Marlon Brando may be the biological father of one of Michael Jackson's children

The biological father of Michael Jackson's youngest child may be another late Hollywood star—iconic actor and sex symbol of his time, Marlon Brando. This was reported by The Sun, citing "high-ranking" sources.

A new theory about the parentage of 23-year-old Prince Michael II comes from well-connected sources at the very top, the outlet claims. "This all started very recently when [the older Jackson children] were told about it. It seems like all the pieces of the puzzle are falling into place. Everyone is trying to make sense of it," the outlet quotes its source as saying.

Hollywood insiders claim Jackson and Brando shared a bond far deeper than mere friendship. "For years, people have been saying Michael used sperm donors. Marlon Brando was among those who helped him become a father because he couldn't do it himself," a source told The Sun, adding that they were both megastars and so close that they shared a great deal of trust. "That's why it was kept quiet for so long, but a handful of close people always knew," the tabloid's source added.

The theory is supported by the fact that actor Mark Lester has previously publicly admitted that he was a sperm donor for Jackson in the mid-1990s. In 2009, citing the resemblance between his own 15-year-old daughter Harriet and Jackson's daughter Paris, Mark said in a television interview: "I gave Michael my sperm so he could have children, and I believe Paris is my daughter. I was just helping a friend. I think he had problems with the physical act of sex, as well as a very low sperm count."

He later claimed he wasn't the only famous figure Jackson turned to for help conceiving children: "Michael said it would all be completely confidential, and I knew he was turning to other members of his inner circle - actors Macaulay Culkin, Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson, Uri Geller, people from Harvard with PhDs."

Lester remained close to the Jackson family for a long time and was chosen by him as godfather to each of his children. However, the family reportedly later rejected Lester's offers of DNA testing, and in a later interview, he stated that "the wider Jackson clan had been abandoned."

Additionally, former bodyguard and martial arts expert Mark Fiddes admitted that he also donated sperm to the singer, who told him he would very much like to have an "athletic child." After Jackson's death, Fiddes stated that he "might" be the biological father of the star's youngest son, although he acknowledged that the singer never confirmed this.

At the same time, the internet has previously drawn attention to the fact that Biggie, as Jackson Jr. is now called, is strikingly similar to the Brando children with their deep-set dark eyes and thick eyebrows, and also that the youngest Jackson bears little resemblance to his older brother and sister.

Biggie Jackson was born via an anonymous surrogate. The mother of Jackson's eldest children, 28-year-old son Prince Michael I and 27-year-old daughter Paris, is former nurse Debbie Rowe, who had a brief marriage to the singer.

Jackson died in June 2009 at age 50 from acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication following cardiac arrest. Marlon Brando had died five years earlier.

Michael Jackson, whose fortune, despite his enormous debts, is estimated at over $2 million, left approximately 40% of his wealth and income to his children upon his death. Another 40% went to his mother, Katherine, and the remaining 20% ​​was donated to charity.

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