Paris Jackson has not reacted agressively in public to Leaving Neverland, the HBO documentary that lays out a devasting case that her father Michael sexually abused young boys.
The film is framed around interviews with two men, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who claim that Jackson repeatedly sexually assaulted them throughout their childhoods.
Other members of Jackson’s family have come out strongly in his defense, and plenty of his fans took to Twitter to defend the late pop star.
Their protestations have not, however, prevented Jackson’s music from being banned from radio stations around the world, his music video producer from believing Robson and Safechuck, and The Simpsons brain trust from pulling a classic episode guest-starring Jackson from syndication and streaming.
Amidst this mostly negative reevaluation of her father’s legacy, Paris Jackson hasn’t had much to say beyond that she doesn’t have much to say.
She’s tweeted that it’s “not her role” to speak out about the documentary and that she’s defending her dad in her own way.
i am defending him, in my own way. you’re a really smart guyyyyyyyy
— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) March 16, 2019
Paris has expressed support for her cousin Taj Jackson, who has called the doc a “one-sided hit job,” but she’s refrained from using such language herself.
there’s nothing i can say that hasn’t already been said in regards to defense. taj is doing a perfect job on his own. and i support him. but that’s not my role. i’m just tryna get everyone to chill out and go with the flow, be mellow and think about the bigger picture. that’s me.
— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) March 14, 2019
Judging by those she’s publicly supporting, it seems highly unlikely that Paris gives any credence to the claims presented in the film. What does seem likely is that she just doesn’t feel particularly called to speak out in the way that many expect her to.
Responding to a fan, she said that her attitude about the situation, which she described as “mellow” in another tweet, is inspired by her father.
my father handled his trials and tribulations with grace, peace, and love. it’s a more effective way of life. i suggest we all take that as an example
— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) March 16, 2019
What Paris hasn’t been mellow about: accusations from tabloids that she tried to commit suicide in the wake of the documentary airing on HBO.
fuck you you fucking liars
— Paris-Michael K. J. (@ParisJackson) March 16, 2019
