“This is the situation, I have a skin disorder that destroys the pigmentation of the skin. It is something I cannot help, OK?
“But when people make up stories that I don’t want to be who I am, it hurts me. It’s a problem for me that I can’t control.”
With Jackson’s African-American heritage in mind, Paris has now shared why she identifies as a Black woman.
“[Michael] would look me in the eyes and he’d point his finger at me and he’d be like, ‘You’re Black. Be proud of your roots’,” she recalled to Rolling Stone.