Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford are SLAMMED for 'awkward, offensive and painful' Mark Lester interview.

This Morning hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford came under fire on Friday for interrogating child star Mark Lester over his friendship with Michael Jackson. 

Speaking in the wake of a documentary on the musician, which is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday, the Oliver! actor, 60, once again discussed the subject of the sperm donation he gave to Michael, who passed away in 2009. 

While chatting about the scenario, Eamonn grilled Mark over his claims that he is the biological father to Michael's daughter Paris while Ruth asked Mark if the late singer was 'infertile' - leading to a furious reaction from fans on Twitter.

Mark found fame at the age of eight when he played the title role in the film of the Lionel Bart musical Oliver! in 1968. He became good friends with Jackson in London in 1978 when the singer was performing with the Jackson 5. 

Since then Mark, who is now an osteopath and lives in Cheltenham with his second wife Lisa and the four children from his first marriage, has repeatedly discussed his friendship with Michael and the sperm donation he gave the star.

His appearance on This Morning comes ahead of the release of ­Leaving Neverland, which has exposed fresh sex abuse claims as one-time Michael Jackson fans Wade Robson and James Safechuck have made accusations against the late hitmaker

On Tuesday morning's show, Eamonn asked Mark about the sperm donation stories, to which Mark countered: 'I did give a sperm donation to MJ, I had four children, he said: “How do you do it?”...





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