Washington (ANI): Socialite Kim Kardashian has praised Michael Jackson"s 11-year-old daughter Paris for the way she handled herself onstage during the late star"s memorial on Tuesday. The actress, best known for her role on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, said that she admired the way Jackson kids held themselves together during the service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

"I spoke at my dad's funeral & it was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I was shaking & crying & what Paris did was sooo soooo brave!" Us magazine quoted her as saying on her Twitter page. She continued, "Michael's children were so brave brave 2 stand there on stage & speak to the world about their father."

Kardashian, who attended the ceremony with her sisters Kourtney and Khloe and her mother Kris Jenner, said at the memorial: "It's just really important to be here to support the Jackson family. My family and I have known them for years, so it's really special to be here for them."