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Paris Jackson is 'fine' after slashing wrists

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris is ''physically fine'' after reportedly slashing her wrists.

 The 15-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson was rushed to hospital after she reportedly cut her wrists at her Calabasas, California home on Wednesday (05.06.13) but her grandmother Katherine Jackson says Paris is doing well.

She said in a statement: ''Paris is physically fine and getting appropriate medical attention. ''Being a sensitive 15 year old is difficult no matter who you are. It is especially difficult when you lose the person closest to you. ''Please respect her privacy and the family's privacy.''

Paris posted a series of troubling messages on her Twitter account on Tuesday (04.06.13), including: ''I wonder why tears are salty?'' She later added: ''Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away now it looks as though they're here to stay. (sic)''

The teenager has recently begun developing a relationship with her birth mother Debbie Rowe, Michael's ex-wife, who relinquished her custody rights to Paris and Prince following her divorce from the 'Bad' singer in 1999.

The Jackson family are currently embroiled in a high-profile court case after filing a wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoters AEG Live. Michael's mother Katherine Jackson claims the promoters, who were behind the 50-date London residency he was preparing for at the time of his death in June 2009, were negligent in hiring disgraced physician Conrad Murray to supervise the 'Thriller' singer's medical care. Murray was convicted of manslaughter after delivering a lethal dose of Propofol which killed the superstar.