DIANA Ross has defended Michael Jackson against child sex abuse claims – sparking outrage amongst her fans.

Jacko is back in the headlines after he was accused of sexually abusing young boys in explosive new documentary Leaving Neverland.

But The Supremes singer, 74, called Jacko a "magnificent incredible force" and asked his accusers to "stop in the name of love" in an impassioned tweet.

Ross, who was a close friend of Jackson's, was slammed by Twittter users for defending him.

She tweeted: "This is what’s on my heart this morning. I believe and trust that Michael Jackson was and is A magnificent incredible force to me and to many others."

Ross finished the tweet by quoting one of The Supremes most famous hits, writing: "STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE."

Her tweet garnered over 11,000 likes and retweets, with Jacko's fans thanking her for defending him.

But others weren't so supportive, with one tweeting: "I’ve always loved and respected you. You realise a person can simultaneously be two things at once?

I’ve always loved & respected you. You realize a person can simultaneously B 2 things at once? He can have been the person you knew&loved & a dangerous, abusing, pedophile too? They hide in plain sight. Fact:people of your generation protect abusers=why we are where we are?

Oof, girl. Not a good look.

it can be true that he was a magnificent incredible force to you and many others, and also an abuser to some others. These things aren't mutually exclusive.

"He can have been the person you knew and loved and a dangerous, abusing, paedophile too? They hide in plain sight."

"Oof, girl. Not a good look," another posted.

A third said: "It can be true that he was a magnificent incredible force to you and many others, and also an abuser to some others. These things aren't mutually exclusive."

Wade Robson and James Safechuck accused Jackson of child molestation in explosive documentary Leaving Neverland.

Jackson, who died in 2009 of a drug overdose, strongly denied all allegations of sexual abuse made against him during his lifetime.

The superstar's estate have also vigorously denied the latest allegations made in the documentary.

Diana Ross is not the first celeb to break cover to defend Jacko.

Barbra Streisand rushed to his aide earlier this week when she said his alleged victims were "thrilled" to be with the star.

The 76-year-old told The Times she "absolutely" believes the two men, but said it's the fault of their parents for allowing them to sleep in a bed with the "very sweet" and "very childlike" Jackson.

Streisand, who once turned down the offer to sing a duet with the King of Pop, said: "His sexual needs were his sexual needs, coming from whatever childhood he has or whatever DNA he has.

"You can say 'molested', but those children, as you heard say [the grown-up Robson and Safechuck], they were thrilled to be there.

"They both married and they both have children, so it didn’t kill them."

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