Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris has revealed why she identifies as a Black woman.
The 26-year-old model and musician is the middle child of the ‘Thriller’ singer – she has an older brother named Prince and a younger brother called Bigi.
As the daughter of the ‘King of Pop’, Paris has been in the spotlight from a young age and over the years, she’s experienced many public struggles.
Paris has revealed that the paparazzi’s fixation with her father led her to experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
PTSD is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event – either through experiencing or witnessing it, as per the Mayo Clinic.
On an episode of Red Table Talk, Paris disclosed: “I experience audio hallucinations, sometimes, with camera clicks and severe paranoia and have been going to therapy for a lot of things, but that included.”
She added that she has been doing eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EDMR) therapy to help with the PTSD, describing it as ‘very effective’.
Jackson’s daughter has also been very open about her coming out experience, revealing that she doesn’t label her sexuality.
“I wouldn’t consider myself bisexual because I’ve dated more than just men and women,” she shared.
While Paris has been open about her sexuality, she says it has been difficult to talk about with her ‘religious’ family – although her brothers have been supportive.
“My family is very religious and a lot of, like homosexuality, is very taboo, so we don’t talk about it, and it’s not really accepted,” she explained to Willow Smith on Red Table Talk.
“I’ve gotten to a point where I respect them and I have love for them. I respect their beliefs. I respect their religion. I’m at a point where to expect them to put aside their culture and their religion… expectations lead to resentment. What people think about me isn’t my business.”
Like her father, Paris also has a music career, dropping an album titled ‘Wilted’ back in 2020.
She told L’Officiel Italia: “Music is like the air I breathe – it is awareness, it is being able to create something bigger than me and it is a way to express myself and externalise what I feel inside.”
Jackson found fame as a part of The Jackson 5 – alongside his siblings – and became one of the biggest solo artists of all time.