Paris Jackson denies reports of self harm

Paris Jackson has rubbished claims she has attempted self-harm in response to the scandal prompted by the controversial Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland.

Jackson, 20, daughter of the late musician, posted a denial to Twitter in response to claims made by the US entertainment news website TMZ.

"F--- you you f---ing liars," she wrote.

She followed the post with another containing a series of question marks.

A source close to Jackson said she had had an incident that required medical treatment and that she was resting at home, denying reports of a suicide attempt.

Paris Jackson at New York Fashion Week in September 2018.Credit: AP

A story on the TMZ website linked Jackson's hospitalisation to the release of the documentary, which aired in two parts at the beginning of the month.

It featured Australian Wade Robson and US man James Safechuck, who both alleged they were sexually abused by the King of Pop.

Jackson's family has denied the allegations, and his estate sued HBO (the creator of the documentary) last month, alleging that airing the documentary violates a 1992 concert-special contract with the cable channel over disparagement of the singer.

Robson testified in defense of Jackson at a 2005 child molestation trial, and both boys gave sworn witness statements supporting Jackson in response to 1993 allegations. But each one later sued the Jackson estate, at different times - both of their cases were dismissed because too much time had passed.

Jackson, who was acquitted in the 2005 molestation case involving a third child, died in 2009.

Since Leaving Neverland aired, hundreds of radio stations, including in Australia and New Zealand, have decided to stop playing Jackson's music.

Jackson is the second child of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe. She was 11 when her famous father died in 2009 at the age of 50.

Janet Jackson, left, Prince Michael Jackson II, La Toya Jackson, centre, and Paris Jackson sing during the memorial service for Michael Jackson in 2009.Credit: AP

Speaking to Rolling Stone in 2017, Jackson revealed she had attempted suicide "multiple times".

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PA, with staff writers