couldn’t do ... Michael wasn’t gay. He was asexual.” Lester is offering to take a paternity test, but says even if he’s right, “I wouldn’t see her as anything other than Michael’s daughter,” adding, “I do feel a definite bonding with Paris and I think there's a definite possibility that she's part of me.”

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A close friend of Michael Jackson's says he is Paris' father. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Pool, file)

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris cries as she speaks at the memorial service for her father at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Gabriel Bouys, pool)

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Michael was a brilliant, brilliant dad. Those kids are Michael's children. He was their father. End of story. But I just want to make sure they're happy.
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sache

Aug 10, 2009 4:16 AM CDT

They are Michael's children. He is the only Dad they knew and according to Paris, a good one. These other people putting forth claims need to shut up and get a life.

Kookey90

Aug 9, 2009 10:57 AM CDT

By the way the title of this article “,Jacko Pal Claims Paris Is His Daughter” pisses me off. The poor guy passed away and we should honor his memory, his name was Michael Jackson. Jacko makes the poor guy sound like a joke. RIP.

Kookey90

Aug 9, 2009 10:53 AM CDT

This jerk is just one of many wanabee’s who’ll lay claim to being one of Jackson’s children’s biological parent. It probably has to do with the fifteen minutes of fame or maybe some money they think they can squeeze out of the Jackson estate. Although none of the children even closely resemble Jackson and their DNA will probably not match, Jackson raised those children as his own; he was their father (DNA or no DNA). Let things be. RIP.

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Jacko Pal Claims Paris Is His Daughter