Paris Jackson defends tattoos against troll who called them ‘dirty’
Nothing but ink gets under her skin.
Paris Jackson shut down an online critic who made a snide remark about her tattoos in the comment section of an Instagram post by E! News.
In the image, Michael Jackson’s 28-year-old daughter’s collection of colorful chakras down her chest could be seen poking out from a white shirt.
“She is gorgeous, but those tattoos just make her look dirty and takes away from her look,” the commenter wrote.
Jackson answered with a line of mock panic and a winking aside: “oh no what ever will i do 😰 (i’m dirty even without the tattoos)”
Other fans came to her defense in response, with one writing “your tattoos are cool as hell and you’re gorg as you are ✨” and another telling the hater: “What a shallow thing to say. Grow up.”
The singer and model has amassed more than 80 designs over the years, many of which pay tribute to her late father. Michael died in 2009 at age 50, and Paris has since inked his “Dangerous” album cover on her forearm, “Queen of my Heart” in his handwriting on her wrist and the word “Applehead” — his pet name for loved ones — on her foot.
Even at 18, she knew the ink would be divisive: “Some people like them, some people absolutely hate them,” she posted on Instagram in 2016. “I appreciate art . . . especially when that art means something to me.”
The tattoos carry deeper significance, too. Jackson alluded to her history of addiction and self harm, calling the designs marks of healing: “I can look at my inner forearms and see art that has meaning . . . I don’t see a dark past anymore. My scars and past of self-hatred have been covered by loving marks, creativity, ingenuity . . . and depth.”
Jackson has been sober from alcohol and heroin for more than six years.
Other tattoos include matching roses with pal Cara Delevingne and a line in Elvish on her neck from author J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings,” which translates to “a light from the shadows [shall spring].”
Jackson usually keeps the ink on full display, including during modeling gigs, though she covered them up — with the help of heavy-duty makeup — on the 2024 Grammys red carpet.
The Instagram post detailed Jackson’s first meeting with her mother, Debbie Rowe, at age 15 — a moment she recounted on the latest “Call Her Daddy.”
On the same episode, she opened up about her super-secretive childhood with Michael, whom she called her “best friend.”
Jackson is a singer-songwriter whose second album, “Happiest Day of My Life,” drops on Aug. 21.
