Mark Lester’s paternity claim was rejected

A few days ago, an English newspaper wrote—citing 51-year-old Mark Lester, who appeared in 1968 in the role of Oliver Twist and had been friends with Michael Jackson for nearly 27 years—that Mark Lester claims to be the father of Paris Jackson, Michael’s daughter. According to the claim, Mark Lester told News Of the World that he donated his sperm to Michael and believes that his sperm was placed in Debbie Rowe’s womb—Michael’s former wife—and that is how Paris Jackson was born. The newspaper claimed that Mark Lester is willing to take a DNA test to determine whether he is Paris’s biological father. It also said he is worried about the children’s well-being and wants to stay in contact with them. Of course, if the newspaper’s claim is true, it does not seem that an interview with a low-tier English newspaper in exchange for some money would indicate Mark Lester’s concern for the children’s well-being. In response to the English newspaper’s claims, Catherine Jackson’s lawyer—Michael’s mother, who has custody of the children—said these are simply claims with no legal or legal basis. Lendell McMillan said this is also another meaningless and unproven claim, and the court sees no reason to overturn its previous ruling that Michael Jackson is the father of all three children. One source said that Lester donated his sperm, but the timing of that donation does not match the time when Paris’s conception took place. People magazine, citing sources close to the situation, says that not only is Mark Lester not Paris’s father, but contrary to the English newspaper’s claim, he does not even make such an allegation: “The newspaper has twisted Lester’s words. He does not claim to be Paris’s father.” Bryan Oxman, the former lawyer for the Jackson family and their longtime friend and adviser, says: “He has been connected to Michael for years, and his children play with Michael’s children. But in all these years, Lester never said anything about being Paris’s father.” Michael’s former partner, Mark Schaffel, also said that in 2003, at a private ceremony, Mark Lester became the godfather of all three of Michael’s children, and all three were baptized at that ceremony with Debbie’s consent (the mother of Prince and Paris) and were brought into the Catholic faith. Mark Schaffel says he himself was present at the ceremony. He also says Debbie always said Michael was Paris’s father. Earlier, Michael’s personal doctor, Arnold Klein, had said that he donated his sperm to a sperm bank. It had become rumored that Michael used his sperm and that in fact Klein is the biological father of Prince and Paris. In an interview with Larry King on CNN, he did not give a clear answer to the question of whether Michael used his sperm, but he did not bring up any paternity claim either. Roger Friedman, some time ago, citing a close friend of Debbie Rowe, wrote on his blog that: “Debbie told me that when she heard this rumor about Arnold Klein, her skin broke out in hives.” Source: eMJey / News Of the World / People / AP / Showbiz411.com