Prince and Paris Jackson are incredibly close, but the two siblings haven’t always been on the best terms. Reports of the pair being at odds started surfacing around 2013, when rumors emerged that Paris had grown close with their mother, Debbie Rowe, causing tension between them. This came years after Rowe alluded to the press that Michael was not his kids’ biological father and that she doesn’t want to have a relationship with them.
A source told Us Weekly at the time, “Prince feels Paris is betraying their father by getting close to Debbie … Paris and Prince fight all the time.” The insider also claimed that Prince doesn’t refer to Rowe as his mother, and instead calls her “that woman.” The fights surfaced around the same time that Paris attempted suicide, which she later discussed with Rolling Stone was a result of dealing with depression, anxiety, and constant public scrutiny. Despite media speculation, there’s no confirmation that points to their fights having anything to do with Paris’s suicide attempt.
While reports suggested that their relationship may have been rocky at times, the two siblings seem to have come to a much better place. Prince has constantly posted on social media supporting his younger sister, including an Instagram photo in which he was sporting her former band’s merchandise. “So proud of my sis @parisjackson for chasing her dreams,” he wrote in the 2019 caption. “Her and the @thesoundflowers are going on tour this week starting in Santa Barbara.”
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