Current:Home > ScamsParis Jackson slams 'abuse' from Michael Jackson superfans over birthday post for King of Pop -GrowthSphere Strategies
Paris Jackson slams 'abuse' from Michael Jackson superfans over birthday post for King of Pop
View
Date:2025-04-25 03:13:42
Michael Jackson's children Paris Jackson, Prince Jackson and Blanket Jackson celebrated the King of Pop's birthday on Wednesday.
Paris Jackson, 25, revealed in an Instagram video on what would have been Jackson's 65th birthday on Tuesday that her father actually hated acknowledgment on his special day.
"Today’s my dad’s birthday, and back when he was alive, he used to hate anybody acknowledging his birthday, wishing him a happy birthday, celebrating it, nothing like that," she said.
The musician and actress then shared that she's been chastised in the past by Jackson superfans for not posting her dad on social media. "It apparently means that you don’t love them, you don’t care about them," Paris Jackson said sarcastically.
"There have been times where I don’t post anything for my dad’s birthday, and people lose their minds. They tell me to kill myself," she said. "And they’re basically measuring my love for my own father based off of what I post on Instagram."
In an effort to shut down criticism, the "American Horror Stories" alum shared a clip from her show on Wednesday at the Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park in Colorado where she opened for the band Incubus.
Paris Jackson gave a shoutout to her dad at the show, telling the audience, "He put 50 years of blood, sweat and tears and love and passion into doing what he did, so that I can stand up here onstage in front of you and scream into a microphone."
"I owe everything to him," she added.
The 25-year-old cautioned Jackson fans in the comments about further harmful messaging. "Please don’t use a man you have never met as an excuse to abuse, manipulate, and harass his daughter (who you also have never met)," she captioned the post.
While Paris Jackson is busy touring, her brothers Prince Jackson and Blanket Jackson made a rare appearance in Las Vegas Wednesday for a birthday celebration for the "Thriller" singer.
Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jacksonwill play King of Pop in Antoine Fuqua biopic
The duo took photos with fans and signed autographs ahead of the "Michael Jackson ONE" show by Cirque du Soleil at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
The fan event promised a "meet and greet with the original 'Michael Jackson ONE' creative team, as well as representatives from the Michael Jackson Estate" before two shows. A Q&A with the cast was also streamed live on YouTube.
Michael Jackson died June 25, 2009, at his home in Los Angeles of an accidental drug overdose. He was 50.
'A wrong decision':Joseph Fiennes regrets agreeing to play Michael Jackson
If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) any time day or night. Crisis Text Line also provides free, 24/7, confidential support via text message to people in crisis when they dial 741741.
veryGood! (9)
Related
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- Corruption case reopened against Argentina’s Vice President Fernández, adding to her legal woes
- Dinosaur extinction: New study suggests they were killed off by more than an asteroid
- Jennifer Aniston Shares One Way She's Honoring Matthew Perry's Legacy
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- 'Pump the brakes' doesn't mean what you think
- Could selling Taylor Swift merchandise open you up to a trademark infringement lawsuit?
- Stock market today: Asian shares mostly fall after Wall Street rallies
- Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back after 'technical issue' detected
- Florida official’s body went undiscovered for 24 minutes outside Capitol meeting room last year
Ranking
- A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
- Christmas 2023 shipping deadlines: What you need to know about USPS, UPS, FedEx times.
- The Essentials: As Usher lights up the Las Vegas strip, here are his must-haves
- Five journalists were shot in one day in Mexico, officials confirm
- Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
- U.S. life expectancy starts to recover after sharp pandemic decline
- Lisa Barlow's Latest Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Meltdown Is Hot Mic Rant 2.0
- Five journalists were shot in one day in Mexico, officials confirm
Recommendation
IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
U.S. military flight with critical aid for Gaza arrives in Egypt
This rabies strain was never west of the Appalachians, until a stray kitten showed up in Nebraska
Emirati-designated COP28 leader forcefully denies report UAE wanted to seek oil deals in summit
Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
It's peak shopping — and shoplifting — season. Cops are stepping up antitheft tactics
Pope cancels trip to Dubai for UN climate conference on doctors’ orders while recovering from flu
New York drivers could face license suspensions over vision tests