Ever since Paris Jackson has turned 18, she has been looking different in recent months. The daughter of Michael Jackson has chopped off her locks and dyed it platinum blonde. Now, she's been altering her looks with a new grunge style and plenty of new tattoos to go along with it.
Paris Jackson has gotten over 20 tattoos since her 18th birthday in April. Last month marked seven years since her father passed away. Paris paid tribute to her dad with a new tattoo that she shared with her Instagram followers. She had "Bad" inked in red on her right hand, which is the single from Michael's seventh studio album of the same name.
"The craftsmanship of tattoos will always be a controversy. Some people like them, some people absolutely hate them. I appreciate art, I always have. Especially when that art means something to me," Paris wrote. "Today I can look at my inner forearms and see art that has meaning for me, i don't see a dark past anymore. [SIC]"
"We can see why Paris gets tattoo's [SIC] to pay tribute to her father. We just hope that she doesn't regret so many tattoos in the long run."
While some have wondered if tattoo addiction is real, a recent report via Health Aim has studied the link between tattoo and drug addiction. According to the news outlet, just because a person has several tattoos does not mean that he or she is a drug addict.
Knowing Paris' past suicide attempts, alcoholism, and history with depression, fans have grown concerned over the teen's Instagram posts and rebellious behavior. The Hollywood Gossip has even reported that fans criticized Paris for glamorizing smoking in one of her Instagram posts. But she argued that smoking is much better than the things she used to do."Smoking isn't cool. I get it. Sure as hell beats everything else in my past though. This is the least bad thing I could be doing right now. Especially compared to over half the population of 17-year-old girls in this country."
According to the celebrity gossip blog, the post has since been removed. Back in January, alleged sources told Radar Online that Paris' friends and family were concerned about her acting out after her split from her high school boyfriend, Chester Castellaw. Since then, Paris has a new look and a new man, Michael Snoddy, who friends and family fear has feared is a racist.
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