Paris Jackson Jokes About Halsey, Race, & Blackness In Donald Glover's "Swarm"

People are storming the internet with reactions to Swarm, and they can't get over Paris Jackson. The celebrity daughter of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe has come into her own as an adult, and she's expanding on her entertainment career. She's a talented musician and has built her acting résumé bit by bit, leading her to a role in Donald Glover's Prime Video feature. The series is the talk of social media as first takes are being shared far and wide. Damson Idris and Chlöe's sex scene is a hot topic of conversation, but Paris's inclusion also has tongues wagging.

The first episode already shows that Swarm has all the makings of being Glover's next hit. Jackson portrays "Hailey," a woman who works at a strip club and goes by the moniker "Halsey." During a scene, Hailey tells Dominique Fishback's character "Dre" that she had to leave her last relationship because her partner didn't like that she was Black. Dre didn't know Hailey was a Black woman and questioned her about it. Hailey further reveals that her father is half-Black, which is why she chose her stage name. In real life, both Halsey and Jackson have addressed their racial identities as biracial women. Many also thought this scene was a jab at the singer.

Swarm is a take on the dark side of fandom, and Glover has explained that the series was inspired by the BeyHive. Eminem coined the term "Stan" decades ago, but it has carried on as fanbases have only intensified. Chlöe, who stars as the lead character's sister in the series, knows all too well how those fans can be supportive and pestering. In her interview with Screen Rant this week, Chlöe talked about relating to Swarm and the core theme of the show.

"Well, I need the stans and so does my sister. The ones who are the ride-or-dies and fighting for us and defending us and buying the albums and things like that. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here," said the hitmaker. "What I think is really special about the show is that when people actually get to watch it from the surface, that's what it seems like it's about. But it's really a show about mental health, and a story of sisters, and what happens when one doesn't have the other; the lengths that she goes to honor her sister and to protect her and to fight for her."

"That's what this show really is about, and that's what truly drew me to it. Because mental health is a serious thing, and it's real. We all have our different ways of expressing ourselves, and Dre does [in an] interesting, demented way. But her heart has good intentions." Check out Paris Jackson above.

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