Paris Jackson opens up about father's death: 'It was murder'

Paris Jackson has claimed her superstar father was murdered.

The 18-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson opened up on her belief that his death was a "setup" in a candid interview with Rolling Stone Magazine. 

"He would drop hints about people being out to get him. And at some point he was like, 'They're gonna kill me one day'," Paris said. 

"It's obvious. All arrows point to that. It sounds like a total conspiracy theory and it sounds like bulls***, but all real fans and everybody in the family knows it. It was a setup. It was bulls***." 

Paris was just 11 when Jackson died from cardiac arrest in 2009 caused by a lethal combination of prescription drugs.

The pop star's personal physician Dr Conrad Murray was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison over his death.

Paris does blame Murray for her dad's death but believes something more sinister happened and she wants justice.

"I definitely do, but it's a chess game. And I am trying to play the chess game the right way. And that's all I can say about that right now," she said.

Paris said her father was exhausted at the time of his death because he was prepping for his This Is It comeback tour. 

The teen, who is dating 26-year-old Michael Snoddy, says she now wants to make her own money despite being an heir to her father's fortune. She currently works as a model and has plans to get into acting. 

The middle child of The King Of Pop also told of her surprisingly "pretty normal life" growing up on Neverland Ranch and how she does not question that the late star is her biological father.

"He will always be my father. He never wasn't, and he never will not be," she said. "People that knew him really well say they see him in me, that it's almost scary."

Paris said growing up she didn't know she had a living mother but they reconnected when she was 13.

But she maintains she never sought a maternal figure. 

"I've had a lot of mother figures. But by the time my mum came into my life, it wasn't a 'mummy' thing. It's more of an adult relationship."

Paris and her siblings grew up on their dad's 2,700-acre California estate, which featured an amusement park, zoo and movie theatre.

But she insists her childhood was normal and they weren't allowed to go on the rides whenever they wanted to.

"We had school every single day, and we had to be good. And if we were good, every other weekend or so, we could choose whether we were gonna go to the movie theatre or see the animals or whatever. But if you were on bad behaviour, then you wouldn't get to go do all those things," she said.

- Daily Mail