Paris Jackson shrugs off family’s concern with late-night visit to tattoo artist

50 tattoos and counting: Paris Jackson has brushed off he family's concern for her recent erratic behaviour
Lydia Hawken25 April 2018
The Weekender

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Paris Jackson has added another tattoo to her colourful collection just one day after she publicly shamed family members who expressed concern about her “out of control” behaviour.

The 20-year-old daughter of the late Michael Jackson shared the video from the tattooing chair with her 2.9 million followers as she got fresh ink on her lower back.

Published on her Instagram stories, the short clip was posted just two hours after Jackson filmed herself enjoying a night out with friends in a nightclub.

Squeezing the hand of an unidentified man, the tattoo appears to have been a spontaneous decision as the video was posted shortly after midnight LA time.

Getting inked: Paris Jackson has another new tattoo
Instagram / Paris Jackson

Already brandishing a completed tattoo sleeve on her left arm, Jackson has accumulated over fifty in the two years since she turned 18, nine of which are in commemoration of her father.

Jackson has previously alluded to emotional meaning behind her ink, writing in an Instagram post that “I can look at my inner forearms and see art that has meaning to me.

Tattooed Model: Paris Jackson showed off her body art on the red carpet in March
Getty Images

"I don’t see a dark past anymore. My scars and past of self-hatred have been covered by loving marks, creativity, ingenuity”.

The daughter of the late pop star posted a series of Instagram stories earlier this week, criticising the family members who told the media that she was heading for a “serious meltdown”.

Addressing her family directly, the star said: “So I guess to the family members that are talking to all these news outlets saying you’re worried for me, when was the last time you called me?”

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