Godfather Of Michael Jackson’s Kids Thinks He Might Be Paris’ Dad

Former child star Mark Lester says on the ‘Today’ show that he donated sperm when Michael was trying to have children.

The saga of Michael Jackson’s children continues to become more complicated. In an interview on the “Today” show Friday morning (August 21), Mark Lester — a former child star and godfather to Jackson’s kids — said there is a possibility that he is actually the father of Paris Jackson. Lester admitted that he has no proof of this, but he did say he donated sperm when Michael was first trying to have children.

“I would make absolutely no claim on Paris or any of the kids, but there is the possibility that one of those kids is mine,” he said. “And even if I was, it would make no difference to the status quo of the family anyway.”

Lester said that he wanted to get the story out there before the tabloids had the chance to break it. “Michael was very shy when it came to women, and he confided in me that he had found it very difficult to actually do the sexual act,” Lester told Matt Lauer. “So I jokingly said, ‘Well, if you don’t want to do it, maybe I’ll do it for you.’ ”

Lester’s 15-year-old daughter was also on hand for a side-by-side comparison to a photo of Paris, with Lester pointing out both of their high cheekbones. But when pressed about the strangeness of the situation, Lester said that it was a gift “and I didn’t want anything in return for it.” Lester has stated that he is willing to take a paternity test.

Katherine Jackson, who was awarded custody of Michael’s children (as Michael wished in his will), told ‘Today’ through Jackson family lawyer Londell McMillan: “These newfound efforts appear to be self-serving, lack legal standing and do not serve the best interests of the children.”

This report is from MTV News.

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Former Child Star Latest to Lay Claim to Michael Jackson Children

Less than a week after Jackson’s 89-year-old mother Katherine Jackson was awarded custody of his three children a former British child star has come forward saying he believes he’s the father of Jackon’s 11-year-old daughter, Paris.

“I believe that Paris could be my daughter and I would be willing to take a paternity test,” Mark Lester, star of the 1967 film “Oliver,” told British tabloid News of the World.

Lester, 51, said that he donated sperm for Debbie Rowe, mother of Jackson’s two eldest children, Paris and Prince Michael I, 12. He contends that Paris bears an uncanny resemblance to his own daughters, particularly his 15-year-old.

“Looking at pictures of Harriet and Paris, there’s a very strong resemblance between the two of them,” Lester, also the children’s godfather, told News of the World,” “Paris has blue eyes, pale complexion and high cheekbones.”

While some were surprised by Lester’s announcement, Jackson’s friend Uri Geller wasn’t one of them.

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