Lester, who played Oliver Twist in the 1968 film musical, Oliver, told the News of the World: “I gave Michael my sperm so that he could have kids and I believe Paris is my daughter.”

He is willing to take a paternity test to establish whether or not he is 11-year-old Paris’ father.

He said since Jackson’s mother had been granted custody of the children following the singer’s death, all his phone calls and emails had gone unanswered. Lester, who has four children, said there was a strong resemblance between his 15-year-old daughter, Harriet, and Paris.