For much of her childhood, Paris was shielded from the public eye. Michael's children wore masks when they traveled and stayed with him overseas. Her decision to speak at her father's memorial was reportedly unplanned and surprising considering her seclusion from the public eye.http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/07/paris.jackson/index.html?eref=rss_showbiz

On July 7, 2009, Paris Jackson spoke at her father's memorial service. Paris memorialized her father with these words, "I just wanted to say ever since I was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. I just wanted to say I love him so much." She then turned and was comforted by her relatives.

In response to the public belief that the children are not related to Jackson biologically, his brother Tito Jackson denied that assumption, http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/07/76444/index.html but on Sunday, August 9, 2009, Mark Lester stated that he "gave Michael my sperm so that he could have kids — and I believe Paris is my daughter." He said he was willing to take a paternity test in order to prove his belief, so that he would be able to have continued contact with the children.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090809/ap_en_mu/eu_michael_jackson_godfather