# Paris Jackson taken to hospital. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 5, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220 "2013-06-05T16:49:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220/21 "2013-06-06T17:54:22Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > I’m actually pretty concerned for the Jackson kids. Those kids are sitting on a Scrooge-McDuck-esque pile of money, and they have a ton of relatives, not all of whom have done too well for themselves. I’m thinking there’s a not-insignificant chance that one or more of their uncles/aunts/cousins might try to get them out of the way, to get at the money. Their grandmother doesn’t seem to be much of a presence, so quite frankly I don’t have much confidence that she can keep the wolves at bay. I was thinking that too. What happens to MJ’s estate if the kids and Grandma are out of the picture? I don’t think Janet feels she ever signed up for supporting her siblings, their ex-wives, and their spawn. That was her brother’s job. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220/22 "2013-06-06T18:17:55Z")
To paraphrase a title of one of his hit songs, leave her alone. :rolleyes: Good grief, she’s a private citizen and this is none of our business. When she spoke at his memorial, that erased any doubts I had as to whether he molested those kids. YMMV, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220/23 "2013-06-06T18:48:53Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > I was thinking that too. What happens to MJ’s estate if the kids and Grandma are out of the picture? I don’t think Janet feels she ever signed up for supporting her siblings, their ex-wives, and their spawn. That was her brother’s job. IANAL, but I _think_ Michael’s dad Joe Jackson would be the next of kin. After him, it would devolve to his surviving children. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220/24 "2013-06-06T18:53:42Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Isn’t she a Titotaler? Wait… no, that’s her uncle. Is this really jermaine to the discussion? ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220/25 "2013-06-06T21:08:07Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > I was thinking that too. What happens to MJ’s estate if the kids and Grandma are out of the picture? I don’t think Janet feels she ever signed up for supporting her siblings, their ex-wives, and their spawn. That was her brother’s job. Janet just married a billionaire fashion mogul and[is now herself a billionaire.](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/janet-jackson-officially-billionaire-article-1.1352568) In fact, as the article states, she’s richer than Michael ever was. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220/26 "2013-06-06T22:13:48Z")
I imagine Paris gets attacks like this regularly. I wouldn’t want to be a famous persons kid. > **[Paris Jackson, 15, felt effects of cyberbullying and was isolated at home...](https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/06/07/paris-jackson-15-felt-effects-of-cyberbullying-and-was-isolated-at-home-ahead-of-trial/)** > > Paris Jackson was bullied online and felt alone at home. The reasons for her attempted suicide became more clear Thursday as Michael Jackson’s only daughter remained hospitalized for at least… > [@](#): > > Her tweet “I wanna be a fishie,” which accompanied an image of her underwater provides one brutal example. > > “Die…lesbian,” responded one troll on Twitter. > > On May 29 a Twitter war with another user included a barrage of brutal insults like “you’re such a bully. That’s why your dad is dead,” “ugly bi—” and “your dad touched little boys.” > > One of the last heartless messages was simply: “You ugly d— kill yourself.” > > Read more: [Paris Jackson, 15, felt effects of cyberbullying and was isolated at home ahead of trial – New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/conrad-murray-reaches-paris-jackson-suicide-attempt-article-1.1364870#ixzz2VTciV5K8) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220/27 "2013-06-07T00:46:37Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > Is this really jermaine to the discussion? If latoya once, latoya a million times… ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220/28 "2013-06-07T00:50:28Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > I’m actually pretty concerned for the Jackson kids. Those kids are sitting on a Scrooge-McDuck-esque pile of money, and they have a ton of relatives, not all of whom have done too well for themselves. I’m thinking there’s a not-insignificant chance that one or more of their uncles/aunts/cousins might try to get them out of the way, to get at the money. Their grandmother doesn’t seem to be much of a presence, so quite frankly I don’t have much confidence that she can keep the wolves at bay. Their grandmother is a horrid woman who let Joe Jackson beat and abuse her kids for years. I hate that woman, and I’m glad at least that cousin of theirs has some oversight as well. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220/29 "2013-06-07T01:05:18Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I imagine Paris gets attacks like this regularly. I wouldn’t want to be a famous persons kid. > > [Paris Jackson, 15, felt effects of cyberbullying and was isolated at home ahead of trial – New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/conrad-murray-reaches-paris-jackson-suicide-attempt-article-1.1364870) Add into all of that the AEG trial— daily recounting of her father’s spiral into death, emails from executives calling her father a ‘freak’ (amont other things), and AEG threatening to get a court order to DNA test the kids for. . . who knows. Oh, and AEG wants the Jackson kids to testify. Then the Wade Robson allegations that just came out. If Mrs. Jackson had any decency (she doesn’t, as **Sateryn76** explained), she’d swoop these kids up and take them to. . . somewhere far away. Somewhere less intense than LA, somewhere a little more remote that better protects celebrities. At the same time, is it fair to that to teenagers? Rip them away from their reality? I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220/30 "2013-06-07T04:00:09Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Not sure why, but the teen years seem to draw more suicides than later in life. _Not sure why??_ This must be sarcasm. Tell me this is sarcasm. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220/31 "2013-06-07T09:05:11Z")
I have no idea why the teen suicide rates are high. I’ve seen theories it’s the hormones. Teen peer pressure and stress is blamed too. But I don’t think the experts knows for sure. Adults survive a lot more stress. Just working a shitty job 50 hours a week, dealing with a brutal commute and financial hardship is stress. Losing family in horrific accidents or illness is stress. Storms and tornadoes wipe out homes and everything a family has, and somehow there aren’t mass suicides. Adults usually find a way to cope with whatever life throws at them. Some stick a gun in their mouth and pull the trigger. But for some reason the adult suicide rate is lower. Maybe someday doctors will figure out why the teen suicide rate is so high. I hope so. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220/32 "2013-06-07T10:24:44Z")
I suspect that the crazy raging hormones, lack of power (both real and perceived), lack of experience and mastery at dealing with more advanced problems, and the not-fully-developed state of a teenager’s brain (including a tendency towards impulsivity) all contribute. Back to the OP, I’m sad that we even know this information about her. Whoever released this (I didn’t follow links to see) is not acting in her best interests. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220.md?page=1)