MJ’s family lawyer dismisses claims Lester is Paris’ father

August 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A lawyer for the 24-year-old man who claims to be Michael Jackson's lovechild has said his client is not interested in the singer's money. The man named Prince Michael Malachi Jet Jackson has filed a claim in Los Angeles, and maintains that the late Jackson was his father.e has even submitted a birth certificate naming Michael Joseph Jackson and Zerline LaVette Dixon as his parents.

August 26th, 2009 LONDON - After late King of Pop Michael Jackson's daughter Paris had her hair cut, her minders are said to have seized the cuttings immediately to prevent DNA tests on them. The incident took place after Paris, 11, had her hair trimmed at a salon in Las Vegas on August 23, reports the Sun.

August 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson did receive sperm from former child star Mark Lester as he tried of a second child, the British doctor that the late King of Pop tried to hire as his personal physician has confirmed. Dr. Susan Etok, a long-time consultant to Jackson, backs 'Oliver!' star Lester's claim that he could be the biological father of Jackson's daughter Paris.

August 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Mark Lester, the long-term friend of Michael Jackson, has said that the King of Pop confided in him about his "difficult" sex life. Lester made the revelation while opening up about his decision to donate his sperm to the superstar.

August 17th, 2009 LONDON - Actor Mark Lester's ex-wife has rubbished claims that he could have fathered Michael Jackson's daughter Paris because he was rarely in contact with the King Of Pop. The Oliver star had earlier revealed that he could be the 11-year-old girl's biological dad because he donated sperm to Jackson in 1996, following a request from the superstar.

August 11th, 2009 LONDON - After late Michael Jackson's friend Mark Lester claimed that he could be the father of the singer's daughter Paris, the Jackson family's lawyer Brian Oxman has revealed that it might be a little difficult for him to prove it, as under California law it is forbidden. Lester, 51, who is godfather to Jacko's three children Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, admitted to having donated sperm to Jackson in 1996, while the singer was married to ex-wife Debbie Rowe.

August 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actor Mark Lester is not the father of Michael Jackson's daughter Paris, according to sources. They said that Jackson's long-time friend Lester is not the father of Jackson's daughter, nor is he claiming paternity as reported by the tabloids.

August 9th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's long-term friend Mark Lester has claimed that he is the real father of the star's daughter Paris. Lester, a former child actor, said he secretly donated sperm to help King of Pop become a father and that the strong likeness between Paris, 11, and his own daughter Harriet, 15, had left him convinced the former was a part of him.

August 9th, 2009 Report: Jackson kids' godfather claims paternityLONDON —A British tabloid reported Saturday that the godfather of Michael Jackson's three children claims to be the father of the singer's daughter Paris. The News of the World quotes Jackson's longtime friend Mark Lester as saying that he "gave Michael my sperm so that he could have kids — and I believe Paris is my daughter." The newspaper also quotes Lester, is a 51-year-old former child star known for his lead role in the 1968 movie version of the state show "Oliver!" as saying he's willing to take a paternity test.

July 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's eldest children Prince Michael and Paris are making efforts to make their younger brother Blanket understand that their dad has gone forever. The Late King of Pop's youngest child, Prince Michael II, aka Blanket, has not been able to grasp the fact that his father has died of a cardiac arrest last month.

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's six-year-old son Blanket is still unsure of what has happened to his father and asks whether he has gone on holiday, says Mark Lester, godfather to the late pop star's children. Jackson, who died June 25, has three children -- 12-year-old Michael Jr, 11-year-old Paris Michael Katherine and six-year-old Prince Michael II whom Jacko called Blanket.

July 17th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's brother Tito has shot down reports that father Joe is grooming his grandchildren to become a new version of the Jackson 5. It was reported that Joe was preparing to transform Prince, 12, Paris, 11, and Blanket, seven, into an all-singing, all-dancing pop group called the Jackson Three.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's daughter Paris believes that her father has "gone to live with the angels", the singer's pal has revealed. Two days after Jackson died, Mark Lester spoke to the 11-year-old.

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former child star Mark Lester has promised to live up to the title of godfather to Michael Jackson's kids. The King of pop passed away at the age of 50 last night after he reportedly suffered a massive heart attack due to drug overdose.

May 5th, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna's lawyer has branded as an opportunist the man who claims to be the father of the girl the singer wants to adopt. The 'Frozen' hitmaker's appeal against a ban on adopting three-year-old Mercy James was also postponed after James Kambewa, supposed to be her biological father, tried to restake his claim on her and the singer's lawyers have slammed him, reports the Mirror online.