23-year-old Paris Jackson – Daughter of pop-star legend Michael Jackson – claimed that media and paparazzi caused her trauma. Her statement came during her Red Table Talk interview in which she also spoke about her relationships with her family, her sexuality, amid other issues. Paris is the daughter of Michael and Debbie Rowe. The couple were married from 1996-1999 and had a son, Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, and a daughter, Paris.
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Speaking about her childhood, and how the paparazzi hounded her for a byte, Paris said how she suffers from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) as a result of the experience. In her interview, she said-
“I experience auditory hallucinations sometimes with camera clicks and severe paranoia and have been going to therapy for a lot of things but that included. I’ll hear a trash bag rustling and flinch in panic. I think it’s standard PTSD.”
“It’s always been pretty gnarly, my social anxiety,”
-she added.
Paris Jackson’s heart-to-heart with Will Smith Daughter, Willow Smith
The daughter of the pop-star legend had a one-on-one discussion with Willow Smith in the Red Table Talk. For the uninitiated, Willow Smith is the daughter of Hollywood actor Will Smith and Jaden Smith. A Daytime Emmy nominated singer, actress & rapper, Willow also has been on the receiving end of being chased and followed by paparazzi.
As the show started, Willow claimed that she met Paris on the set of Willow’s mother Jada Pinkett Smith’s TV show Hawthorne. The two teens instantly connected and bonded over issues of growing up with parents with celebrity status. Further, the two teens also connected on crucial issues most teens connect to – body image, mental health, music, sexuality, etc. In the interview, Willow claimed that she has found a way of getting some privacy by asking people to sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement).
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Paris Jackson’s Issues with her Religious Family and Sexuality
Meanwhile, Paris opened up about her sexuality and how her ‘very religious’ family deals with that. Paris in her interview claimed that she chooses not to talk to her family members about it given the fact that “it isn’t really accepted”.
Earlier, the 23-year-old actress had come out and had announced liking men and women, but claimed that she chooses to not identify as a bisexual as she has dated people who are just more than men and women.
In the Red Table talk, she was asked how her family – who are extremely religious – accepted her coming out. To which Paris said-
“I’m still kind of figuring it out. My family is very religious and a lot of homosexuality is very taboo, so they don’t like to talk about it, it’s not really accepted.”
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However, further Paris showed her maturity when she said how she has reached a point where she respects her family members and their beliefs along with their religion. She said how expecting her family to put aside their religion leads to resentments, and what people thinks of her is none of her business.
Moreover, Paris also said how her brothers were supportive of her and how her brother Prince ak Michael Joseph Jackson Jr also joined his school’s LGBT society.
“As long as I’m living a life of love and being of service and honesty and I’m not hurting other people, I think I’ll be alright,”
-said Paris.
“Break up was deepest heartbreak ever experienced”
Paris also spilled beans about her relationship with her ex-boyfriend Gabriel Glenn who was her bandmate. In 2020, a docu-series called Unfiltered was released on Facebook Watch in which viewers got a glimpse of their troubled relationship. While the couple had formed an acoustic duo called The Soundflowers, Unfiltered showed Paris talking about her suicide attempts, self-harm.
Talking about the break-up, Paris said-
“It was the deepest heartbreak I ever experienced. But also, it was one of the most powerful rebirths I’ve ever had in finding my voice and finding my sound and embracing being a musician. I was scared to do that for a long time. Finally, I’m just like, this is who I am, I’m a musician.”
