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Paris Jacksoncan always count onMacaulay Culkin.
While chatting withE! Newsfor a recent interview, the 23-year-old actress and musician opened up about her recent television role onAmerican Horror Storiesand howgodfatherCulkin, 40, helped her land her role.
Noting that she knew she would have to remain tight-lipped about her part on the new FX spinoff series, Jackson said she felt as though she could confide in Culkin, who joined theAmerican Horror Storyuniverse for its forthcoming tenth season.
“They were very, very uptight about the NDAs and things like that,” Jackson told the outlet. “But I did figure, he signed an NDA, he’s in theAHSfamily. I feel like if I could tell anyone, it would be him.”
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On the spinoffAmerican Horror Stories, Jackson stars in the series' first two episodes as mean girl Maya, who comes face-to-face with the franchise’s iconic Murder House.
But before she landed her role, Jackson toldE! Newsthat Culkin told her to give it her all during the auditioning process. “He said overdo it at certain points,” she said. “Kind of like, overact and kind of make it theatrical.”
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Jackson also explained that she and theHome Alonestar swapped gory behind-the-scenes photos while working together on their respectiveAHSsets.
“I sent him a picture of my face covered in blood and then he sent me a picture of blood in his hair,” she revealed. “It was cute.”
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Culkin has been a longtime friend to Jackson, having previously been close to her father,Michael Jackson. The actor is also godfather to the late musician’s two other children, sonsPrinceandBlanket.
Back in 2018, while appearing on Marc Maron’sWTF podcast, Culkin spoke candidly about the “protective” relationship he has with Jackson, noting, “I am close with Paris.”
The host then clarified that he was not looking for any “dirt” about the model, to which Culkin replied, “I’m just letting you know if we want to start going down that road it’s going to be a dead-end, you know, but I mean that in the fact that I love her so much.”
source: people.com
