Dressed like a ‘porcelain doll’ by dad Michael & sex assault at 14…how Paris Jackson’s past led to horror heroin battle
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SAT on her father’s knee in a pretty white dress and with a bow in her hair, Paris Jackson was presented to the world as the King of Pop’s perfect daughter. But the pressure of growing up in Michael Jackson’s fairytale Neverland led to a nightmare of drugs and suicide attempts for the 26-year-old model and singer.
![[Paris says Jacko liked to play 'dress-up' with doll-like clothes]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/www-mirror-co-uk-3am-962603073.png?strip=all&w=615)
This week Paris described herself as “an alcoholic and a heroin addict” as she celebrated kicking those two devastating habits five years ago. It is perhaps hardly surprising that the only daughter of Michael would have developed such dangerous dependencies, given that she was raised almost solely by a man who was hooked on pain killers.
![[Paris Jackson gave up heroin and alcohol five years ago]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/paris-jackson-reveals-secret-heroin-962356340.jpg?strip=all&w=540)
At the age of 11 in 2009, Paris then had to deal with the trauma of her dad’s sudden death from those prescribed substances and a bitter struggle among his family for control of his vast fortune. On top of that she didn’t meet her mum Debbie Rowe until two years later, with Michael having taken custody in what was widely reported to have been a financial agreement.
![[Paris is a model and rock singer]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/paris-jackson-seen-attending-jas-961934730.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
Today marks five years clean and sober from all drugs and alcohol. She also faced being sexually assaulted by a stranger aged 14, studying at an “abusive” school and being told she was “fat” by a relative. Somehow, though, Paris has managed to turn her life around, getting engaged and forging her own career as a rock singer.
![[Michael has two kids with Debbie Rowe]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/deborah-rowe-jackson-wife-pop-872143.jpg?strip=all&w=745)
On her Instagram page this week, she wrote: “Today marks five years clean and sober from all drugs and alcohol. “To say that I’m thankful would be a poor euphemism. Gratitude hardly scratches the surface. It’s because I’m sober that I get to smile today.”.
![[He covered his kids' faces in public despite numerous photoshoots]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/holds-hands-two-unidentifed-children-2467527.jpg?strip=all&w=651)
