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Why Michael Jackson Chose Elizabeth Taylor for Paris Jackson’s Godmother


Paris Jackson claimed her dad, Michael Jackson, chose Elizabeth Taylor to be her godmother because she knew what it was like ‘growing up in the spotlight’

Michael Jackson left more than an extensive musical legacy and his former estate of Neverland Ranch behind when he died at the age of the 50 on June 25, 2009 — the “Billie Jean” singer also had three children. Tons of celebrity kids have followed in their musical parents’ footsteps over the years, starting pop careers of their own — and racking up awards in the process. “He would have been 65 years old today,” she said during an August 2023 performance at Las Colonias Park Amphitheater in Colorado, per a video shared via her Instagram page.

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