Janet Jackson Details Her Tumultuous Marriage to James DeBarge, Denies Rumors of a Secret Baby

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Janet Jackson’s new documentary, fans are learning more about the singer’s son, Eissa Al Mana, along with the father of her child and ex-husband, Wissam Al Mana.The parents were previously engaged in a legal battle over the custody of their son, but the results of that are still unknown to the public. With such a private relationship, followers of the icon were surprised to see her reveal so much about their marriage in her new Lifetime documentary.

Janet Jackson is opening up about her relationship with Justin Timberlake following their highly controversial 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show performance.  Jackson was performing alongside Timberlake when she suffered her infamous "wardrobe malfunction," exposing her breast when her fellow performer grabbed her and a piece of her outfit came off while they were singing his hit "Rock Your Body."  Speaking on the two-night Lifetime and A&E documentary event, "Janet," Jackson revealed that she has no hard feelings with Timberlake after all these years.  "Honestly, this whole thing was blown way out of proportion. And, of course, it was an accident that should not have happened, but everyone is looking for someone to blame and that's got to stop," she said.

Alicia Keys sharing her thoughts on Janet Jackson‘s crush!

Janet Jackson documentary on Lifetime this past weekend, there was plenty to learn about the pop culture icon (you can check out a recap of the biggest moments from night one and night two here on ESSENCE.com). One of the most talked about parts was the insight given into Jackson’s long-term relationship with producer Jermaine Dupri. While they were attached at the hip throughout the aughts (’02 to ’09), fans had no idea how deep their relationship really was and how much Jackson loved him.

JANET Jackson has claimed that she was "blocked" from seeing brother Michael during the Scream video shoot. The Rhythm Nation singer, 55, collaborated with The King of Pop in 1995 for their only duet together, where they attacked the coverage of the allegations against him. However, Janet said that Michael's record company kept them apart when they filmed the music video for their smash hit - believing that they "didn't want her on set".

Janet Jackson has previewed a new song called ‘Luv I Luv’ in the credits of her new self-titled documentary.The series aired on A&E and Lifetime in the States and offered an unprecedented look into the star’s life and career.During the end credits of the last episode, a track called ‘Luv I Luv’ played, which featured Jackson singing: “You got that love I love.”“Janet is about to bless us with another hit,” one fan reacted on Twitter. “‘Luv I Luv’ is coming.” Listen to a snippet of the song below.Janet is about to bless us with another hit.

Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, and the pop icon is finally breaking her silence to speak her truth.In the singer's four-part documentary from Lifetime and A+E,  the 55-year-old looks back at her life and career to open up about her past, including her rocky marriage to James DeBarge, her complex relationship with her father, Joe, and even her estranged relationship with her late brother, Michael. She also takes the time to address the long-standing scandal that shook the country and shaped pop culture for decades to follow — the AOL TopSpeed Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show.Although the notorious incident lasted seconds, when the former '*NSYNC frontman briefly exposed Janet's breast to millions of viewers, it completely changed the trajectory of her career, while his rise in stardom never faltered.The conversation surrounding the controversy began in 2018 while Janet is speaking to her brother Randy.

Janet Jackson is clearing the air.

Dealing with the past. Janet Jackson addressed the major highs and lows throughout her life in Lifetime’s Janet — and that includes her weight struggles over the years.

The second part of A&E’s two-night docuseries saw Janet Jackson looking back on the most infamous moment in her career, the breast-baring Super Bowl halftime performance with Justin Timberlake in 2004.

Another side of the story. Janet Jackson spoke out about her famous Super Bowl performance with Justin Timberlake for the first time since 2004.

four-part documentary event, simply titled Janet Jackson., finally hit airwaves last night. The global superstar gave fans a glimpse inside her notoriously private life, sharing her personal views and feelings on her life’s events, interspersed with statements from close family members and famous industry friends and coworkers.

Lifetime delivered more exclusive Janet Jackson footage Saturday evening in their second installment of the four-part documentary about the pop icon. The first night of the series aired parts 1 and 2 on Friday night featured Jackson’s journey from her brother’s shadow to cementing her star power on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. It also detailed her early romances and how she learned to assert herself as an artist. Saturday viewers found out details about how Jackson and her team developed her formidable stage show, and unforgettable visual aesthetic. They were informed about business decisions happening behind the scenes of the throngs of awards and sold out shows.

Janet Jackson has revealed that she advised Justin Timberlake to not comment on their infamous Super Bowl incident.In 2004, during her half-time performance at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, Jackson suffered a “wardrobe malfunction” after Timberlake accidentally ripped a part of her top and exposed her breast, prompting huge controversy across America.This weekend, the singer’s new Lifetime documentary series, Janet Jackson, aired in the US, and during its fourth and final part Jackson spoke on the incident and recalled discussing the aftermath with Timberlake.“We talked once, and he said ‘I don’t know if I should come out and make a statement’,” Jackson recalled in the doc (via Pitchfork).“‘I don’t want any drama for you. They’re aiming all of this at me’,” Jackson remembered telling the former NSYNC singer.

The two-part documentary "JANET," which aired Friday and Saturday, revealed new details about Janet Jackson's career in the music industry, including the infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime "Nipplegate" scandal. Jackson recalled growing up and her childhood as The Jackson 5 grew in popularity. She claimed her father Joe Jackson was strict with the kids regarding rehearsing.

Janet Jackson is addressing her infamous 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show performance with Justin Timberlake.

Janet Jackson, 55, got emotional while talking about her sweet son Eissa Al Mana, 5, in her new A&E and Lifetime documentary series Janet. “The biggest change in my life is my son Eissa. He’s my heart, he’s my life,” she said in part 4 of the series, which aired on Jan. 29. “I don’t have as much rehearsal time because I have a son. A beautiful boy!…He’s my heart, he’s my life…I love being a mother, I love my new job,” she also said.

Janet Jackson, 55, dated Jermaine Dupri, 49, for seven years — and the amicable exes are finally revealing what lead to their unexpected break-up in 2009. The “Welcome To Atlanta” rapper point blank admitted, “me being reckless” in the fourth part of the new Janet documentary on Lifetime and A&E, which aired on Jan. 29. “One of the weird things is that dating Janet is that it attracts other women — girls wanted to talk to me more because I was dating her…and I’m a man,” Jermaine confessed, addressing rumors that he had cheated. The couple started dating in 2002.

Janet Jackson has been filming a documentary, preparing to share her accounts of the most intimate — and the most widely reported-on — moments of her life.In “Janet,” which aired its first part on Friday and continues on Saturday on Lifetime and A&E, the groundbreaking and private singer digs into everything from her childhood as the youngest in the Jackson family to long-held rumors that she had a secret baby in the 80’s to her relationship with her brother, the late Michael Jackson.“I wanted my own identity, but at that time, my father was in change of my life and my career and he was my manager. So, there were things I wanted to do and just a direction that I wanted to go in,” Jackson said in the documentary, discussing her decision to part ways with her father, Joe Jackson, who managed the early days of her career. It was then that she came out with “Control,” the 1986 album that began her journey to superstardom as one of the most iconic pop stars of all time.

Janet Jackson is opening up about the child sexual abuse allegations made against her late brother Michael Jackson.

Janet Jackson, 55, defended her late brother Michael Jackson in her new documentary series for A&E and Lifetime. In response to the past sexual assault claims made against the “Billie Jean” singer, she said, My brother would never do something like that, but I’m still guilty by association — because that’s what they call it, right?” When asked if she thought there was “any moment” Michael could have done what he was accused of, she said, “Never. I know my brother. He didn’t have that in him.”

The first part of Janet Jackson‘s documentary for Lifetime and A&E has aired and she made some revelations about her relationship with older brother Michael Jackson.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentFor five years, Janet Jackson has been filming a documentary, preparing to share her accounts of the most intimate — and the most widely reported-on — moments of her life.In “Janet,” which aired its first part on Friday and continues on Saturday on Lifetime and A&E, the groundbreaking and private singer digs into everything from her childhood as the youngest in the Jackson family to long-held rumors that she had a secret baby in the 80’s to her relationship with her brother, the late Michael Jackson.“I wanted my own identity, but at that time, my father was in change of my life and my career and he was my manager. So, there were things I wanted to do and just a direction that I wanted to go in,” Jackson said in the documentary, discussing her decision to part ways with her father, Joe Jackson, who managed the early days of her career.

It’s no secret that Janet Jackson and her brother, Michael Jackson, were close, but the singer is opening up about how their relationship changed at the peak of the late singer’s career. In the Control artist’s four-part documentary from Lifetime and A+E, “Janet Jackson”, the 55-year-old looks back at her life and career, and brings fans into her life in a rare moment of vulnerability.

It's no secret that Janet Jackson and her brother, Michael Jackson, were close, but the singer is opening up about how their relationship changed at the peak of the late singer's career. In the  artist's four-part documentary from Lifetime and A+E,  the 55-year-old looks back at her life and career, and brings fans into her life in a rare moment of vulnerability. The pop icon looks back at her turbulent past, especially her struggle to step out of her family's shadow and her shifting relationship with the brother she idolized, Michael.«We had a studio at home and I would go in there and just watch my brothers rehearse all the time.

The Jackson family patriarch, the late Joe Jackson, was well-known for keeping tight reins on his children during his time as their manager, and Janet Jackson is opening up about the complex relationship she shared with her father.In the singer's four-part documentary from Lifetime and A+E,  the 55-year-old looks back at her life and career to tell her story. It's a rare moment for the pop icon to open up about her past, especially her struggle to step out of her family's shadows and from under her father's management.«He was a hard worker and he did whatever it took to feed his children,» Janet explains as she details her father's origins as a worker in a steel mill.

Pulling back the curtain. Janet Jackson is known for being fiercely private, but her new documentary allowed her to address longstanding misconceptions about her family and career.

In the mid-80s, it was the rumor that could not be contained. Shortly after marrying fellow singer James DeBarge in 1984, a young Janet Jackson found herself at the center of some major gossip. Somewhere along the way, a story came to light that Janet had gotten pregnant while starring on the hit show, Fame, and had a secret daughter tucked away no one knew about. Forty years later, Janet is still trying to shut down the story.

Janet Jackson is finally premiering tonight, on Lifetime and A&E. Jackson is giving fans an intimate, honest look into her life and untold story. The doc, simply titled after her 1982 debut album, has been in the making for five years. The two-part, four-hour event will feature unseen home videos, archival footage and unfiltered moments with Ms.

Once again, Janet Jackson is in control. In her new documentary series, Janet Jackson., the pop icon opens up about practically every major story of her life: her brother Michael Jackson‘s scandals, her private life as a mom, and even the infamous Super Bowl Halftime Show. However, she kicks things off with going back to where it all began, and who it began with — and that means opening up about her father, Joe Jackson.

JANET, the new that premieres tonight (January 28) and tomorrow on Lifetime and A&E. Ahead of its release, Glamour takes a look at the history of the legend’s music videos. While not every video in Jackson's decades-long career is featured here, the 10 included below all demonstrate the unparalleled impact of the singer's artistry.Despite releasing her self-titled debut album in 1982, Janet Jackson's very first music video, “Dream Street,” didn’t come until two years later.

Moving to California was a huge massive culture shock for the Jackson family.

Even though she’s grown up in the spotlight, the world will finally get to know Janet Jackson through her A&E/Lifetime documentary project, Janet. The first two installments air Friday (Jan. 28) and cover her life as the younger sister of the Jackson 5 to when she broke out on her own with 1986’s Control and 1989’s Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, per Billboard. Janet’s success on those two landmarks albums is due in no small part to Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

Janet Jackson, 55, is opening up like never before in her new Lifetime and A&E documentary. Janet, which premieres Friday (Jan. 28), features the iconic singer, actress, and dancer getting candid about her professional and personal life. One of the topics Janet discusses is her marriages. She’s been married three times, and all three relationships failed to last long-term. As the world learns more about Janet Jackson, here’s what to know about the three men who have called the multi-talented superstar their wife.