Michael Jackson's daughter Paris opens up about her childhood with the music icon in rare interview

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Michael Jackson's daughter has revealed what it was like being raised by the King of Pop in a candid new interview.

Speaking to Naomi Campbell on her YouTube series No Filter, 22-year-old Paris Jackson spoke about how she was daughter by her father to work hard and not expect easy handouts.

Take a look at the interview with Paris in the video below:

In the interview in question, which was uploaded on Wednesday, April 30, Paris stated:

"If we wanted five toys from FAO Schwarz or Toys R Us, we had to read five books.

"It's about earning it, not just being entitled to certain things or thinking: 'Oh I got this.' It's like working for it, working hard for it. It's something else entirely. It's an accomplishment."

She continued: "It was a blessing and privilege to be able to experience so much at a young age.

"My dad was really good about making sure we were cultured, making sure we were educated and not just showing us like the glitz and glam, hotel hopping, five-star places, but it was also like we saw everything.

"We saw third-world countries and we saw every part of the spectrum."

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This interview comes not too long after Paris revealed that her pop star father tried his best to ensure she felt comfortable talking about her sexuality.

Speaking in the Facebook Watch series Unfiltered: Paris Jackson and Gabriel Glenn, Paris stated: "I say I'm gay because I guess I am.

"But I wouldn't consider myself bisexual because I've dated more than just men and women, I've dated a man that had a vagina. It has nothing to do what's in your pants, it's literally like, what are you like as a person?"

She added: "I think [my father] felt the energy and he would tease me the same way he'd tease my brothers. Like, 'You got yourself a girlfriend!' if I were staring at a magazine of a woman too hard.

"I'm very lucky to have that, especially so young, eight or nine. Not many children have that experience."

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