Paris Jackson criticized for playing Jesus as a lesbian woman in a movie

Paris Jackson, daughter of Michael Jackson, has been criticized for the character she plays in the movie "Habit".

(CNN) ––  Paris Jackson's interpretation of Jesus as a lesbian woman has caused thousands of people to sign a protest petition.

The daughter of the late king of pop Michael Jackson, 22, plays this character in the movie Habit .

According to Deadline, the independent film stars Bella Thorne and “it's about a party girl, from the street, with a fetish for Jesus, who is involved in a violent drug business and finds a possible way out, posing as a nun. "

As of Thursday, Change.org's petition against the film was fast approaching nearly 300,000 signatures.

"It is predicted that a new blasphemous Hollywood movie representing Jesus as a lesbian woman will be released soon," a statement in the petition reads. “The movie Habit stars Paris Jackson, who plays the role of lesbian Jesus. The distributors have not yet picked it up, so please spread awareness and wake people up with the Christophobic garbage that is spreading today, but which is in some way accepted and praised by society, ”the text adds.

CNN has reached out to Jackson's representatives for comment.

This is not Jackson's first performance.

She had a small role in 2017 as Rachel Wells in the Fox television series "Star", and also appeared in the "Scream" series and in the movie Gringo .

Singer Sia tweeted Wednesday a message of support for Jackson.

Dear @ParisJackson I love you, keep going. I believe you are a good person.
😊

- sia (@Sia) July 1, 2020

"Dear @ParisJackson, I love you, keep going," said the tweet. "I think you're a good person".

This Thursday, the star went to Twitter again to write “Hey. Leave @Paris Jackson alone, you thugs. ”

Hey
Lay off @ParisJackson you bullies.
It's me that has my opinions as a 44 year old woman. Let her be a child please- attack me. I am more than equipped to deal with us disagreeing on a subject. Let's not ruin her music release and finding her own voice.

- sia (@Sia) July 2, 2020

“I am the one who has her opinions as a 44-year-old woman. Let her be a girl, please attack me, ”Sia tweeted. “I am more than equipped to deal with us disagreeing on an issue. Let's not ruin her musical release and the possibility of finding her own voice, "she insisted.

Jackson and her boyfriend Gabriel Glenn recently debuted on the documentary series "Unfiltered: Paris Jackson and Gabriel Glenn" on Facebook about their lives and their band, The Sunflowers.

"Everyone in my family makes music. I mean, I'm a Jackson, ”she said in the series debut on Tuesday. "It makes sense that it's music but ... a Jackson doing indie folk?"

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