Michael Jackson’s 14-year-old daughter has revealed her battle with school bullies.
Paris Jackson opened up to Oprah Winfrey about the bullying she has suffered at her new school, both in the playground and online.
Paris was home schooled until her famous father died in 2009. She and her brother Prince Michael I were then enrolled at Los Angeles’ prestigious Buckley School, where she encountered bullies for the first time.
Paris told Oprah she had no idea why so many children at her new school didn’t like her, but said she tries not to let it affect her.
“They try to get to me with words, but it doesn’t really get to me … a lot of people don’t like me,” Paris said. “I don’t know what it is.”
“There are kids at my school that talk so bad behind my back, and they don’t think that I can hear them! A lot of times I can hear them, [and] a lot of times, my friends will tell me what they say.”
Paris and Prince’s younger brother Prince Michael II — known as “Blanket” — is still home schooled.
Oprah interviewed Paris for her new series Oprah’s Next Chapter.
If you or someone you know is being bullied, visit the National Centre Against Bullying or Bullying. No Way! websites.
