
Paris Jackson Explains Why Her Relationship With Dad Michael Jackson Is "No One's Business"
When it comes to Paris Jackson’s Father’s Day tribute, you can’t beat it.
In honor of the holiday, the “Let Down” singer shared a tribute to some of her favorite father figures, including her late dad Michael Jackson.
“Happy Father’s Day to some of the best dads I know,” Paris wrote in a June 21 Instagram Story, alongside a childhood photo of her kissing her dad. “Spam incoming.”
Indeed, the 28-year-old—sister to Prince Jackson, 29, and Bigi Jackson, 23—followed up her sweet tribute to her dad with other fathers in her life including her godfather Macaulay Culkin and Buffy alum Seth Green.
And while Paris happily shared a sweet glimpse into her bond with her dad, who died in 2009, she has expressed frustration in feeling a look into her family life is “owed” to her father’s fans.
“There's definitely a certain element where I felt I had to share everything," Paris explained during an appearance on Jack Osbourne’s Trying Not to Die podcast last month. “And that has drastically changed in the last few years, because I don't really feel like any of us owe anyone anything.”
Indeed, Paris no longer feels obligated to share updates on any part of her life, especially when it comes to grieving her dad.
"I'm now learning I can have my own personal relationship and I'm allowed to be private about it and I'm now like, my relationship is the most beautiful relationship ever,” she continued. “I'm in a very beautiful spot with my dad and I love that and it's no one's business and I don't have to share that with anybody. And there's a lot of freedom in that, which is really cool.”
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The “Hit Your Knees” singer—who has also opened up about her relationship with her and Prince’s birth mom Debbie Rowe—also feels more comfortable pushing back on the narrative laid out for her.
“There was a lot about my upbringing that was silver spoon-esque, but there was so much of it that had to be earned,” she noted. “Like there was very much a focus on developing a work ethic. And so I did see something recently where it's like, ‘You don't have to work,' and it's like no, I do. I really do. Because I'm like a shark. If I stop moving, I'll die.”
As she put it, “It makes me happy to move and work and be productive.”
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