Paris Jackson hits out at lack of respect as she cleans another Michael Jackson's 'Walk of Fame' star

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It would be fair to say that even in death, Michael Jackson continues to divide opinion. On the one hand, you've got those who idolise the King of Pop for his contribution to the world music scene and pioneering iconic dance moves such as the moonwalk. But, on the other hand, you've got people who believe that Michael's obsession with childhood and the allegations that were aimed at him during the latter part of his life have tainted his legacy.

One person who has often lept to the defence of the late singer is his daughter, Paris Jackson. Just last year, Paris complained about the portrayal of her father on a Sky programme and managed to get the show cancelled.

Sky had previously announced that the programme, entitled Urban Myths, would feature Joseph Fiennes portraying the late Michael Jackson in a story that involved Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando.

"I'm so incredibly offended by it, as I'm sure plenty of people are as well, and it honestly makes me want to vomit," Paris wrote in a tweet.

"It angers me to see how obviously intentional it was for them to be this insulting, not just towards my father, but my godmother Liz as well.

"Where is the respect? They worked through blood sweat and tears for ages to create such profound and remarkable legacies. Shameful portrayal."

Sky acted quickly after Paris' angry statement, with the company announcing that they would pull the episode entirely after 20,000 people signed a petition protesting the episode.

In a statement, they said: "We have taken the decision not to broadcast Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon, a half-hour episode from the Sky Arts Urban Myths series, in light of the concerns expressed by Michael Jackson's immediate family.

"We set out to take a light-hearted look at reportedly true events and never intended to cause any offence. Joseph Fiennes fully supports our decision."

However, despite her constant defence of her father, it seems like Paris is still having to fight his corner. Yesterday, Paris shared a photo of herself cleaning a star on Hollywood's walk of fame after it had been defaced by graffiti.

The star in question was that of Michael Jackson, with Paris saying: "Some people have no f**king respect."

Michael Jackson was awarded his star back in 1984 - 35 years before he passed away.

Paris turned up at the star in question with cleaning products to get rid of the red spray paint and condemn the actions of the vandals.

"Some people have no fucking respect," she wrote in the caption of her Instagram post.

"I understand that there is a difference between the radio emblem and the record, but a name is a name."

The difference in emblems that Paris alludes to is the fact that the star belongs to Michael Jackson - the British-American radio commentator. However, it wouldn't be surprising if the vandals were not aware of this when they decided to deface it and she decided to take action nonetheless.

Credit to Paris for going out and cleaning the sign. Even if it didn't belong to her dead father, there is still no need to deface a memorial of the deceased.