Paris Jackson Shares the Sweet Reason Dad Michael Jackson Chose Elizabeth Taylor to Be His Godmother – E! Online

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That is why he elected Elizabeth Taylor To be her godmother, so she'll have an older woman in her life who knew what it's like to “grow up in the spotlight,” according to Paris.

“There's definitely a part of him that knew we'd have a very similar experience,” the 26-year-old shared in the first episode of the BBC docuseries. Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar. “I was homeschooled and because of that, I didn't know what it was like to be around other kids my age.”

He added, “And I think it was the same for him.”

Indeed, Elizabeth—who died in March 2011, nearly two years after Michael's June 2009 death—spent much of her childhood in the spotlight. Actress's daughter Sara Southern and industrial traders Francis Lane TaylorElizabeth made her acting debut in 1939 when she was just 7 years old.