In an interview with Willow Smith on the Red Table Talk, 23-year-old Paris Jackson indicated that she did not feel accepted by some members of her family, most of whom were "devout Jehovah's Witnesses," when she publicly stated that was * queer, at 14 years old.
"I have reached a point now where I have love and respect for my family, their beliefs, their culture, their religion and if I expect them to set them aside just for me to feel accepted, these expectations would upset me. I am. "Still realizing all this. My family is very religious and homosexuality is very taboo, so they do not like to talk about it."
Jackson, who was 11 when her father, Michael Jackson, died in 2009, has previously spoken of the pressures of growing up as part of one of the world’s most famous families, but has now for the first time discovered the challenges with it. which she and some of her relatives face.
However, the model and singer also revealed that there has been a lot of support from her two brothers, Prince, 24, and Bigi, 19. While in high school in Paris, her older brother joined a LGBTQ + student club.
"They have always been supportive. I am lucky because not many people can say they have siblings who are so close to them."
Jackson also spoke about the ongoing trauma she suffers as a result of media interference in her father's life, revealing that she still experiences "voices like hallucinations" or "severe paranoia" from memories gone by the paparazzi. Jackson went on to explain that despite her father's incredible fame, she and her siblings have grown up with "strong morale".
Source: Unilad
