Paris Jackson is setting the record straight on whether the late Michael Jackson was actually her biological dad.

There have been rumours for years that another man technically fathered Paris with Debbie Rowe, although Michael himself denied any such thing while he was alive.

While speaking to Rolling Stone, Paris insisted for the first (and what she says will be the only) time that she was biologically fathered by the King of Pop.

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

"I consider myself black. [My dad] would look me in the eyes and he'd point his finger at me and he'd be like, 'You're black. Be proud of your roots.' And I'd be like, 'Okay, he's my dad, why would he lie to me?' So I just believe what he told me. 'Cause, to my knowledge, he's never lied to me."

Her brother Prince rejected even having to answer the question, explaining: "Every time someone asks me that, I ask, 'What's the point? What difference does it make?' Specifically to someone who's not involved in my life. How does that affect your life? It doesn't change mine."

As for her biological mother Debbie Rowe, Paris acknowledged that they only really bonded as the teen was seeking treatment for incidents of self-harm and suicidal contemplation a few years ago.

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She remembered first asking Michael about her mother as a 10-year-old: "When I was really, really young, my mom didn't exist... [I asked] 'We gotta have a mom, right?' And he's like, 'Yeah.' And I was like, 'What's her name?' And he's just like, 'Debbie.' And I was like, 'Okay, well, I know the name'."

"I've had a lot of mother figures but by the time my mom came into my life, it wasn't a 'mommy' thing," she recalled. "It's more of an adult relationship… We're both very stubborn."

Paris spends time with her mum Debbie nowadays as the former nurse undergoes treatment for cancer.

Also in her latest magazine, Paris makes the allegation that her late father's shocking 2009 death was actually a murder - although she declined to offer any specifics on what led her to that conclusion.

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Justin Harp Justin Harp is Digital Spy’s US-based Night News Editor covering all things entertainment on West Coast time.

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