“He had to step off the pedestal and recognize that he was her father.” The complex relationship between Mick Jagger and his eldest daughter

Mick Jagger, the lead singer of The Rolling Stones and one of rock’s greatest legends, is known for many things, but being a family man isn’t usually one of them. The singer has lived numerous relationships, had two marriages and is the father of eight children aged between 5 and 51. However, although today he is a very present father and grandfather, in the past things were not quite like that. The rocker spent a lot of time away from his eldest daughter, but decided to re-establish contact and ended up getting very close to her.

O Incredible. club was quite impressed by the troubled relationship between Mick Jagger and his daughter, Karis. Check out the details we could find about this story below.

When the 78-year-old rocker was in his mid-20s, he dated American model, singer and actress Marsha Hunt. The two met during a photo shoot in 1970 and the intense and short relationship started shortly afterwards. Marsha admitted that the singer’s “shyness and awkwardness” took her seriously, but the romance ended up being kept a secret due to some differences in the two’s lifestyle.

Marsha also admitted that they planned to have a baby, but did not intend to be together. The singer even considered asking her to marry him, but he didn’t love her enough to spend the rest of his life with her. And she felt the same way about him.

The romance ended in June 1970, when Marsha was still pregnant. Karis was born on November 4th in London and was the first of eight children by Mick Jagger and Marsha’s only child.

The couple broke up shortly afterwards, and Mick became increasingly distant from Marsha. He even refused to legally recognize that he was Karis’ father, forcing the girl’s mother to fight in court for the right to a pension.

Mick Jagger didn’t wait long to start seeing other women. About his relationship with Marsha, his new girlfriend Catherine James said the following: “When I moved in with Mick, I knew who Marsha was, but the relationship with her was already over and didn’t seem like a big deal to him🇧🇷 Mick just mentioned that she was a girl he’d gotten pregnant. He also said that he was not in love, but stated that she was very talented.”

Marsha was alone during the birth; Mick only visited her and the baby once a few days later. Over the next few years, Marsha struggled to get the singer to pay alimony and medical bills. In 1977, she moved to the United States and, after almost 2 years of struggle, managed to hire good lawyers to help you.

However, Mick Jagger’s lawyers had Marsha sign some papers stating that he was not the child’s father🇧🇷 even without agreeing, she signed. “I don’t know why Mick did that, after all he said Karis was his daughter,” said the singer’s girlfriend, Catherine James. Finally, in 1979, a Los Angeles court ruled that Mick Jagger was in fact the child’s father and he was eventually forced to pay her monthly child support.

However, despite the rejection, Marsha wanted Karis to know who her father was. When The Rolling Stones songs played on the radio, she would say, “this is your father🇧🇷 When asked if she felt bad about raising a daughter in such an unfavorable situation, Marsha said, “No. What happened was not my fault. Also, despite the problems with Mick, she had a amazing life🇧🇷

When Karis was 12 years old, Mick decided it was time to get to know her better.but that was not at all easy for the singer: “He had to get off the pedestal and saying ‘yes, I’m her father, come home with me’ after having said something else publicly,” recalls Marsha.

This seemingly sudden change of heart was actually a long-term influence of Jerry Hall, the singer’s wife at the time. Jerry always invited Karis to the family gatherings and he insisted that all of Mick’s children spent part of their summer vacation with him.

Jerry, Mick and Marsha went to the graduation ceremony at Yale University in 1992, when Karis majored in Contemporary History. From that moment, father and daughter began to spend more time together, which strengthened the bond between them.

Little by little, they started dating more and more. Mick walked Karis down the aisle at her wedding and invited her to Buckingham Palace when he was turned knightin 2003. Furthermore, Karis stood by her father’s side in 2003 when his father Joe passed away.

Apparently, Mick has finally started acting more mature and both he and his daughter have decided to put the grudge behind them. Karis went accepted by your brothers and became another member of the Jagger family.

In 2014, Karis stood by her father’s side during very difficult times, especially when he lost his girlfriend, L’Wren Scott. Mick flew straight to Karis’ Los Angeles home after hearing the sad news; she organized the funeral and stayed by his side throughout the process.

Unlike Mick Jagger’s other children, Karis has always maintained a good relationship with L’Wren, although they were never very close. And there’s another aspect that seems to confirm their good relationship: Mick tried to heal while spending time with his daughter. 🇧🇷Mick feels safe next to Karis. She never judged himalthough he had reasons to do so,” revealed a source close to the singer.

According to Karis’ acquaintances, she is a kind and very down to earth, that is, it seems to be very different from the other children of the singer: “Staying with Karis right now is a simple choice for Mick. He chose the adult daughter, who it’s not from showbiz and which does not bring with it all the drama of the show business”. Thanks to her easygoing personality, she gets along well with all of her siblings and is reportedly the closest to Jade Jagger, Mick’s second oldest daughter.

According to Marsha, Karis’ sensitivity and stability were very important in this case: “I have no idea how things would have turned out if Mick had been more involved in her life, but I know that fame and everything that comes with it can be very difficult for a child”, he added. Despite everything that has happened in the past, it seems that Karis’ relationship with her father has been getting stronger and stronger and has struck a good balance for the two.

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