- A video deposition of Paris from March showed her saying her former nanny was 'obsessed' with the singer, and often climbed into bed with him
- Paris, 15, no longer wants birthday parties following her father's death
- She is said 'break down, cry and talk about him' all the time, claims Jackson's former chef while testifying in his wrongful death trial
Paris Jackson is seen here speaking under oath - and claiming one of her former nannies - who was obsessed with her father - used to climb into bed with the King Of Pop.
The 15-year-old schoolgirl made the accusations about ex-nanny Grace Rwaramba in a deposition she gave as part of the wrongful death suit against AEG.
The video was recorded in March - before Paris' made a suicide attempt earlier this month - but was replayed on Tuesday during the trial.
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Under oath: Paris Jackson, seen in a
pre-recorded video, giving a deposition as part of her late father
Michael Jackson's wrongful death suit, where she claims her former nanny
would jump into bed with the King Of Pop
Claims: Paris said Grace Rwaramba was 'obsessed' with her father
She said: 'My dad didn’t like her so he tried to keep her away from us. He would send her to run errands a lot… He said she was sneaky, she was not an honest person and she lied a lot.'
Paris added in the footage: 'She used to be [one of the nannies] but she got really creepy. This is going to freak you out. One time, it was before - me and my brother were really young - before Blanket was born.
'When he would stay in a hotel, or whatever, she would call the hotel and say that she was his wife. She was obsessed with him… They let her in and he’d wake up and she would be in his bed.'
Paris' video deposition was shown on Tuesday because the teenager is still too unwell to testify in person.
The videos were used after lawyers for the Jackson family told the judge that Paris, who is suing concert giant AEG along with her grandmother Katherine, 83, and siblings, would be unable to testify in person due to the fact that she is still recovering in hospital.
Jackson's former personal chef Kai Chase also opened up about how Paris and her siblings have coped in the wake of their father's death, while testifying in court on Tuesday.
During a testimony in the Jackson family's wrongful death suit against AEG Live regarding Michael's death, Chase revealed the 15-year-old is 'devastated and lost'.
Troubled: The deposition was played again in
court on Tuesday as Paris was not able to attend in person as she is
still recovering following her suicide bid earlier this month
VIDEO: Paris Jackson claims former nanny was obsessed with her father and would jump into bed with him
She also revealed that Paris no longer wants parties for her birthday since her father hosted a private circus for her when she turned 11.
Jackson's former personal chef Kai Chase testified in his wrongful death trial
Paris Jackson, who was turning 11, adored her father and Chase helped decorate a room filled with posters and photos of the Thriller singer. The singer's music was played throughout the party.
It was the last birthday party the 15-year-old has had. 'Paris hasn't had any birthdays since,' Chase said. 'She hasn't wanted to celebrate since'.
And youngest son Blanket, who remains home-schooled, wears a T-shirt with his father's image every Friday, she said.
Katherine's lawsuit claims AEG failed to properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who is serving a four-year prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter over the 50-year-old star’s death, and pushed the superstar to rehearse and perform a planned series of 50 comeback shows titled This Is It.
Lawyers acting for Paris, Prince Michael, their brother Blanket, 10, and Katherine contend that pressure from AEG led to Jackson’s death from an overdose of surgical anaesthetic in June 2009, two weeks before his This Is It concerts were to begin at the O2 Arena in London.
'Devastated and lost': Paris and Prince with their father in 2005. He died in 2009
Marvin S. Putnam, a defense attorney for AEG Live, said Paris and Prince Jackson were deposed in the case because they are named plaintiffs. He said Paris' testimony was not a 'grilling' but urged privacy for her and her family.
'There's a real person involved here,' Putnam said. 'There's a 15-year-old girl and something incredibly tragic has happened that none of us know why and I think it would really be in everyone's best interest and particularly in her best interest if rather than blowing this up into something else, that they were given a little bit of privacy to deal with something that has to be a tragic, tragic moment for all of them.'
'She's 15,' he said. 'Someone should give her a break.'
According to TMZ, legal papers reveal the famous offspring are asking for $10 billion for all of the future earnings they claim their father would have generated if he had he lived.
Seeking
damages: Paris (centre) and her siblings Blanket (L) and Prince (R) are
asking for $10 billion for all of the future earnings they claim their
father would have generated if he had he lived
AEG, which denies any liability for the star’s death, and says the huge figure is based on speculation and that Jackson’s career was on a downward spiral.
Legal analysts say the billions being claimed are unlikely to be awarded and are a legal tactic to get publicity for the case.
Just days prior to her suicide bid, Paris was reportedly told that she does not share the same biological father as Prince.
Then, over the days that followed, Paris spiralled into depression and was admitted to the UCLA medical centre hospital after cutting her wrists and taking an overdose of pills on June 5.
Whilst the teen is said to be feeling better, she could remain in hospital for another month.
Depressed: Paris, pictured in May, is said
to have attempted suicide after discovering that she and her older
brother Prince didn't share the same biological father
Still recovering: The 15-year-old is still in hospital following her failed suicide attempt earlier this month
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