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“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.” Those words, spoken so simply yet charged with deep emotion, came from 11-year-old Paris Jackson at her father’s funeral. It was a moment that touched many hearts around the world, a raw expression of love from a little girl standing before a crowd, her voice trembling with both grief and sincerity. For Paris and her brothers, losing Michael Jackson—a figure so large and legendary—was not just about losing a famous musician; it was about losing the person who had been their everything, their hero, their protector.
In the aftermath of Michael’s death, Paris and her brothers were placed under the care of their grandmother, Katherine Jackson, who became the bedrock of stability and familial love during those turbulent times. Paris lived with her grandmother until she turned 19, a period of her life marked by both mourning and ongoing curiosity about her father’s complex legacy. During those years, she navigated her grief while also trying to carve out her own identity, often feeling caught between the world that had always worshipped their father’s genius and her own journey of self-discovery