Overview
- Paris Jackson replied to a critic on Instagram Thursday with the message “i’m dirty even without the tattoos” after an E! News post showed a photo of her chest chakra tattoo.
- The commenter doubled down by saying the tattoos “take away” from her look and asked why she would “mess with perfection,” and there has been no public escalation beyond that exchange.
- Jackson has more than 80 tattoos, including a 2017 chakra design down her sternum and a 2017 foot tattoo reading “Applehead,” a personal tribute connected to her late father Michael Jackson.
- She has previously chosen to conceal her tattoos for fashion moments, notably spending hours to cover her ink at the 2024 Grammys so a Celine dress could take center stage.
- Multiple outlets picked up the Instagram back-and-forth on Friday, using the exchange to revisit Jackson’s long history with body art and how public scrutiny plays out on social platforms.