Paris Jackson claims that dad Michael Jackson was murdered

The musical icon's daughter has spoken out about her dad's death

Paris Jackson is convinced her father Michael Jackson was murdered – and she believes it is "obvious" to all his family and true fans.
The 18-year-old - whose real name is Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson - revealed her deep-held beliefs about Michael's death to Rolling Stone, in which she dismissed claims he died from a drug overdose at the age of 50.
"It's obvious," she said about rumours the Beat It icon was murdered.
"All arrows point to that. It sounds like a total conspiracy theory and it sounds like bulls**t, but all real fans and everybody in the family knows it. It was a setup. It was bulls**t."

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Paris has been busy launching her own music career to follow in her father's footsteps (Photo: Splash)

When asked who could have wanted Michael dead, Paris pointed out that "a lot of people" had issues with the singer.
"Of course [I want justice]," she went on. "I definitely do, but it's a chess game. And I am trying to play the chess game the right way. And that's all I can say about that right now."
In the in-depth interview, Paris also spoke about Michael's paranoia that there were mysterious people who were "out to get him".
"And at some point he was like, 'They're gonna kill me one day,'" she said, echoing claims also made by Michael's ex wife Lisa Marie Presley to Oprah.

Michael Jackson, who died in 2009 after overdosing on prescription pills

Paris Jackson on the cover of Rolling Stone

The budding musician opened up about her traumatic teenage years, admitting that she'd tried to commit suicide "multiple times" by the time she was finally hospitalised for a residential therapy programme.
And her mental health suffered further when, aged 14, she was sexually assaulted by a stranger.
"I don't wanna give too many details," she told the magazine, "but it was not a good experience at all, and it was really hard for me, and, at the time, I didn't tell anybody."