Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris Jackson, reflected on her sobriety journey and how it inspires her to help other people dealing with substance addictions.

The 27-year-old singer attended an award ceremony at Friendly House, which is a rehabilitation program for women in Los Angeles, helping them heal and providing a sober space to live and deal with addiction struggles.

“Getting someone to develop conscious contact has easily been the greatest action I’ve ever taken and I pray that I can continue to help others,” Paris said in a speech she gave at the event

“I didn’t just get my life back. I got a better one,” she said, reflecting on her sobriety journey.

Paris continued, “I say it’s funny, I feel like getting sober was kind of like getting into a car accident because everything I shoved in the back seat moved forward on impact and today I’m learning to navigate life on life’s terms.”

Paris further revealed she keeps her charity work private because helping others is part of her spiritual beliefs.

“I’m really grateful to be a part of a movement that aligns so much with my higher purpose and the essence of my daily reprieve,” she noted.

“And along with those things that flew forward, I support any and all programs and foundations and organizations that work towards helping other women do the same,” she vowed.

Paris added, “So thank you guys for having me. Thank you for this moment, and thank you all for what you are doing. Godspeed. We’re coming back.”

This came after Paris marked five years of being “clean and sober” earlier in January.

Justin Baldoni’s erstwhile agent recently got candid about Blake Lively’s behavior.

TMZ accessed a deposition transcript in which the 41-year-old American actor and director’s former agent Danny Greenberg reflected on his ongoing conflict with Lively and called the situation an “extortion.”

In a deposition, he stated that what Baldoni and his company, Wayfarer Studios, are dealing with due to Lively’s behavior feels like an ‘extortion” to him.

The 30-year-old actress tried to use influence of her longtime friend Taylor Swift to put pressure on the Everwood actor and receive her desired outcomes from their ongoing legal battle.

For those unversed, Lively, who worked with Baldoni in the 2024 movie It Ends with Us, filed a lawsuit against him, accusing him of se*ual harassment during the production of their film and claiming that he started a smear campaign against her. However, Baldoni, who also served as a director in It Ends with Us, has denied the accusations.

In her case deposition, the Gossip Girl alum’s makeup artist, Vivian Baker, said that all the inappropriate incidents took place during the first phase of filming, which her talent agent, Warren Zavala, also endorsed by clarifying he has no knowledge of any incidents that made Lively ill at ease during the second phase of filming.

Notably, Zavala went on to admit that Lively did file complaints during the “post process” when testing a cut of the film.

It is pertinent to mention that Baldoni also filed a countersuit against Lively but most of his $400 million cross-complaints were dismissed in June this year. The case is still moving forward. 

It appears the Sussexes have finally made a move away from the Royal Family, and royal commentator Jennie Bond is the expert in question that’s delivered this verdict.

She explained her reasons in a chat with The Mirror and was quoted saying, “I think they [Harry and Meghan] have moved on from their royal roles” because they are now essentially “full-blown celebrities.”

“And this award was for both of them, so it was natural that they make a joint appearance.”

For those unversed the appearance in question was the one both the Wales and Sussexes took part in for World Mental Health Day.

However, Ms Bond claims there was no ‘rivalry’ in this because “the two princes and Catherine were involved in mental health issues before Meghan came along. It is something they care deeply about.”

So “the message that both couples are now promoting is that society has to do something about the dangers that the Internet, and particularly social media, pose to our children. It is an important message, and one that affects us all.” Because of this she said in her concluding remarks, “I think both couples should rightly be applauded for using their fame, be it as royals or celebrities, to highlight this crucial issue.”