Less than a year after announcing their engagement,Paris Jacksonand her fiancé, Justin Long, have called it quits. The middle child ofthe late pop icon Michael Jacksonconfirmed the split on July 31 witha post on X,trolling the tabloid publication Daily Mail. Responding to a headline that claimed Jackson, 27, was shedding tears during a solo walk ahead of the anniversary of her father's death,the "Let Down" singerwrote: "those are breakup tears." "Y'all are … reaching again,"shecontinued. The Daily Mail article pictured her appearing to cry on a walk in Malibu. USA TODAY has reached out to reps for Jackson for comment. Paris Jackson talks 'shadows' cloudingmusic career, sexuality in new series: 'My dad caught on pretty quick' Jackson, the King of Pop's only daughter, announcedher engagementto Long in December. In an Instagram post at the time, she revealed he had popped the question on his birthday. "Happy Birthday sweet Blue," she captioned the now-deleted post. "Doing life with you these last years has been an indescribable whirlwind and I couldn't dream of anyone more perfect for me to do it all with. Thank you for letting me be yours. I love you." The pair first began dating in 2022. Jackson,a model and musician, is themost public-facingof Michael's three children. The late musician often attempted to shield his young children from the spotlight. After his death in 2009 of an overdose of the anesthetic propofol, Paris and her two brothers – who go by Prince, 28, andBigi, 23– went to live with their grandmother,Katherine Jackson.Paris moved out at 18, launching a successful modeling, acting and singing career. Contributing: Jay Stahl,Cydney Henderson This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Paris Jackson breakup: Singer splits with fiancé Justin Long
