A man who changed his name to Michael Jackson now wants to revert it in the wake of claims aired in the Leaving Neverland documentary.

John Lomas, 38, altered his name to "John Michael Jackson" by deed poll because he was a superfan of the singer during his childhood.

But the factory worker, from Malvern, Worcestershire, now fears his name will cause him havoc when applying for jobs since Jackson was accused of being a paedophile in the TV documentary, which aired in Britain this month.

He is now crowdfunding to change his name back by deed poll, which costs £120.

He said: "During my childhood I had various obsessions and special interests growing up and one of those has been Michael Jackson.

"A few years ago I went to LA and soon after that I changed my name to Michael Jackson legally.

"I have supported him blindly for years and but it has come to a point with everything recently that I've thought, 'no more'.