During Michael Jackson’s memorial service, his daughter Paris Jackson gave an emotional speech about her love for her father. Many of us at home were moved by the grieving 11-year old and close to tears as well. Seeing and hearing Paris Jackson allowed so many viewers to truly understand that Michael Jackson was a dad (biologically or not) and that he meant the world to his children.
But would Michael Jackson necessarily have wanted Paris to speak onstage during the service? As much as Michael may have enjoyed the grand performances and speeches from other celebrities, I think he would have been upset that his children became so involved. He grew up in the spotlight and worked very hard to keep his children out of the press. I don’t think he’d necessarily want them on a stage in from of millions of viewers during such a traumatic time in their lives.
Did the Jackson family really consider what was best for the children? Do you think they exploited Paris Jackson by having her to speak at Michael Jackson’s memorial service?
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I watched that particular part of the service, walked by my TV, and all she said was something like He was the best Daddy in the world, I am sure wherever he is, he loved hearing that, no matter what anyone thought of him, he did love his kids.
No, I don't think Paris was exploited........she said what she said from the depths of her heart....I think that she truly wanted to speak at the memorial service, even though it was difficult for her.
I agree with you....and I think it does help for the kids to talk about it.
Just because he was a media toy and his funeral was a media pay-day, does not mean she was exploited. These kind of things will make the news. Is your defenition of exploited consider that we make the news what it is? I would have to say no...Just my opinion. I think the television may have tried to exploit this, but i am sure she meant what she said from her heart. She was entitled to speak...
I did start to think more about his death after seeing this though...
So maybe it was a good thing.
no i don't think so it would be the last time she talked to her dad
The adult jacksons, well their motives have sometimes been suspect. Paris Jackson? Just a sweet kid whose "father" apparently did love her.
But bottom line, father did not find a way to stay alive until the kids were grown. I feel that is something that parents owe their children. for that same reason, conceiving a child when you are 70 is a bad plan. But playing with powerful painkillers that risk your life, that is also not a good plan when you have young kids who need you and depend on you and will be heartbroken when you are dead.
According to the organizer of the memorial he nor the family had any idea she was going to speak.
I don't think she was exploited either. I truly believe she wanted to convay what a wonderful and loving father he was and how much she will miss her Daddy. It breaks my heart just thinking about it.
I think it was appropriate and I go along with Spencer. It clearly looked like it was something she wanted to do. For her I think it was important to do, to say Goodbye.
I think the entire Jackson family was self-exploited in the process of dealing with Michael's death. I do think the anonymity of Jackson's children should have been maintained throughout the carnival-like exploits of Jackson's death. After such exposure those children will never be able to appear anywhere publicly without being beset by Paparazzi and others. I liked the Memorial Service personally. But if I could have made changes to the event, it would have been to keep the family off stage, silent, and the children's visibility at a minimum.
Of course she was. But so was everyone else who needed to speak at his funeral. The media exploits whatever and whoever will make news. Everyone else was boring. So to be entertained at a funeral we needed to a view a broken hearted child. There is no privacy at a recrerational funeral.
Sad isn't it?
They only people I have heard that thought she was exploited are white right wingers... its just more BS they put out.. they cant stand the fact MJ's death is causing attention.. they hate anything the rest of dont
I don't think she was exploited nor did I feel that her comments were anything but spontaneous and from the heart. I feel for his children. I lost both my parents when I was 15 and it just isn't something you get over.
What concerns me is what is bound to happen to these kids in the future. They have never had a mother, and now they are undoubtedly going to be pawns in the greedy tug of war over whatever remains of Jackson's wealth. So sad.
A little girl wanting to express her grief at her own father's memorial? Not exploitation.
Trying to earn points off the grief of a young girl by posting a baiting "vote"? exploitation.
I don't earn points.
No, but you seem to be exploiting her here.