Paris Jackson 'used meat cleaver and rang suicide hotline'

Daughter of Michael Jackson attempted to take her life as fourth anniversary of his death approaches

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PARIS JACKSON is recovering in hospital in Los Angeles after cutting her right forearm with a meat cleaver and calling a suicide hotline, according to TMZ.com.

The 15-year-old daughter of the late Michael Jackson had attempted to harm herself before, according to a source, but this time it was much more serious. "It was not a cry for help," the source told TMZ, which also claims she left a suicide note.

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