Leaving Neverland: Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris breaks silence about sex abuse allegations

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by Marianna Manson |
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The daughter of Micheal Jackson has finally broken her silence on the furore surrounding the documentary Leaving Neverland

The four-hour doc dissects the alleged sexual abuse by Michael of two young boys, Wade Robson and James Safechuck.

The first part of Leaving Neverland aired last night on Channel 4, with many viewers so appalled by the accusations they’re refusing to watch the second part.

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His daughter Paris, 20, has kept schtum throughout the most recent allegations, but has now broken her silence on Twitter.

Specifically, she addressed a tweet that falsely reported that Paris had made an official statement about the claims, alleging that she believes her dad “innocent of sex abuse claims”.

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1969

Michael Jackson (bottom right) with his brothers Jermaine, Jackie, Tito and Marlon as The Jackson 5.

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1977

Michael poses in a New York City apartment in the late '70s.

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1988

Jackson performs at Madison Square Garden during The Bad Tour in March 1988.

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1990

Michael Jackson plays London's Wembley Stadium in 1990.

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2002

Jackson testifies at Santa Maria Superior Court in November 2002 in a trial in which he is accused of cancelling concert appearances, costing the promoter millions of dollars.

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2009

In his last public appearance, Jackson announces his This Is It Tour residency at a press conference at London's O2 Arena. Here, he confirmed he would play an initial run of 10 dates at the arena the following July (2009).

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“I actually haven’t made any statements yet, especially regarding how it affects my work life," she clarified.

“You guys are reaching a bit. At least this wasn’t a disgusting and attacking article though.

"Y’all take my life more seriously than I do. Calm yo tittaaaaysss.”

Paris has had some success in her career as a model and actress since her father’s death in 2009. And though she hasn’t made any comment on the Leaving Neverland documentary, she has in the past defended her father.

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In a documentary with Rolling Stone magazine when she was 17, Paris said that her “dad would cry to [her] at night.”

“Picture your parent crying to you about the world hating him for something he didn’t do,” she told the magazine. “And for me, he was the only thing that mattered. To see my entire world in pain, I started to hate the world because of what they were doing to him. I’m like, ‘How can people be so mean?'"

Some celebs have come out in support of Michael Jackson's music, including Peter Andre who has called the so-called Price of Pop his "favourite artist".

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