Paris Jackson shared reason dad Michael would make his kids wear masks
Topics: Celebrity, Music, Entertainment
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Topics: Celebrity, Music, Entertainment
Paris Jackson has opened up about why dad Michael made his three kids wear masks when out in public.
Paris, 28, and brothers Prince, 29, and Bigi (formerly called Blanket), 24, were frequently photographed wearing some weird and wonderful things as masks.
There is renewed focus on the late star and his children thanks to a new film about his life.
Back in 2012, Paris opened up to Oprah about what it was like wearing the masks, and why Jackson made her and the other kids wear them.
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Before he passed away, very few people knew what his kids actually looked like.
His daughter confessed to Oprah that at the time she was 'really confused' about having to go out with them on, but as she has grown up she now understands his reasoning.
"I didn't get why I was wearing a mask, but I understand it now — why my dad would want our faces to be covered. When we went out without him we wouldn't be recognised," she recalled.
Elsewhere she told The Ellen DeGeneres Show, that she thought it was 'stupid' that the kids had to wear the masks.
However, she said that Jackson wanted his kids to have the life he never did thanks to his career in The Jackson Five.
"He told us that when he was younger, he didn't really have a childhood. He would always be stuck in the studio singing while other kids were out playing. He wanted us to have that. ...Chuck E. Cheese's and Toys R Us were our favourite places to go," she recalled.
"He had his doubts," she said, talking about their upbringing.
"Our dad was a really normal father when he was with us. We would get grounded if we did something bad," she said.
Paris was just 11-years-old when her father died.
She also paid tribute to her famous dad at his funeral, with a heartbreaking speech: “Ever since I was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine, and I just wanted to say I love him so much.”
Jackson was found dead following an overdose of propofol, a powerful sedative.
The superstar was found to have been injected numerous times with the drug along with others over the course of the day leading up to his death.
It was reported that the mixture was intended to help him sleep.
His former personal doctor, Conrad Murray, was later jailed for four years.
He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for his part in Jackson's death and for administering the drugs.