The years following her father’s death were brutal. Paris has been open about her struggles with addiction, mental health, and trauma. She has shared that by age 15, she was already dealing with addiction and had attempted suicide multiple times . She was sent to a therapeutic school in Utah, where she later revealed she and other students were subjected to extensive abuse .
She has since been diagnosed with PTSD, major depressive disorder, and OCD . But she hasn’t hidden from these struggles—she’s spoken about them with a raw honesty that has helped countless others feel less alone.
In January 2026, Paris celebrated six years of sobriety from heroin and alcohol . In an emotional post, she wrote: “Getting sober ain’t always the indication that life is perfect… I didn’t have the same survival skills I was used to having to cope. I had to learn to live life on life’s terms” .
She also revealed that her years of drug use left lasting damage, including a perforated septum that causes her to whistle when she breathes . She has shown the hole in her septum on social media, turning something that could be shameful into a testament to how far she’s come.
Finding Her Own Voice
Through all of this, Paris never stopped creating. She pursued music, modeling, and acting, not to live up to her father’s name, but to find her own . She signed with IMG Models in 2017, walked in Jean Paul Gaultier’s Haute Couture show, and appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone .
But it’s her music that seems to be her truest expression. She released her debut album, Wilted, in 2020—a project she wrote during her first year of sobriety . She described the experience as feeling like a baby, learning how to live again without numbing herself .
She’s been working on her second album, co-written with ’90s hit maker Linda Perry, and has described finding her own musical voice as a “beautiful experience” . She’s also been touring with Queens of the Stone Age and opening for them, sharing her music on her own terms .
Being a Jackson
Paris has always maintained a complicated relationship with her family’s legacy. She has defended her father against abuse allegations and has been involved in legal battles over his estate . But she has also made it clear that she wants to be known for who she is, not just who her father was .
In 2025, she received $65 million from her father’s estate after raising concerns about its management . But she has also said that she doesn’t measure her worth by money or fame. When asked how she wants to be remembered, she responded: “I would like to be remembered by my loved ones as a person who was of service” .
