No, I have not heard that, but it wouldn't suprise me. She does have an aunt who is in the business who I'm sure is coaching her. The problem is that you can't coach or teach maturity, that comes with age. Paris might go places in the future, but right now she is a child and really needs to mature before her career progresses.
Her grandmother was in Sounds of Blackness.
I liked her at first, but her routine is wearing thin. Her little extra singing stunt the other night really made me gag.