Michael Jackson's Daughter taken to Hospital
After suicide Attempt
The pressure of testifying in the high-stakes legal showdown over Michael Jackson’s death drove Paris Jackson to attempt suicide by slitting her wrist, sources close to the family told the Daily News.
The King of Pop’s only daughter was due to take the stand by the end of the month in the billion-dollar wrongful death lawsuit pitting the Jackson family against AEG, the promoter of his doomed run of concerts.
But rehearsals for the testimony have worn on the 15-year-old who watched her superstar father become a shell of himself before he died, a source said.
“Every time she speaks about Michael, she tears up,” said the source, referring to the teen’s interactions with family lawyers.
“She’s just a wreck. She was getting more and more
emotional about having to take the stand as the day gets closer,” the source added. “This is a plea for help. She is broken.”
That source said that Paris cut one of her wrists multiple times early Wednesday at her Los Angeles area home following a series of ominous tweets. A second source confirmed she had cut her wrist.
A person close to the Jackson team of lawyers said she was mentally prepared for the trial.
“She wanted to testify. She willingly gave her deposition under subpoena by AEG and was graceful and articulate,” the legal source said. “She thinks these people (AEG) killed her father!”
Now it’s unlikely that Paris will be called to the stand by her family’s lawyers — though AEG also has her on a list of witnesses.
“The plaintiff’s side wouldn’t even consider putting her in harm’s way,” the legal source said.
But Paris may have knowledge key to determining whether AEG was negligent in hiring Michael Jackson — and his drug-pushing doctor, Conrad Murray.
“She saw everything that went on between his managers, the concert promoters, Murray and her dad,” the family source said.
“This is more just a kid acting out,” the source said of Paris.
The same source claimed the suicide bid was probably spurred by a teen drama over unrequited love.
“It sounds more like a boy thing,” the source said.
Rowe told “Entertainment Tonight” that Paris has had “a lot going on.”
Jacko’s daughter had only recently emerged in the public eye, giving her first interviews and insisting her dad was a loving parent who wanted the most for his kids.
Paris recently photographed cheerleading for her high school, has said she wants to be a heart surgeon and is not interested in the music business.
Only last week, a video of her appeared on YouTube giving a makeup tutorial. She said she is “pink in the face” and has “acne” without her foundation. “I hope you guys liked it tho and didn’t think I’m too crazy . . . I get weird when I’m not around people lol,” she joked.
