Paris Jackson, the only daughter of Michael Jackson, has had a thriving modeling and music career over the past few years, but she rarely shares about her family and childhood.

Paris Jackson opens up about her sexuality

In a recent  interview, Paris spoke  candidly  about the death of her father  ;  Katherine Jackson  ,  her guardian; and  reconnecting  with her biological mother  ,  Debbie Rowe, as a teenager. Paris also shared a rare recent photo of herself and her mother.

Michael Jackson married Debbie Rowe, an assistant at a dermatology office, in 1996. They welcomed two  children  together: Prince Jackson, born in 1997, and Paris, born in 1998.

Paris Jackson was born in 1998.

When Michael  Jackson  and Rowe divorced in 1999, Rowe relinquished custody of  1  -year-old Paris and 2-year-old Prince  . The  two  children went to live with their  father  full-time. After Michael  Jackson’s untimely death in 2009, his mother, Katherine Jackson, was given sole custody of Paris and her siblings, including her younger brother Blanket (now Bigi Jackson), who was born in 2002.

Paris then reconnected with her mother  when she was 15.  Paris told Smith on Red Table Talk  : ‘  It was great  to see my mom and see  how similar we are  . I also  learned what kind of music  she  likes  .’ Paris also revealed her mother is a  country music  fan . She later shared a photo of  the two of them  from  her mother’s birthday  party taken  in December  2021.

Paris Jackson reconnected with her mother, Debbie Rowe, when she was 15.

Paris said she thought she and her mother looked a lot alike, especially after Rowe sent her a photo  of her taken  in the 70s.  ‘  We look exactly the same. It’s great to have  your mom as  a friend ,  ‘  Paris added  .

One of the reasons  for  the estrangement  between Paris and her mother  was their  views  on Paris’s sexuality. She  came  out as bisexual at the age of 14,  even  saying she was  ‘  more than bisexual  ‘.

Paris told Smith  : ‘  My family is very religious.  Homosexuality is very taboo, so they don’t like to talk about it, it’s not really accepted.  However, Paris  added: ‘  I’ve  grown to the point where I can  respect them  even when we disagree, simply because  I love  them  . I respect their beliefs and  their  religion .’

‘  I’m still very close to my brothers  ,’  Paris told Smith of Bigi,  20  , and Prince,  25  , (  as well as Omer Bhatti, 37  ,  whom  Paris  considers a brother but is not Michael Jackson’s biological son  ).

‘  My  brothers  , they did  n’t understand it at first  ,’ Paris continued  about  her sexuality. But  ‘ They ‘ve always  been super  supportive  ,  ‘  she said.

‘ Prince joined the GSA (  Gay-Straight Alliance  )  club  in high school to learn about it because  he  wanted to support me.  In fact, not  many people  can say  that they have siblings who support them like that  ,’ Paris shared.

Paris has hinted at an estranged relationship with some members of the Jackson family.

Paris Jackson influenced positive lifestyle from Michael Jackson

Paris  also shared with Smith that after Michael Jackson  ‘s death ,  she felt connected to her father through music and the lessons he taught  her  .

Paris thinks her legendary father would be proud of her.

‘  I  always apply  the positive things that I learned from my father  . I always remember the  good   qualities that I learned from him  and try to use them every day  . That is  humility, kindness, tolerance…  I think,  just being kind to others, even if that person does wrong,  I still  pray  for them  and treat them well,  that’s also how I  treat  myself well,’ Paris  said when asked how she  is able to keep her father  ‘s memory  so  alive  .

‘I  do what  I  think  I  can to make my dad   proud. And the amazing thing is that I really feel like he’s proud of me.’