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Michael Jackson's daughter Paris: 'I have a normal childhood'
Published Wednesday, Dec 14 2011, 19:49 GMT | By Daniel Sperling | 3 comments
Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson has insisted that she has a "normal" childhood.
The 13-year-old claimed that she still "has a chance to be normal" despite her late father's phenomenal fame.
"I do have a regular childhood," she said during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "I mean, I'm treated the same. When I came to [my new school] they didn't know who I was. I was like, 'Yes, I have a chance to be normal'."
However, Paris confessed that she used to be baffled by the 'Beat It' singer's attempts to protect the family, even if they were done with the best intentions.
"[I'd say] 'This is stupid, why am I wearing a mask?'," she recalled. "But I kind of realised the older I got, he only tried to protect us and he'd explain that to us too."
In the same interview, Paris said that she was inspired to launch an acting career by Michael's 1988 film Moonwalker.
Paris's full interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show airs Thursday (December 15).
Watch a clip from Paris Jackson's Ellen interview below:
The 13-year-old claimed that she still "has a chance to be normal" despite her late father's phenomenal fame.
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"I do have a regular childhood," she said during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "I mean, I'm treated the same. When I came to [my new school] they didn't know who I was. I was like, 'Yes, I have a chance to be normal'."
However, Paris confessed that she used to be baffled by the 'Beat It' singer's attempts to protect the family, even if they were done with the best intentions.
"[I'd say] 'This is stupid, why am I wearing a mask?'," she recalled. "But I kind of realised the older I got, he only tried to protect us and he'd explain that to us too."
In the same interview, Paris said that she was inspired to launch an acting career by Michael's 1988 film Moonwalker.
Paris's full interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show airs Thursday (December 15).
Watch a clip from Paris Jackson's Ellen interview below:
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