Paris Jackson says mom Debbie Rowe is more like a 'friend' to her
Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris is opening up about her relationship with mom Debbie Rowe who she confessed is more like a ‘friend’ to her.
After the dermatology assistant split from the singer in 1999, Debbie had agreed to give Michael full custody of Paris and her brother Prince, but at the age of 15 the singer and her mom reconnected.
The 24-year-old entertainer sat down with Willow Smith on her family’s Red Table Talk show where she dished on their now ‘very chill’ bond and spoke about how her mega famous dad’s death had an impact on her.
Opening up: Paris Jackson, 24, opens up about her relationship with mom Debbie Rowe who she calls a ‘friend’ despite only reconnecting when she was 15-years-old during Red Table Talk appearance
Mother’s love: ‘Its just cool having her as a friend,’ Paris said as she dubbed their relationship ‘very chill’; pictured 2019
‘Its just cool having her as a friend,’ Paris said of their relationship. ‘It’s very chill – which I love – it’s the perfect word to describe it.’
And speaking about getting to re-form a relationship with her mom when she was a teenager she said she realized how ‘similar’ they are now, and frequently bounces her music off of her.
‘It’s cool.
I mean like, getting to know her, seeing how similar we are, getting into what kind of music she likes and 장지역피부과 she really likes country and folk.
‘I send her some of the stuff that I’m working on that has banjos in them,’ she shared.
Facetimes: Paris takes to social media to share glimpses of their relationship and said that they are very ‘similar’
Custody: The dermatology assistant had previously given full custody of both kids to Michael after they split in 1999
Selfie: On Mother’s Day she took to Instagram to pay tribute to Debbie
And Paris continued to share some photos of the pair with Will Smith’s daughter during the chat, saying that they ‘look exactly alike.’ She cited being a spitting image of her mom in the 1970s.
Debbie had married Michael in 1996 before they split just three years later, and at the time she granted him full custody of both children.
After the Smooth Criminal singer passed away in 2009, Paris and Prince, 19, were raised by grandmother Katherine Jackson, but because Paris was only 12 at the time of his death she confessed to Willow that she ‘didn’t really understand what was happening.’
‘I don’t know, it kind of just happened,’ she explained of his sudden death.
‘I was so young.
Guardian: After Michael’s passing in 2009 grandma Katherine raised she and brother Prince
Siblings: Prince and Paris also have a younger brother Bigi who was formerly known as ‘Blanket’ but he was not mothered by Debbie; pictured 2019
‘I was just going through the motions and didn’t really understand what was happening and so I just went with what I was told to do…I didn’t really have much guidance.’
During the chat she also spoke about her sexuality and how it has been received by the ‘very religious’ Jackson family.
She confessed she was still ‘figuring it out,’ but ‘respects them’ regardless.
‘My family is very religious and a lot of, like homosexuality, is very taboo, 문정동 피부과 so we don’t talk about it, and 장지역피부과 it’s not really accepted. I’ve gotten to a point where I respect them and I have love for them,’ she said.
Relationship woes: The singer got candid about her ‘intense’ relationship with ex Glenn during the chat
Brief romance: She was romantically linked to Cara but said they were never ‘officially exclusive’
Because she has been in relationships with ‘more than just men and women,’ she said previously on her Facebook show Unfiltered, that she doesn’t consider herself ‘bisexual.’
Her last relationship was with musician Gabriel Glenn who she said was the most ‘intense’ romance she’s had and left her in heartbreak.
‘It was the deepest I ever loved someone.
It was the most intense I’ve felt so far and the most intense betrayal I felt so far and experienced.’
Paris has also been romantically linked to model Cara Delevingne but said they were ‘never officially exclusive.’
Pride party: She has been open about her sexuality and fluidity and was seen enjoying a star studded pride party on June 17