Nessa,

this is a hard one, because what she's done is said what she perceives to be true, that he hurt her. It's not that he hurt her badly, or even that it was particularly painful, just that he did. I don't expect at her age she understands the social taboo of it, just that the first time she said it, she probably got a great reaction, so she would naturally try to keep getting that reaction. I agree with Christine that ignoring it wouldn't help (it's likely that the reactions she is after doesn't come from you anyway) but perhaps a little mummy/daughter chat to let her know that saying what she does, despite it being true in her mind, makes people think that her daddy is a bad daddy. And daddy isn't really a bad daddy, is he?

I don't know :P I guess you'd be in the best position to know how to get through to her. But do realise she's only expressing how she feels, even if it's not necessarily the right words. Good luck, parents just can't win no matter what we do sometimes.