Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris visits French capital ahead of 10th anniversary of famous father’s death
MICHAEL Jackson’s heartbroken daughter Paris is ‘healing’ herself in the French capital ahead of the 10th anniversary of his death.
The 21-year-old American is in the city with her musician boyfriend Gabriel Glenn and a group of close friends.
Paris – who believes she was conceived in the city of love – hopes being there can soften the pain of the milestone, as well as recent claims of historic child abuse against her dad.
In a snap of herself posted on Instagram, she wrote in French: “Rare picture of my sincere smile because I’m so happy to be in my second city of origin.”
She also shared a picture of a Buddha, known for its spiritual and calming connotations, with an emoji of a prayer and stars in the sky – seemingly in tribute to her late dad.
A third image was of a quote which read: “Everyone needs healing. Not everyone is aware of how to heal. Nobody has all of the answers.”
She captioned the post: “Be the light”.
Michael died aged 50 on June 25, 2009, when Paris was just 11. He also left behind her brothers Prince Michael, now 22, and Blanket, 17.
A friend said: “The last few months have been incredibly hard for her what with the claims that have been made against Michael.
“She retreated and had a lot of reflection.
“But she is in a better space now. There is a lot of trepidation what with the anniversary coming up, but she actually wanted to feel closer to her father and she does now.
“Being in Paris has acted as a healing process for her. It’s helped her considerably.”
Paris was forced to deny reports she had attempted suicide in March as the result of the Netflix documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’, in which two former child companions of Michael allege the superstar singer groomed and raped them when they were children.
She has struggled with depression since her dad’s death in 2009 and reportedly attempted suicide back in 2013.
While Paris believes she was conceived in France, her mum Debbie Rowe claims she never had sex with Michael, saying Paris and Prince Michael were born as a result of artificial insemination.
Debbie and Michael married in November 1996. The bride famously wore a non-traditional black wedding dress for the occasion, and Michael had an eight-year-old boy as his best man.
Last week it was claimed the siblings wear jewellery containing Michael’s ashes.
The Thriller singer died from acute Propofol intoxication and a golden casket thought to contain his body was installed in a crypt in California.
However, it has now been claimed he was secretly cremated – with reports saying his kids had his remains encased in jewellery shaped like broken hearts.
A source claimed: “The ashes are now in necklaces. Paris and her brothers keep them in locked boxes at home, as they’re afraid of losing the last remains of their father.”
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