FREDDIE Mercury would have hated biopic Bohemian Rhapsody because it is "full of fabrication", his alleged love child says.
Unlike her dad, Rami Malek, 44, who played the Queen frontman, never smiled or looked happy in the film, the woman said.
She is also upset at how his Aids diagnosis was treated and accused producers of factual inaccuracies about the dates.
The unnamed woman adds that flamboyant Freddie would have blocked the 2018 film about the band unless he had some input.
Her existence became public only after she spoke to rock biographer Lesley-Ann Jones for her new book Love, Freddie.
The woman, who says she is the product of a fling between the star and a close pal's partner in 1976, said she came forward only to correct "a movie that is full of fabrication".
She added: "Freddie would have been appalled by the movie.
"It would have made his hair stand on end. This film presents a version of him so far removed from the truth."
The woman, a medical professional, told Jones she had a close relationship with the superstar
She said he gave her 17 journals — said to start in 1976 and which she vowed to keep private.
The woman also took aim at "the Queen machine" for exploiting It's a Kind of Magic singer Freddie following his death at 45 in 1991 from Aids complications.
Close Freddie pal Mary Austin said she was unaware he had a love child — and added that she never saw him writing a diary when she lived with him.
In response, the woman claiming to be Freddie's daughter said: "I am devastated by Mary Austin's alleged response.
"For 34 years, the truth of Freddie's life has been distorted, twisted and rewritten, but she said nothing — with the exception of her comment about the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, which she called 'artistic licence'."
Who was Freddie Mercury?
We take a look at the highs and lows of Freddie's life
Freddie Mercury was the lead singer of the rock group Queen.
He was born in Stone Town, Zanzibar, in September 1946 with the birth name Farrokh Bulsara.
Freddie's family fled Zanibar amid civil unrest in 1964 and settled in London. He studied graphic design at the University of West London.
While there, Freddie was introduced to Roger Taylor and Brian May who were in a band called Smile.
When Smile's lead singer quit, Freddie joined Taylor and May as the frontman of the group and, in 1970, Queen was born.
The star, who changed his name from Farrokh Bulsara to Freddie Mercury in the 70s, was known for his incredible vocals and flamboyant nature and style both on and off stage.
Queen hits that Freddie wrote include Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, Somebody to Love, We Are the Champions, Don't Stop Me Now and Crazy Little Thing Called Love.
Freddie also had a successful solo career as well as producing for and performing with other artists.
One of his most iconic and most memorable performances was with Queen at the 1985 Live Aid concert.
Freddie's life was tragically cut short when he passed away age just 45 in 1991.
After many years of touring the world and producing hit after hit, he had sadly been diagnosed with Aids.
According to his partner Jim Hutton, Freddie received the devastating news shortly after Easter in 1987.
But Freddie decided to keep his diagnosis private and it denied it as rumours began to swirl.
Freddie passed away one day after he eventually released a statement confirming that he had Aids.
Following his death, the rock star continued to achieve greatness.
As a member of Queen, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004.
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