Katherine Jackson: Paris Didn’t “Want to Live” After Michael Jackson’s Death

2:23 pm, September 2nd, 2013

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Paris Jackson didn’t “want to live” after her dad Michael died, Katherine Jackson says on “60 Minutes Australia.”

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In her first television interview since her granddaughter’s suicide attempt in June, Katherine connects the event to Michael’s shocking passing in 2009.

“When Michael died, Paris was screaming and crying and saying, ‘I want to go with you daddy, I don’t want to live without you,’” she recalls.

Katherine also tearfully recounts how Paris and her brothers, Prince and Blanket, “went back in that morgue where Michael was about 10 times… Hugging Michael and kissing him, and you know he was dead but they were still doing that.”

Four years has passed, and the Jackson family matriarch acknowledges that they “didn’t know” just how badly Paris has been suffering since then.

She also discusses Michael’s changing appearance through the years, renewed molestation allegations against the late singer, and keeping her son alive through memories.

“Life goes on, but it’s never going to be the same,” says Katherine.

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Paris Jackson Leaves Hospital: Report

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9:25 am, July 13th, 2013

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Paris Jackson has reportedly left the hospital following her suicide attempt on June 5.

The 15-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson checked out of UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday, according to People.

RELATED – Paris Jackson Left Suicide Note, Cut Arm With Meat Cleaver: Report

Jackson is now said to be headed to an undisclosed facility for long-term treatment.

As Gossip Cop previously reported, doctors have determined that Jackson’s depression and suicidal tendencies are serious enough that she should be moved into an inpatient care center.

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Paparazzi Make It “Harder” for Paris, Prince Jackson to “Grieve,” Says Co-Guardian

9:45 pm, June 27th, 2013

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T.J. Jackson, the nephew of Michael Jackson, took the witness stand at the late music icon’s wrongful death trial on Thursday, testifying about the impact the tragedy has had on the singer’s kids.

T.J., who last year became co-guardian of Paris, Prince, and Blanket with their grandmother Katherine, said the pervasive paparazzi culture in Los Angeles has only compounded the family’s loss.

Michael famously often kept his children’s faces covered in public to afford them privacy, but now the kids are regularly seen without any disguises.

“In my opinion, I know it’s making everything harder for the kids to grieve and recover and progress,” T.J. reportedly said of the paparazzi.

RELATED – Watch: Prince Jackson Testifies at Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Trial

He added, “It’s, just to be frank, a complete annoyance. It’s awful.”

He also echoed actress Halle Berry‘s desire for legislation that would limit the paparazzi’s ability to photograph of the children of celebrities and other public figures.

T.J., who further testified that he believes his uncle was “murdered,” spoke specifically about Paris’ troubles since Michael’s 2009 death.

“The loss of my uncle has hit her at a different level and she’s in a tough spot, but we’re loving her and doing everything we can,” he said, noting “she was daddy’s girl.”

“My uncle was her world,” he continued. ”My uncle gave them more love and for it to be taken away, it’s been very hard for Paris, and for all of them.”

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