I asked Bedhead to make Paris Jackson’s suicide attempt the lead link yesterday because… she’s only 15 years old and it feels slimy talking about something so delicate and personal in the gossip sphere. But there are 20 million stories about the suicide attempt and what happened before and after, and I guess it IS newsworthy. Just FYI: the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. Right now, Paris is “fine” after being rushed to the hospital yesterday.
Paris Jackson may be “physically fine” — according to her grandmother’s lawyer — but new details about her suicide attempt indicate that she’s been struggling emotionally for quite some time. As revealed in a 911 dispatch call (per Entertainment Tonight), the late Michael Jackson’s 15-year-old daughter tried to take her own life on Wednesday, June 5, by overdosing on “20 Motrin” and then cutting herself with a kitchen knife. A source confirms to Us Weekly that she also left a suicide note. (TMZ was first to report the existence of a note.)
The insider says, however, that the teen realized her mistake pretty quickly. “I know Paris freaked out and regretted what she had done after she had done it,” the source tells Us. “That’s when she cried for help. That saved her life.”
As Us Weekly previously reported, Paris was rushed to an L.A. hospital in the early hours of June 5. “We responded to a call regarding a medical situation at 1:27 a.m.,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Department spokesperson Steve Whitmore told Us in a statement. “When we arrived, the paramedics were giving medical treatment to the patient. Treatment was offered and given. The patient was then transported to a local hospital.”
An attorney for Paris’ grandmother, Katherine Jackson, addressed the situation in a statement, explaining that the teen was getting “appropriate medical attention” following the emergency. “Being a sensitive 15-year-old is difficult no matter who you are,” the statement read. “It is especially difficult when you lose the person closest to you.”
Indeed, a source tells Us that Paris has never fully recovered from her famous father’s June 2009 death at age 50 of a drug overdose. “This really all comes from her not yet over her dad being gone,” the insider says. “It’s been so hard to adjust to stepping back into the world.”
Another source said: “She has major depression issues, a lot of it stemming from her dad’s death. It’s very real and very sad. She has been extremely depressed and not been able to sleep lately, staying up all night.”
Shortly before her suicide attempt, Paris tweeted a series of cryptic messages suggesting she was feeling down about something. “Wonder why tears are salty?” she wrote. “Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, now it looks as though they’re here to stay.”
TMZ was not only the first to report on the existence of a suicide note, but they also say that Paris used a “meat cleaver” to cut into her right forearm. Damn. TMZ also says Paris DID call a suicide help line and the person talking to her grew so concerned that they called 911. Paris is currently on a 5150 psychiatric hold (for 72 hours).
Other details… Paris is heading into her final exams, and sources say she’s been very stressed out about school, and she’s been stressed about testifying in court about her father’s overdose. There’s also a weird rumor that Paris’s “tipping point” might have been not being allowed to attend a Marilyn Manson concert. Police spoke to Debbie Rowe yesterday, just hours after Paris was admitted to the hospital. Debbie and Paris have been spending more time together recently. I don’t know what that’s about.
PS… She’s super-pretty, right? You know who she remind me of (in looks)? Evan Rachel Wood, who I think is a flawless beauty.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and Paris’s Twitter.
I don’t buy the MM concert stuff.
After what we’ve seen about the Jackson Clan (Janet included) when they’ve tried to separate those kids from Catherine, to get the money, I bet there’s a lot of stuff we don’t know.
And the process going on. And the anniversary of her father’s death. I hope she gets all the help she needs.
i know its a gossip site but when things don’t make sense can we stop repeating it?
isn’t her suicide attempt enough to show that this is an instinctive overly emotional/ dramatic teenager (we all know or may have been one)?
janet does not need her money. even more importantly, telling her to stop tweeting/facebooking all her business to the world is now looking like the best parental advise she has ever had. now we are all talking about her suicide attempt and ward stay.
i know people who went through this in high school. it takes a lot of strength to recover from it. maybe going offline and out of the limelight is the best for her, where she can cope with things on her own terms.
it’s really unfair to call her overly emotional and dramatic. the girl took a meat cleaver to her body after thinning her blood with medication. that’s not something that should be taken lightly or dismissed as “teenagers being teenagers.”
i apologize if i misunderstand the sentiment behind your post. i just feel like society doesn’t take kids seriously enough when things like this happen.
I’m sorry I was a huge Janet fan but she did screw around with those kids and she did SLAP Paris. There is a reason Michael did not want any of his relatives outside of Katherine (mistake allowing her in my opinion) involved with HIS children. And to dismiss this attempt as being overly dramatic (if that is what you’re doing) is so wrong. This girl has been to hell and back and the one person she knew loved her for just her is dead, I can’t imagine that hell.
I loved Michael Jackson, still do, he was the only famous person I’ve ever been super crazy fan girl of and this just breaks my heart. He so wanted those kids to have a better life then him and that family destroyed it for money!! They used him now they are using his kids and obviously much like Michael it became to much for this young girl to deal with.
Some people never “recover” from it, and to suggest that strength has anything to do with that is patently untrue and quite insulting. Mental illness is real, you know.
I wrote to TMZ and asked them to take their “Paris wasn’t serious about killing herself” headline down. Obviously no one at TMZ or the source with the police knows anything about teen suicide.
She is in a dangerous place right now and it should be taken very seriously by anyone who is close to her. TMZ should not be making light of the situation. They have teens all over the world reading their site and they are sending a very dangerous message.
If you know anyone who is cutting or saying things like, “I don’t want to live anymore.” Take them seriously! Get them help. Tell someone!
Teen suicide is not a joke and it’s not just a cry for attention.
Exactly about the FB/Twitter. At this age, she DOES NOT need to have every darn bit of her life out there. She should have privacy, and I’m sorry, one cannot have that sort of privacy with a Twitter account as a teen.
I wish someone would take the accounts away, bring the kids somewhere where Paris can get help in peace and let the kids just have the summer away from the spotlight and paparazzi.
Bluecalling is right about afew things. Paris is a child, she has no business on twitter unrestricted. I do wonder if anyone has any authority over her. I suspect that the power dynamics between her and her mother are reversed. And God knows that skipping your guardian/grandmas bday is passive aggressive. Typical teen behaviour.
I would believe the whole evil Jackson narrative more if Blanket and Prince were also raising a stink. But they seem to have made their peace, Prince is dating and working part time repped by LaToya. Paris is the only one with the eratic behaviour (not the attempt but the acting out)
She needs psych help but also boundaries. Start by limiting the internet. Theres a good chance that she villainised the Jackson side in her mind from reading the media narrative. They cant all be bad – too many of them. Wonder if she gets on with her bros. I doubt it but thats probably a teen thing.
Steph, you don’t know if her brother’s have “made their peace” with the family or not. Your tone implies that she might be a problem child while the others are not. No one knows what goes on in that household, and it is irresponsible to assume or imply. The Jackson’s have a history of fighting with each other, this is what we do know. And we also know that this young girl has witnessed a terrible tragedy. And she has no real stability. Her grandmother was taken away and she could not talk to her. She needs help in understanding how to be a regular teenager and how to deal with the public’s fascination with her and her family. A professional she can talk to and trust. She tried to commit suicide. This is serious. People need to start listening to these kids and stop blaming them.
Being suicidal is not “overly emotional” and “dramatic”. How many teenagers do you know who tried to kill themselves?! It is not normal teenage behavior! It’s not normal behavior for anyone — it means someone really seriously needs help. It has nothing to do with drama.
Your attitude is startlingly horrible. Holy crap.
Sherry wrote, “I wrote to TMZ and asked them to take their “Paris wasn’t serious about killing herself” headline down.”
Good idea. I just did as well.
darn it, I should explain myself.
I really did mean the “/” I put there: either something is medically (emotionally) out of sink or she was doing it for attention. it does not matter which. the fact that she may be in this state should be addressed, no prejudice.
and I was talking about strength to get over the embarassment that comes with people gossiping about your mental health. like it or not its still taboo.
some people conquer mental health issues some dont and I agree with the poster that felt strength is not all there is to it.
I agree Bluecalling. Janet did the right thing. She is not interested in the kids money. The kids should not be airing family laundry and secondly, the spotlight is harsh. Micheal did not want them in it for a reason.
I’ll say it again, poor girl. So young and already such a difficult life, she need to get the hell away from her shark family, I bet that’s why she felt like that -other than MJ death and other teenagers issues-.
One problem is that she feels responsible for her little brother, who is an easy target. The cousins living with them originally obviously were bullying the little guy. And the greedy elders must see him as the short cut to riches, much more malleable than the older two. That might limit her ability to just walk away from the crazy crew. Prince said during the kidnapping attempt on grandma that his father had talked with him about who to trust and who not to trust in the family. Imagine having to get through adolescence under those circumstances. Surrounded by untrustworthy adults who can hurt you, smiling as they do it. Hope she decides she can stick it out long enough for all of them to grow up and get out.
So sad.. hope she gets help and relief. BTW, How did she and her brother were actually conceived? Cause, seriously, you can’t convince me she is Michael’s biological daughter..
The first two are not his biologically but I think Blanket is. But MJ raised them so he is the only father they know/knew.
Yeah it’s pretty obvious with the first two, but for better or worse he was their father. It’s so so sad that they had no viable, close alternative to act as guardian. I do believe their grandmother loves them, but she is very elderly and has many issues of her own. It seems they and their father were so isolated from any real friends; that doesn’t lend itself to resilience or a strong support circle. Very sad!
Isn’t their grandmother a nutcase religious person? They do not need to be in the care of a woman who is a member if a cult.
Also their granny didn’t protect Micharl from an abusive father so I have no respect for her. A mom should never allow their child to be abused by anyone let alone the father.
Seriously this enrages me. Michael Jackson is those children’s FATHER!!! I don’t know if a DNA test would or wouldn’t confirm that and I DON’T CARE!! HE IS THEIR FATHER!! He is the one and only person on this planet that loved, wanted and cared about them just because they were them. He raised them and protected them that is a parent and to describe him as anything else because they look like they may or may not be genetically his is vile and beyond disrespectful! DNA doesn’t make a family.
Sorry for the rant I just hate this being constantly discussed and you’ll never convince me that these constant rumors and dismissing her father as her father didn’t contribute to this attempt.
^THIS^ agree with Debbie 100%
I agree. One of my friends has two children she and her husband adopted. They are their children. Period. It doesn’t matter whether or not MJ biologically fathered them. He is listed as their father on their birth certificate. He recognized them as his children. They are legally recognized as his children.
They are his children!
Yes, a thousand yesses!
*APPLAUSE*
I completely agree with you Debbie that DNA alone does not make a father…but bsh didn’t say MJ wasn’t her father. They wrote that she most likely wasn’t his biological daughter.
I think by making the distinction of “biological” they were being clear that the comment wasn’t about who was the father in her life. It is a subject that people get understandably passionate about, but I don’t know if bsh’s comment deserved such wrath.
@tiffany I know the op probably didn’t mean anything by their comment but this does not need to be discussed! No matter what a DNA test proves and it could prove he was their sperm donor or not but regardless of that test he is their father. and the way it’s discussed with Michael Jackson it’s as if people dismiss that because they don’t believe he has sex or sperm and it is offensive. All this does is hurt those kids and diminishes the role of parent and its wrong.
Of course the rumors questioning her parentage contribute to her suffering, but so must the possibility that she doesn’t really know WHO her biological father is. Children, especially teens, ponder these things constantly, and it gets worse if they feel they’re being lied to. The Jacksons need to honest with her and tell her where her biological make up comes from. Otherwise she’s going to focus on that and it will developmentally stunt her growth as a young woman. We’ve all known that life was going to be rough for these kids and I fear we’re only beginning to hear the problems they will face navigating their way through the circus that must be their lives.
I don’t think it’s obvious that Michael isn’t the sperm donor. When two gene pools mix, anything can happen. Michael had a lot of “European genes” in his mix – look at his blue-eyed, light-skinned father. Their bio mom was a blue-eyed blonde. Not hard to see lighter skin and blue eyes coming out of that mix. They just favor their bio mom, that’s all. But take a look also at the cousin who is a guardian- look at his features. People think it’s more likely with the youngest only because his bio mom was from a darker ethnic group.
no, mj’s dad doesn’t have blue eyes, neither does he have light skin. He has hazel eyes and he mostly has Native American ancestry and African ancestry which alone does not contribute to having a lot of European ancestry. The fact that two of his kids look completely white with no hint of his features whatsoever makes it unlikely that they are biologically his offspring. If you look at MJ’s brother’s grandkids who are also half white, they actually look more biracial than either Prince or Paris. The other biracial grandkids inherited the Jackson features, including the afro hair, broad nose and hazel eyes.
No way. The Jackson genes – what Michael really looked like before he changed – would be obvious in those kids if he was the biological father.
Though, this does not diminish that he was the children’s father – the one who primarily raised them. But, they will always suffer emotionally not only from losing him so young, but because of the lifestyle they were exposed to then and now. It’s sad.
The Lawyer is blaming all of her issues on her dad’s death? How about her dad’s life, and all of the horrible things he did to children, and the crazy shit he put his kids through? Of course he’s probably the lawyer that is defending the estate against the new sex abuse claims so he’s going to paint Michael as the perfect loving father, but A YOUNG GIRL JUST TRIED TO KILL HERSELF!! Wake up you Jackson freaks and help her!
She is going to need to get help on her own, sadly. I don’t think the Jacksons realize that they all need help themselves.
This girl is at the age where she knows what’s going on. It must be tough for her to have to hear from the media that her father was a drug addict and pedophile. Now with Wade Robberson’s claim of abuse and the infighting with her family she must be really on edge.
When people like you or me accuse MJ of abusing kids we just add to the fire. You can’t honestly say that it is a fact that he was a pedophile.
I just hope Paris gets the help she needs. I’m sure MJ was a loving father regardless of what we think he did or not do.
How many victims have to come forward here? How many? Witnesses, victims, etc…? No one questions whether Jerry Sandusky is guilty, but people always jump to Michael’s defense with the same amount of circumstantial/witness driven evidence.
“Loving” parents don’t hook themselves up to IVs full of anesthetic in front of their children. They don’t dangle infants from balconies and they don’t INSIST their kids wear kooky masks whenever they appear in public.
Michael Jackson was a smart guy. He knew his lifestyle was messed up or he wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to hide most of it. If he were truly a loving father he would have sought the professional help he needed. Instead, he continued on his destructive path until they were orphans.
At least one victim has to come forward NOT asking for money before I undoubtedly believe the claims. If Wade Robson truly wanted to just exorcise the demons of his childhood sexual abuse and finally step out of denial for the sake of his own kid as he claims, he wouldn’t have demanded money from the estate. He would know that, since every other supposed “victim” to come forward were themselves interested in $$ or at least had parents who were, his claims would be more readily believed and accepted if he was not trying to get money out of the estate. That would be an important part of coming out after all these years of allegedly lying and even perjuring himself, being believed.My fiance was terribly abused by an “uncle” as a child, and he doesn’t believe Wade’s claims because of how he went about it and how he explained lying and defending Michael this whole time, it rang false to him, he said nothing Wade said really resounded to him like the words of a fellow abuse survivor, more like the words of someone trying to imitate an abuse survivor.
@Tessa and Marie… And constantly bringing up MJ’s alledged sexual abuse of kids helps Paris how? I’m not saying he did it nor am I saying he didn’t. I’m saying none of us know with certainty. Why did one of the accusers say after he died that Michael didn’t abuse him. Why would a parent take money instead of having the man you accused of hurting your child prosecuted. You asked how many witneeses had to come forward but tell me what do you know about any of these wittnesses; do you know any of them personally? Can you say that none of them had their own motives for coming forward? Michael had many faults and being addicted to drugs were one of them but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a loving father who cared about his kids.
But like I said how does talking about her dead father help Paris?
V4Real, I think you need to re-read my post. I didn’t say anything about sexual abuse.
And I’m not sure that “helping” Paris or any other newsworthy individual is the purpose of this blog. It’s called CeleBITCHY for a reason!
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Accepting a settlement fo abuse does not negate the accusation.
Why would a parent accept a settlement? How about realising how hellish the media circus is? Or that the accused has hired Anthony Pellicano (currently in prison for stuff he did for celeb clients) to smear and intimidate your family? How about attracting a band of MJ fans who threaten to kill your child.
No accuser should have to forfeit their right to civil remedy to prove their credibility. That recourse exists for many good reasons. Including to help victims who didnt come forward when the degree of evidence required to sustain a crimimal charge could be collected. I think we all know why a child would remain quiet initially.
@V4Real
Was that a reply to me? Because I didn’t accuse MJ of being a pedophile, but it is possible, based on the unhealthy circumstances of his life.
Someone could be “loving” and yet toxic at the same time. Any trouble she suffers is more closely connected to her past and present home life circumstances rather than any media or blog comments.
If someone was abused by MJ they have every right to come forward. They were no less valuable in their childhoods than MJ’s kids.
@steph
I completely agree. At least they can feel that he “paid” in some manner. Same thing with the priests in the past. What other option do they have since it is incredibly hard to get these type of abusers into prison? The beloved figure of authority, admiration and respect is mostly believed over the “lowly”.
@Marie the comment was addressed to you and Tessa. The part of whether or not MJ was a loving parent was addressed to you. BTW I know this is Celebitchy and I have used that phrase myself.
@Tessa what does that say about the parents who takes money over the welfare of their child’s psyche. If they were so afraid of it becoming a media circus then why would they go public with the allegations in the first place. They would have tried to handle it discreetly.
@Kiddo no that reply wasn’t to you. I never said MJ was innocent. I said we don’t know if he was innoncent or not. I also said he had faults but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a loving father.
@V4Real. Well I guess we are just going to have to agree to disagree what the term “loving father” means. To me it is much more than just affection or attention. To me, a loving father does everything he can to protect his kids– and that includes taking care of himself.
I have to agree with you, it must be really hard because she’s at the age where she now fully comprehends the crazy her dad and her whole family for that fact is, it must be so hard to deal with all the information about her father’s drugs and pedophilia let alone the nut jobs that the rest of the Jackson’s are
People claiming that Michael did horrible things to children, despite lack of evidence or credible testimony and a “not guilty” verdict, is likely one of the current major stressors in her life that led her to such despair.
Poor baby. I hope she gets the help she needs.
This
poor girl.. I don’t think that her father’s death is the cause of all of it, it’s a factor but I think there’s more going on. that family is not healthy.
and I agree Kaiser, I saw her photos yesterday and thought “what a beautiful girl”
While I think growing up MJ’s daughter (and losing him so early on in her life) have definitely left marks, it for sure doesn’t help that her extended family is nuts. I mean, I remember all that drama a year or so ago about her grandmother disappearing, and so on.
It can’t be easy living that kind of life even under the best of circumstances. Poor girl, I hope she can stay strong and get help. (And yes, she is lovely).
I agree. So many factors that make this situation so sad. She seems so lost. I hope this is a wake up call to everyone around her that she needs help, love and support.
My heart breaks for her, I lost my mother when I was eleven and had no dad (adopted by a single lady), its was a tough few years. Hope she gets the support and peace to recover that she needs.
She IS super-pretty, but also comes across as very poised and smart, which unfortunately has led to such a high level of media interest in her.
Being essentially orphaned at 12 would take years to get over, on top of all the usual teenage issues. Hopefully she’ll be allowed to convalesce and see out her teens in private.
I think she is the one who has been promoting herself to the media since shortly after Michael’s death.
Yes, because she was 12 and did not know better. 12-year-olds can’t look into the future– they can’t see how putting themselves out there can be a bad thing.
Heck I was 23 and couldn’t see how airing my dirty laundry online was stupid.
A twelve year old does not “promote” themselves to anyone. The media takes control of what she puts out there and uses it to make money by putting their spin on it. And then people such as yourself can further twist it to the point where it makes the girl feel badly about herself. Feel good about yourself? You shouldn’t.
@elle Kay…you’re f*cking awesome!
I really hope she’s alright. I empathise about the depression (I got diagnosed last week – feels good to know what’s wrong).
Hope she’s okay x
Sending good thoughts your way Amelia, been there and it can be tough, hope you have lots of support.
It gets better, Amelia. I was medicated for it in Uni – all I did was sleep; didn’t want to go to class, barely wanted to hang out with people I loved. It took me a few tries to find the right medication. I was actually off of mine for about 3 years before restarting last month. I was able to have the dosage kicking in before it hit the level of the first time I was taking it.
I feel a lot better, and have a lot more energy now.
Thank you both 🙂
Glad to hear you’ve both come through it, I hope you’re doing well.
Starting my first meds soon, hopefully it’ll be beginners luck :p
If you don’t feel better within 2 weeks, get them to prescribe another as there are hundreds and all different. One will work if you stick with it. I have been on a good one ( hardly an side affects) for 15 yrs and life just keeps getting better and better. I had to experiment to find the right pill/ dosage, however
Hopefully, but remember this (coming from a psychiatrist): if it doesn’t make you feel better or makes you feel worse, immediately tell your doctor because it’s not the right medication or the right dose.
Amelia, please just make sure you get a GOOD doctor who LISTENS TO YOU.
My first doc put me on something that took 30-45 days to work, and didn’t work for squat. When I went back, she increased my dosage AND added another med. My second doc told me that BOTH of those meds take up to 60 days to work, and made me a follow-up for 2 weeks.
I still feel like shit. But I am able to laugh and enjoy my son.
That poor child. My heart breaks for her that she could feel so lost at that moment. It’s a tough road she has ahead if her, but I hope she has supportive people and friends around her and can get the best help for her recovery.
That’s just it Mairead, unfortunately, I don’t think this girl has ever had anyone around her who cares about anyone except themself. There certainly aren’t many responsible adults in that family.
This.
I am having a hard time with all of these comments saying she is just being a dramatic teen, she should be with the grandma/Janet, etc etc. We as the American public have been subjected to FORTY YEARS of the Jackson family’s fuckery, and people actually think that somehow THOSE people are supposed to help her? That somehow, her suicide attempt wasn’t legit? Seriously? I am absolutely disgusted by that blind item that was being discussed, but with the history of this family, I also sadly have absolutely no problem believing that it’s true.
I hope this poor girl gets the help she needs and I hope it has nothing to do with ANYONE from that despicable, horrifically fucked up family.
Exactly. I wouldn’t let that shower mind a plastic plant!
I really hope she is ok. I think it’s good she is spending time with her mother she probably needs that anchor. Katherine is her Grandmother it’s not the same for a young girl. Let’s hope she get’s the help she needs and family support.
I don’t put a ton of stock in the CDAN blinds, but there was one recently about an uncle “grooming” a young girl (sexually) and the description fit Paris.
Yes. I read that too, it was posted the day before this happened. It wouldn’t shock me in the least, I mean look at that family. There was always talk about Michael’s father being abusive, and the stories that still persist about Michael’s infatuation with young boys. That family seems off the hook to me, and that’s what she’s surrounded by. I think the whole MM story as an excuse is bull. She doesn’t strike me as the spoiled type that would try to kill herself because she wasn’t allowed to go to a concert. It sounds ridiculous.
If the blind is true, I hope she’s brave enough to come forward and implicate whichever uncle it is.
I really like her, she seems more “real” than anyone in that family, and comes across like a fun and free spirit. I was stunned to read about this yesterday. Love her style, and think she is really becoming quite a beauty. I hope that she can get help and get her life on track. 🙂
CDAN blinds upset me- I think the majority are rubbish but the ones that ring true are the ones that should be reported to the authorities, not on the Internet.
The reports on TMZ have seriously pissed me off this morning. Basically calling this just a cry for attention, making statements such as “who tries to use motrin to OD?” (completely ignoring that she cut her wrist(s))and “that she’s all about the drama.” And they seem to be blaming her efforts to reconnect with Rowe as part of the reason she may have done this. It just seems so awful and insensitive to blame this poor girl for what is happening.
I won’t make a speculation as to whether this was a cry for help or an actual attempt at suicide but the insensitivity towards this poor girl right now is awful. For a multitude of reasons, she has a rough life. Yes she is privileged monitarily but seriously her father is MJ. Whether the allegations against him are true or not, that is all bound to make her life exponentially more difficult. I think brushing this off as she’s a drama queen is really unfair. I hope she gets the help that she needs and I hope the media leaves her alone (although with her family, who really knows if that will be a possibility).
Great post.
Yeah, that annoyed me too.
Motrin nearly killed me as a child – was told I could take it a few weeks after my tonsils were removed. I ended up with my throat hemorrhaging and since Motrin thins your blood it just kept on bleeding. Passed out at the Dr office, was rushed to the ER and had to have it cauterized, and was given hospitalized cocaine for the anesthetic and vasoconstrictor properties. Not a pleasant experience for a 10 year old.
I agree with you. I didn’t like TMZ downplaying this as “drama”. She had to be given “numerous stitches” to treat the wound she gave herself with the meat cleaver. This was a serious injury she gave herself and if this escalates without treatment, she very well could succeed the next time around.
When I was her age almost exactly, I tried to OD on tylenol PM. I took all 24 caplets. I figured taking too much of ANY pill would kill me and being a child, didn’t exactly have a stockpile of OxyContin lying around. After I took the tylenol PM, my father noticed me acting anxious and gave me a valium [I’d never taken one before and was really having a panic attack, he didn’t know what else to do and he’s an addict so, pills would be his answer] and I noted where the bottle was and took the other one in the bottle, so 24 tylenol PM and 2 valium. The valium made me giddy/drunk feeling so I got on AOL and told my online friend “sorry” and “goodbye” and he knew right away what was up, asked me how I was killing myself. I told him and he tricked me into puking it all up by telling me it would just make me have to get my stomach pumped, not kill me. He told me to go puke it up and come back so he could tell me an easier way to kill myself. I was terrified of getting my stomach pumped, all I wanted was to go to sleep and not wake up, so I followed his orders and puked up maybe half of what I’d taken. Then I passed out for 13 hours. Little did I know that I would have died from that OD in a very agonizing way. I would have felt OK for like 3 days and thought I was fine when suddenly, my liver would have shut down and there would have been little or nothing doctors could do. My family never even knew I had done that, chalked up my sleeping to the valium my dad gave me.
Fast forward around 8 years, and my little cousin Jack tries to kill himself by overdosing on a whole box of Simply Sleep. No one got to him in time, so they fully digested and put him in a near coma. It’s hard to describe the state he was in, totally out of it and didn’t know what year it was or what his name was…he was in the ER and they managed to save him. Simply Sleep is just Diphenhydramine, aka Benadryl, no acetaminophen, which is likely why he didn’t have total organ failure.
Paris could indeed have died from a Motrin overdose, if she took enough. My answer to TMZ’s stupid “Who tries to OD on Motrin?” question is CHILDREN. She is a child. Sorry she isn’t in the big leagues with other celebs who have access to any number of potentially fatal narcotics, but in a pinch, Motrin would work. Plus, like a poster above said, she slit her wrists. That is a serious action. No matter how suicidal I felt in my teens, I never had the conviction to actually slit my veins open.
I have over 70 2 inch or so scars on my left arm from cutting throughout my teens and early 20’s. I was not trying to kill myself, and I was not looking for attention [I was always wearing long sleeves to conceal my “work” and embarrassed if anyone saw what I had done to myself]. I was trying to punish myself, because I really hated myself. Also, it was a rush of adrenaline every time I cut, it would snap me out of myself for a minute. Her scars look to be the result of a fine razor, and in the photos they don’t look very new. I used a serrated knife so it took years for my scars to turn white and fade.
I stopped cutting for the most part after pressing way too hard on the blade one night and cutting my forearm so deep the adipose tissue was bulging out and I had to have several stitches. That was humiliating and scary. I remember apologizing to the doctor the whole time he stitched me up, for wasting his time and doing something so dumb.
This might snap her out of her self-destructive behavior. Getting baker acted for a night definitely helped give me some perspective.
Oh, honey, I am so sorry. I know you don’t want my sympathy…and I’m sorry about that. I just hate that you felt so low. I felt like that when I was young and it was horrible. And you don’t want anyone to know. You want to suffer alone.
Your compassion is very impressive, and you should be very proud of yourself.
Hugs.
Thank you for sharing your story, it was very moving and powerful. Hopefully your story will bring some insight to those that are being flippant about Paris’s situation.
Thank you for sharing your story. TMZ is scum and they are disgusting for trying to analyze and speculate this over and over. She is a 15 year old girl!
glad you came out the other side, vvvoid!
Yeah, the stuff over at TMZ is just awful, saying she didn’t really want to die if she called a suicide hotline and thus just wanted attention. They are idiots. I used to volunteer for a suicide hotline, and not everyone who calls wants to be saved. Some just want to say goodbye before they do the deed and have no one else to talk to. If someone calls a suicide hotline, it is serious, period. Not a plea for attention. She may have been on the fence about wanting to die, as a lot of people who are that call in to these hotlines, but that does not mean she was looking for attention. She probably just wanted to talk to someone and feel heard.
I worked as a 911 dispatcher and had 3 calls in my time there where a suicidal person called and ended up killing themselves while still on the phone with me. I followed the protocol best I could to try to talk them down, but at the end of the day they were just calling so that their body could be found. TMZ is seriously disgusting in their analysis of this.
Shelly and Bees, thank you for helping people during those moments. I am sure that was difficult for you to experience. Thank also for providing such a unique perspective on this subject.
Completely agree…… honestly I don’t think many internet commentors realize how damaging their comments can be to the people they speak about. And it’s not so easy for anyone, let alone a celebrity, to disconnect themselves crim the internet and ignore those comments- especially when that celebrity is a child.
“You know who she remind me of (in looks)? Evan Rachel Wood, who I think is a flawless beauty.”
She reminds me of young Courtney Cox and Margot Kidder.
You are right. She is beautiful (lovely eyes!) and seems so smart and likeable. I feel very sorry for her.
Poor Paris, that is such a hard age as everything hurts so deeply. She has been through a lot and with the continued family drama and accusations against MJ resurfacing, it is no wonder the little girl is at her breaking point. I hope she gets the help she needs and maybe some distance from the Wacko Jackos.
Her family is really downplaying it to TMZ… I hope that’s wise.
I hope she gets the help she needs, poor thing.
For some insight into depression, this post by Allie is excellent http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/depression-part-two.html ; and Stephen Fry has recently spoken about his attempt http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22797866
Something is bugging me about many comments though – the people saying “But she’s so pretty”. I know it’s meant nicely, but what has it got to do with anything? Are they saying that pretty people aren’t allowed to be depressed? Or perhaps that if an ugly person commits suicide it’s not so bad? Please just think about the implications here.
I hear what you’re saying, however, I don’t think the comments have been “oh, but she’s so pretty,” as much as just “she’s so pretty.”
It’s an aside about how stunning she is, not a commentary about her beauty in relation to her attempt. I don’t think the sweeping majority of comments here come from people who think there’s any correlation between looks and depression.
I agree, I have yet to read a comment that says anything about her being pretty, so what’s the problem?? People are only stating the obvious, that this is a very beautiful young girl. And that it is sad that this young girl attempted suicide. No need to make an issue where there is none. Teen suicide is what should be focused upon.
Allie’s post on depression is beautiful, as someone whose “been there” for the past year it made me cry. It would make an excellent training guide for people who just don’t get it. The dead fish analogy is brilliant.
Allie’s post was amazing. Very powerful and educational!
Depression is horrible. I’ve been a practicing psychiatrist for over a decade and sometimes I am so emotionally drained after a session with a depressed patient, I don’t even want to imagine the pain of LIVING with it, day after day. My heart goes out to Paris Jackson and anyone who suffers from depression.
Yes, it was beautiful. Thank you for the link MBP.
That is a post everyone should read as it explains many common aspects of depression and included elements that had never occurred to me, but when I saw them written, I recognised and understood them immediately.
On her “prettiness”, its because she is so striking and seems to have such poise and intelligence that you wouldn’t think things would be so hard for her.
But that’s what I’m not getting? Why does being striking and poised mean depression is a surprise?
Maybe they feel it would be awful for someone so beautiful to die so young. At least, that’s what I think when I look at her. She looks lonely in her photos, but sweet too.
I hope she gets help. And I hope TMZ and its Ilk gets infested with fleas of a thousand camels in places they cannot scratch.
I really like Paris and i wish nothing but the best for her and her siblings. They are all getting older and they all seem like smart cookies. Hopefully, they can help each other heal and protect each other from the vultures in their family.
Poor kid. As someone who has friends that’ve made the attempt & even had those thoughts, I hope she gets better. And that she has people that will actually give her the things she needs.
She and I currently have the same haircut, and she pulls it off waaaay better than I do. Such a pretty girl.
Thank god she’s alive. I’ve been there, and I can understand her feelings and why she may have done it. I’m just glad she recognized that she wanted to live and got help.
Also, as someone who’s called the suicide helpline before (not for me, but for a friend), they deserve way more credit than they get. They are very good at what they do.
I really wish the best for her. I can’t imagine the stress she’s under, and now to have the whole world watching this, I feel for her.
If nothing else, hopefully this might make her extended family shape up a little, and have everyone make sure those kids are being well cared for.
feel for her and the boys. they will never get away from that f*cked up family.
how sad to have the internet to tell you so many crazy versions of how you were purchased into existence, your dad was horribly abused by his own father, your father did some very questionable things with young boys, your father was an addict, your family only cares about you because of money… the list of crazy truths and absurd falsities regarding them all is astounding.
i never understood why MJ brought them in to a world he felt so persecuted by, persecuted BEFORE the sex abuse allegations. he was a strange man indeed.
still, he’s their father and there is nothing keeping them from reading all about it. that has got to hurt. on top of the normal teenage stuff, maybe it’s too much.
i hope her relationship with her mom is helpful. she needs all the help she can get.
can lisa marie maybe adopt her? she understands the crazy father/celebrity/money stuff and seems to have handled it ok.
i really feel for all 3 of them.
Michael wanted children, white children, and he paid Rowe a big payday to give him two white children. As for blanket, I read somewhere, a long time ago, that he is Michael’s biological son with a foreign woman, can’t remember which country. The way he kept these children hidden for years and only going out with a mask could have messed them up also. They were thrown into a world that was new and exciting to them when Michael died and it was hard for them to handle being in the limelight but all of the pictures I have seen, they seem to be enjoying it. This could be a cry for help or it could be grabbing attention. Who knows?
Seriously, who gives a damn what kind of kids he wanted. They are his.
How mean, after all this i realise Michael was right to cover his kids faces, he knew what he was doing, knew what the media could do to HIS kids.
I have known a few people in life on anti-depressants and killed themselves. Its hard to say what came first but honestly, those pills can make otherwise rational (and grieving as in her case) make irrational choices.
Whatever it is, I hope she gets it together. She’s an extremely likeable person.
Most likely their depression wasn’t helped by the pills and they STILL wanted to kill themselves. People can get messed up further by the pills but this occurrence is rare. They saved my life in a big way and many others, but yes they are powerful medications and need to be monitored by psychiatrists
Some medications do have suicidal thoughts listed as a possible side effect. Another complication might be that they may work differently in children and adolescents than in adults.
I just….I don’t think this should be news. She’s 15 and she’ll never get the chance to be “normal” because of her dad and her extended family. My local news mentioned Paris’ suicide attempt this morning, and it made me rage. I hope she has at least one person in her life who genuinely cares about her as a person, and not as a way to fund a lifestyle and/or who she’s related to.
sad…makes me wonder how Frances Bean escaped this.
This girl has, without a doubt, the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen. I wish her well and hope she is able to get help. Being part of this revolting family isn’t doing her any favors.
Funny how we all used to make fun of MJ for making the kids wear masks in public yet it turns out he was right and knew exactly what he was doing.
Unfortunately, the grandmother, Katherine, who is supposed to be protecting these kids, is too busy trying to shake down AEG for money so she can take care of her other kids, who for some reason, cannot (or refuse to) fend for themselves. That’s the long and the short of it. There is currently enough money in MJ’s estate for his kids and his mother to live comfortably, BUT the mother cannot syphon any of it off to the siblings, hence the action against AEG. She must have known that a trial would open up a can of worms about his past. I, for one, believe in personal responsibility. Michael Jackson was a drug addict and he caused his own demise by doctor shopping and refusing to get help. (Murray’s malpractice is a whole other issue – but note that Katherine did not go after him, because he doesn’t have two nickels to rub together.) AEG was in the business of putting on profitable concerts; of course they wanted him to perform! The whole case is idiotic to me.
Completely agree with everything you said. Katherine has always been spineless and out of touch with reality. A more or less useless human being in my mind. Which sounds really harsh, but there is no excuse for allowing decades of abuse to occur under her watch. In the end she’s no better than the money-hungry brood she “raised.” This trial is just more evidence of that.
Katherine has always been easily influenced by Joe, who might very well be the promoter of this suit against AEG, along with his greedier offspring. The suit has never made much sense to me, either. But one thing is very clear: there are way too many Jacksons with a lifestyle they can’t personally support. They kept badgering Michael for money while he was alive, both directly and indirectly though Katherine. Now Katherine is a limited resource. They are very anxious to get one last windfall before she dies, because MJ’s kids are going to stay far, far away from their greedy relatives once they’re full grown. That bizarre grandma kidnapping incident last summer was likely the last straw. It was after that point that Paris seemed to start showing the signs of heavy stress, also. I imagine it was quite traumatic and an eye-opener for the older kids about how dangerous a situation they are in.
Poor girl. Michael knew what he was doing when he covered his childrens faces. He knew the effect the media can have. This poor girl lost her father at 11, has to constantly listen to everyone bashing her father. It must be so difficult for her hearing those things. People need to stop and think before they speak/type and the effect it can have on somebody. I hope she recovers soon 🙁
She and Evan are both beautiful, but she looks nothing like Evan at all.
I feel really badly for this girl. Her family is insane. I don’t know who keeps leaking things to TMZ, but there is a special place in hell for that person.
This is a very delicate topic that should not be even “speculated”, let alone suggested that she was crying for help. My friend’s teen sister committed suicide and you would not see it coming. It’s very sad and I hope she gets the help she needs.
Please, visit the American Society Suicide Prevention website for more information and ways to help: http://www.afsp.org/
This is a child who is hurting and I just hope the media will not make a circus of all this.
I lost my dad a couple of weeks ago and even as an adult with coping skills, I am still struggling. Can’t even imagine having to testify about my father in court amid all the allegations and mud slinging that AEG is doing. Not to mention, there is no one in that family of vipers who seems to truly care about her or her brothers without seeing $$.
The thing is, I bet there are people on this page who care more about her as a real human being than some of the people in her inner circle. Sad.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I lost my dad years ago and it was so tough. my sympathies
Ugh, TMZ. They’re like a bunch of kids at a party clamoring to get the first piece of cake.
He never should have had children. He was in no place mentally to raise them. It was selfish of him. I hope the kids can straighten themselves out and be happy. At least they have each other.
What a horrible thing to say. Everyone has a right to have children. I personally think Michael did the better job of raising his kids than the rest of the Jackson family. Has all gone down hill since his death.
I disagree children are not a right but a privilege they are human not accessories and I don’t think eveybody would be allowed to have kids, it’s a privilege and the the commitment the most important that we can take and not everybody deserves and can handle it
I seriously feel for this girl. Just a teenager, young, pretty and has gone through some crazy Sh*^ for quite some time.
3 more years, Paris, just 3 more years. You can make it that long. Then you can get a college education and make a life for yourself. It can be as private a life as you want and you will call all the shots. Hang in there honey.
totally agree with you here. wish/ hope she would see this.
i think a major problem a lot of hollywood types have, especially the messed-up child stars and children of stars, is that they never seem to get much of an education. the ones who seem to do the best and grow up to long-lasting and successful careers (not to mention avoiding all the junkie overdose pitfalls and stuff like that and just managing to live healthy, stable lives) are the ones who actually went to college later on. i really think a serious education can help so, so much in creating a stable, healthy, grounded person. it can only be healthy for a person to learn about the world, study science, history, literature, in brief, get the point that there is an actual whole amazing world, and a point to life, outside of the sick, shallow, fishbowl existence of celebrity and squandered wealth.
Poor Paris. But with an example of a troubled parent in MJ, is this really a surprise ? He could not cope with normal life, probs. No wonder this child cannot either.
I hope that Paris has someone to look after her best interests not only emotionally and spiritually, but financially as well. I wouldn’t put it past her vulture aunts/uncles to try and have her declared incompetent so they can put their grubby hands in the till.
I’m not reading any more comments because someone above called attempting suicide “overly dramatic” normal teenage behavior.
This is not on. Suicide is serious. Anyone talking about wanting to kill themselves has a serious, serious problem — it is NEVER just dramatizing. And this girl went at herself with a meat cleaver! What is wrong with people, that they would think this was just typical and that she was just trying to dramatize herself?
Here’s the deal: some people reading these comments have been suicidal in the past and/or are suicidal now, just by sheer statistical probability. Comments claiming a suicidal person is just dramatic or something hurt those people, and make them more likely to hate themselves, and make them more likely to, guess what. Before spouting off about suicide, try to learn SOMETHING about it.
What TMZ posted about Paris supposedly not being serious was utterly disgusting, horribly irresponsible, and completely vile. Can we try not to repeat that behavior?
Also, here: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html
“Suicide is serious. Anyone talking about wanting to kill themselves has a serious, serious problem — it is NEVER just dramatizing”
I agree. Shame on TMZ.
Agreed! Poor Paris, I feel for the girl. TMZ reminds me of the Don Henley song “Dirty Laundry” and I refuse to look at their website or watch their stupid show. Harvey Levin is scum.
TMZ is infuriating. It’s clear too, from the pics, that she has cutting scars on her arms. This isn’t a one-time, drama thing. 🙁
Speaking as a nurse who works in an adolescent psychiatric unit, there are some kids who absolutely are just being dramatic with suicidal statements. Many, in fact. HOWEVER – all such statements need to be taken seriously and people need to be evaluated and treated. Sometimes they’re not really suicidal but are suffering from bipolar disorder or severe anxiety – whatever the case may be. She needs a thorough evaluation; maybe there is something going on that medication can help.
Here’s an example of when suicidal statements aren’t serious – some kids who are in juvenile detention facilities will pretend to be suicidal so they can get away from their lockdown unit. There’s just one example, there are more.
WRT Paris specifically, let’s not forget that Katherine Jackson also raised Michael Jackson; what happened to him is not completely the fault of his father. I seriously doubt Paris is being raised in a healthy environment, either.
Poor girl.
I agree with those who say that Janet was right all along. She said that Paris should remain off twitter and that she shouldn’t be an actress at this point in time–that it wasn’t what Michael wanted for her and it would be too much for her at this stage of her life. Janet was a child actress and she knows Paris better than any of us. She knows what the business is like and whether or not it’s the right environment for her niece. For those of us who once believed that Janet was the level headed one who escaped the madness of her family early on (by getting married, but still, she escaped), I say we need to go back and reassess the judgment we passed on her during the whole cell phone grab debacle. I’m not ashamed to say that I’d like them to call Aunt Janet back in to help save this child.
Janet was heavily involved in the grandma kidnapping and fired grandma’s staff to replace them with her own people, including security. Regardless of any insights Janet might have about child actors and twitter, I wouldn’t trust her any further than I could throw Joe Jackson… Her behavior was obviously very traumatizing to Paris in particular, probably because the girl had thought she was a reasonable person despite their conflicts. And during that particular episode, both Prince and Paris used Twitter conservatively and wisely to blow the lid off an extremely dangerous situation. The gang told them to get their passports. Where exactly were they planning to take the kids once they stuffed them into the van?!? Not to visit grandma in another state, I suspect; grandma was still drugged up and not fit to speak without sounding even more alarm bells. They wanted to neutralize those kids in some way, perhaps separating them in different boarding schools overseas and isolating them from each other and grandma – and the estate lawyers. People like to deny that Janet had the money motive of her brothers, but at the time- her assets did not seem to be very liquid.
“Physically Fine”….when I’ve read that she took a hatchet to herself and needed a ton of stitches…but yeah…physically fine. durrrr….
It saddened me to see the evidence of her cutting. Why in hell has this girl’s mental health issues not been addressed by professionals? I don’t know much about cutting, but from the pictures, it looks like it’s gone on for awhile.
What a sick family the Jacksons are. I’ve never viewed Paris as a drama queen, in fact, she seems to be one of the saner ones in that bunch. I gotta say though, it’s hard as hell trying to fit your square a** peg into their crazy round holes. I hope she gets the help and support she needs.
I swear if that blind about an Uncle grooming a young girl not related by blood is about her, the man needs to be outed and, if possible, arrested. Sick as hell.
I believe all her twittering is not healthy and it could have probably influenced negativity towards herself and her family. Kids can be really cruel, who knows what message she may have receive that could have triggered her to do such a thing.
Originally, her tweets seemed benign and light and just in line with what her friends were doing. I think it all became unhealthy as a reflection of her increasing depression. In other words, Twitter most likely just reflected her illness. Unless she was getting a lot of the ugly stuff we’re seeing on the tabloids. Ordinarily, though, I would suggest private tweeting for most people and especially the young. The net is not a safe place for the non-anonymous.
I read somewhere that she’d had a “falling out” with her brother Prince over spending time with their mother. Maybe that was the straw that broke the camel’s back?
I just truly hope this is a wake-up call to that obnoxious family surrounding her that she needs help and love and support. In SPADES.
absolutely beautiful girl. all the money in the world. pity, all she needs is a REAL person in her life to love her and show her the way. instead all she has is fame whores and people who will sell out anyone and everyone for money.
Is that one photo of her with her left arm up showing cut marks?
I hope Paris gets the help she needs. I can’t imagine what she is going through and I’m not going to assume anything about her life or her reasons for attempting suicide. I just hope that she gets better and overcomes any problem/struggle she is dealing with.
There’s no way to say definitively what was going through this young girl’s mind when she did what she did. It’s wrong to speculate. However we can have a discussion about suicide in young people in general. The fact is, as someone who works in mental health, some incidents of self harm ARE attention seeking, but that in itself is not a reason to dismiss it as meaningless or time wasting. People ask for help in their own ways, and a young girl surrounded by ‘me me me’ people may not even believe that simply stating her needs will result in them being met. Whether she truly intended to kill herself is not the issue to be considered because it doesn’t matter. She is clearly troubled and got help the only way she knew how. Her not wishing to actually die does not detract from her suffering.
Being a teenager sucks, let alone having to be a teenager and go through whats shes going through.
HANG IN THERE PARIS!!! WE’RE ROOTING FOR YOU!
This prove again, that her grandmother is not capable of raising them. Hell, she didn’t even raise her own kids so that its not shocking. I know that Diana ross doesn’t want to get involved in this mess of family that are Jacksons, but she’s the only sane person who can step in and save those children before its to late. If Paris really wants to distance herself from her family, she should ask the lawyers to send her and blanket to boarding school in switzerland or england. That’s the only solution, i know it means on big sacrifice on her part, being far away from her friends but it’s for the best.
poor thing. for real. makes me sad.
also makes me sad that michael never wanted this kind of thing to happen to his kids and lo and behold it’s happening. it’s just all so clear that they’re kinda messed up from early on in that family, and often through no fault of their own. i really wish the best for her.
Unless MJ was infertile himself (had poor sperm quality), then I am unsure of why he would have used a sperm donor. He was still young and probably had good sperm.