Please don't label me: Paris Jackson opens up about her sexuality

“I came out when I was 14,” she wrote.

Paris Jackson

Source: Instagram

Model Paris Jackson has addressed ongoing speculation around her sexuality, using Instagram's new Q&A story feature to engage with fans on the personal topic.

When one fan asked 20-year-old Jackson if she was bisexual, the late Michael Jackson's daughter replied with: “That’s what you guys call it, so I guess, but who needs labels?”
Jackson, who last year presented an award at the GLAAD Awards, has previously been open about her sexuality on social media, tweeting last year that Beyoncé had been her first crush.

Frustrated by the attention her Instagram response was quick to receive, Jackson hit back, slamming the media and clarifying her comments.

“I came out when I was 14,” she wrote.
She continued: “I’ve referred to the community as 'my fellow LGBTQ+' on stage before. I talked about having a crush on girls when I was 8 in my Rolling Stone article…"

"Why are people just now saying this is news?”

“And I’m not ’bisexual,'” she added.

“I just love people for people. I don’t label myself, so please don’t label me.”

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By Samuel Leighton-Dore



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