“It’s not my role,” said Paris Jackson, 20, who added in a Twitter message that “there is nothing I can say that hasn’t already been said in his defence.”
The daughter of the late “King of Pop”, however, also said she supports her family’s efforts to clear her father’s name.
Paris decided to address the issue publicly on Thursday after being hounded by paparazzi in New Orleans.
One fan suggested the young woman was being targeted because people wanted to know her opinion on the documentary “Leaving Neverland”, released a week ago, in which two men accuse Jackson of having sexually abused them when they were children.
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Image caption, Michael Jackson was accused of sexually abusing minors, but in 2005 he was acquitted of all charges.
In response, Paris Jackson praised the work being done by her second cousin Taj Jackson, who is leading a campaign against the documentary and raising money to finance a rival film.
“Taj is doing a perfect job,” Paris wrote. “I support him but that’s not my role,” she added.
“I’m just going to try to get people to calm down, be calm and think about what really matters. That’s just me,” said the second of Jackson’s three children.
Paris Jackson had previously asked fans of the singer to relax and smoke “some weed” instead of getting angry at the allegations.
“Do you really think it’s possible to destroy his name? Do you really think you have a chance?” she also tweeted to one person concerned about the impact of “Leaving Neverland” on Michael Jackson’s legacy.
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Image caption, Thousands of fans flocked to the Neverland ranch when the singer died in 2009.
The documentary – whose title can be translated as “Leaving Neverland”, in reference to the name of the singer’s ranch house – tells the stories of Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who befriended Jackson as children and say they were victims of his abuse for years.
Jackson’s heirs have dismissed the allegations, accusing both men of being “perjurers” and “confessed liars”.
However, their testimonies seem to have convinced many.
Radio stations in Australia and Canada have banned the broadcast of Jackson’s songs and the creators of the cartoon show “The Simpsons” pulled an episode in which the singer appeared.
The fashion house Louis Vuitton also announced on Thursday that, as a result of the documentary, it was removing several pieces of clothing inspired by Michael Jackson from a new collection.
