The 51-year-old, who is Godfather to Jackson's three children, has confessed to the NOTW (where else?) that he is convinced he is the biological father of Paris due to her apparent likeness to that of his 15-year-old daughter. And Lester claims that he will take a paternity test to prove it.

Lester said:

It's been a secret for so long "In 1996 Michael asked me if I would give him my sperm and I said yes. It was a gift to him, no money was paid, it was something I was honoured to do. He wanted children so badly.

He added that he is only speaking out now because Jackson's family have cut off all his communication to Paris, 12-year-old Prince and Blanket, seven.

I'm the Godparent to them and Michael was Godparent to all my four kids. Our two families spent a lot of time together, and had a lot fun together. Now I'm not able to have any communication with the children. My repeated phone calls aren't returned and emails go unanswered.

Lester admitted that he offered to donate sperm to Jackson during a conversation on the phone, explaining:

Michael found it very difficult to have relationships with women. He found the sexual act something he couldn't do. Michael wasn't gay. But I'd say he was asexual.

I think he'd already tried using his own sperm but it hadn't worked for him, so I made an off-the-cuff comment saying: 'Try mine'.

It's something I wouldn't do for anyone else. But I wanted to do it for him. I didn't know if it would happen. But I was honoured to do it.

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.

Michael Jackson's mother Katherine has since been given full custody of his three children.