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| | Janet Jackson Surprises Fans At Flash Mob In Los Angeles | | Added 15 years ago | Source: MTV |
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With her greatest-hits album out this week, the singer showed up to watch fans dancing to her music at an L.A. shopping center.By Kyle Anderson
Janet Jackson at the Grove in Los Angeles on Saturday
Photo: Jason LaVeris/ FilmMagic
Tuesday marks the release of Janet Jackson's new compilation album, Number Ones, which packages together two discs worth of her biggest chart-topping singles, including "Nasty," "Any Time, Any Place," "That's the Way Love Goes" and "If." And to celebrate the 34-track album, fans gathered on Saturday in a series of Flash Mobs that took place in various locations in Los Angeles to dance and pay tribute to some of the veteran diva's best dance moves and songs.
The message went out on Janet's official Web site at the end of October that fans could get together in three different locations in Los Angeles. The events were produced by Flash Mob America, who posted the locations of the mobs on its Twitter page throughout the day on Saturday.
Janet Jackson Greets Her Flash Mob
Hundreds of people gathered to watch fans, who had rehearsed the day before, at each of the stops, but it was the second Flash Mob stop that grabbed headlines. The mob converged on Los Angeles shopping center the Grove and re-created classic Jackson dance moves to a medley of her hits that included "Rhythm Nation" and "Escapade."
Soon after launching into their performance, the performers realized that Janet herself was watching the mob from a balcony above the fray. When the group turned to acknowledge her, they gave her a raucous ovation, to which she responded with a round of applause and waves to the crowd before disappearing into the building, thus ending the show.
This is only the beginning of Jackson's step back into the spotlight, as she will appear this Wednesday night on an ABC News special in her first prime-time sit-down interview since the death of her brother Michael in June. In the interview, she says that she blames Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael's personal physician, for his death.
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| | Janet Jackson says Dr. Conrad Murray is responsible for Michael's death | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Janet Jackson is echoing what many of her family members have said: Dr. Conrad Murray should be held accountable for brother Michael?s death. With the exception of Jack Kevorkian and a few whack jobs, I haven?t really heard anyone say otherwise. It?s shocking to think that a doctor acted with such reckless irresponsibility as Murray did. Janet thinks that Murray shouldn?t be practicing medicine (if nothing else).
Janet Jackson said Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s live-in doctor at the time of his death, is responsible for the demise of her brother, and should no longer be permitted to practice medicine.
“He was the one who was administering,” the Control singer said. “I think he should be responsible.”
Janet said of this past June 25 — the day Michael Jackson died — that she was at her New York home, when an assistant watching CNN informed her that her brother had been hospitalized. She said she then dialed a series of relatives, including mother Katherine, brother Tito, nephew Austin and sister LaToya to confirm the news. “I told them to call me back when they got to the hospital. And I remember thinking, nobody’s calling me back, so I tried calling again and that’s how I found out he was no longer… I couldn’t believe it.
“It just didn’t ring true to me,” she said. “It felt like a dream… its still difficult for me to believe. Its, you know, you have to accept what it is.” She said of Michael that “a day doesn’t go by that I don’t think about him.”
Though he has not been charged, Murray has been in the spotlight since Jackson’s June 25 death, which has been ruled a homicide by authorities. Much of the ensuing controversy has been centered around Propofol, a strong anesthetic Jackson was taking. Murray, through his attorney, has said he didn’t give the Thriller singer anything that “should have” killed him.
[From Radar]
What ridiculousness. Murray didn?t give Michael anything that ?should have? killed him? Except that it?s easy to fatally overdose on Propofol, which is why it?s illegal to administer it outside a hospital setting.
LaToya Jackson has been Murray?s most vocal adversary. And while she generally comes across as being totally nutburgers, it?s good someone is saying what everyone else is thinking. It seemed likely that Murray would face manslaughter charges in Jackson?s death, however it?s been several months since the coroner ruled Jackson?s death a homicide, and not much has happened. Hopefully that?s because they?re being exhaustive in their investigation of Murray, and not because he?s going to get off the hook. The guy should lose a lot more than his license to practice medicine ? he should lose his freedom.
Here?s Janet making an appearance at The Grove to see 100 dancers practice a routine for her next music video, ‘Nasty Girl’ in Los Angeles on Saturday. Images thanks to WENN.com .
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| | Janet Jackson To Release New Greatest-Hits Album, Number Ones | | Added 15 years ago | Source: MTV |
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Compilation spans singer's career from debut album, Control, to recently released single 'Make Me.'By Gil Kaufman
Janet Jackson
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/ Getty Images
Janet Jackson will release a career-spanning greatest-hits compilation called Number Ones on November 17, bringing together 33 of the singer's most beloved tracks as well as the recently released new song "Make Me."
The two-disc set — the first compilation album from Jackson since 1995 — begins with 1986 debut album, Control, and stretches all the way to last year's Discipline.
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| | Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri: Back Together? | | Added 15 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Looking as if they may have rekindled their romance, Janet Jackson was side-by-side with Jermaine Dupri in Milan, Italy on Monday (September 28).
The pair reportedly split earlier this month, but the twosome looked to be getting along quite nicely as they attended the presentation of Vicini Spring/Summer Collection followed up by Donatella Versace’s afterparty.
Later in the evening, Janet changed into a fancy ensemble as she made her way to the amfAR inaugural shindig at La Permanente.
Mingling with fellow guests including Kevin Frost, Dean Caten, Dan Caten and Donatella Versace upon arrival, Miss Jackson is acting as chairperson for the fundraising soiree.
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Having just recently arrived in Italy, Janet Jackson attended the Armani Fashion Show during Milan Fashion Week on Thursday (September 24).
The 43-year-old took her prime seat as she enjoyed the catwalk exhibit, currently staying in Italy ahead of amfAR chair duties during a charitable fete scheduled for September 28th.
Meanwhile, Armani was short-winded with press during the day’s festivities, letting his new looks do the talking.
During his short time talking with press, he told, “Body Art is a form of physical language, a fusion of performance and gesture, movement that displays an attitude and unleashes creativity.”
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| | Janet Jackson Lands in Italy for amfAR | | Added 15 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Chilling out with a European getaway, Janet Jackson was spotted arriving at Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy earlier today (September 22).
The “Rhythm Nation” songstress looked camera-shy as she made her way through the terminal and into a chauffeured car, dressed in all blue with a pair of sunglasses.
The trip overseas comes just under a week ahead of Miss Jackson’s chair duties at an amfAR inaugural benefit held on Septemebr 28th in conjunction with Milan Fashion Week.
Meanwhile, the film of Janet’s late brother Michael Jackson titled “This is It” is scheduled to premiere in a whopping 25 cities next month.
“This is It” features footage of the late King of Pop rehearsing for his 50-date run of concerts at London’s O2 Arena. Sony Worldwide marketing and distribution chairman Jeff Blake told press, “Michael Jackson has an army of fans everywhere around the world. By rolling out this film simultaneously worldwide, we are giving audiences an incredible opportunity to join together in celebration of Michael Jackson’s incredible career.”
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| | Janet Jackson Opens Up About 'Emotional' Michael Jackson VMA Tribute | | Added 15 years ago | Source: MTV |
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'The Making of Janet Jackson's Video Music Awards Tribute Performance' airs on MTV Saturday at 12:30 p.m.By Eric Ditzian
Janet Jackson performs at the 2009 VMAs
Photo: Christopher Polk/ Getty Images
It's the story behind the epic performance: As Janet Jackson geared up to present a tribute to her brother Michael during the MTV Video Music Awards, she was still struggling with her emotions nearly three months after MJ passed away. While she said that the tribute was "the most fun I have ever had working on a project for TV," she also said she fought to hold back tears while a team of dancers took the stage dressed in MJ's iconic looks, from single sequined gloves to red leather jackets to glittering, military-style uniforms.
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| | Janet Jackson Harper's Bazaar interview: Michael, adoption remarriage | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I love me some Janet Jackson, and I can?t even describe why. She just seems like a really cool customer to me - in interviews, she seems shy, composed and intelligent, and yet when she?s singing or performing, she?s so hardcore. I love that dichotomy. So, as you can imagine, I?m all over Janet?s new interview in Harper?s Bazaar. She opens up a lot about her brother Michael?s death, but she doesn?t really talk about her split with Jermaine Dupri, only confirming that it happened. She does say that she doesn?t know if she?ll ever get married again (she?s already been divorced twice), but she does say that when it comes to being a mother, ?I’d adopt.? Read the full Bazaar interview here, but this is Us Weekly?s excerpt from the interview:
In her first interview since her brother Michael’s June 25 death, Janet Jackson says she been unable to watch television.
“It will drive you crazy,” she tells October’s Harper’s Bazaar. “People can have rhinoceros skin, but there’s a point when something’s going to hurt you. Not everyone is stone, stone. I haven’t watched the news in weeks. I had to ask my chef, ‘How’s Obama doing?’ I haven’t read a newspaper. On top of that, [we've lost] a family member.”
At times during the interview, Janet - who will perform a tribute to her late brother at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards - was at a loss for words.
“My brother is, I mean was…” she stammers when talking about Michael’s style. Shifting on the couch and staring at the floor, she adds, “You have to forgive me, because it’s really hard to believe he’s passed.”
Michael was laid to rest last week in a mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif. His death, caused by “acute propofol intoxication,” has been ruled a homicide; several doctors are under investigation. Though she did not discuss her brother’s prescription drug history, Janet says he seemed in good spirits the last time she saw him: May 14 at a family gathering two days before her 43rd birthday.
“We had so much fun that day,” she says, noting that ate Thai food and tormented each other. “We kept calling each other after and saying how great it was.”
So how is she coping? Recently spending three days on a beach helped, she says.
“It was the first time I had to myself since Michael passed, the first time I could get away since all of that,” says the singer.
She also has been throwing herself into work (she was on set in Atlanta shooting a Tyler Perry movie when she got the call that Michael had died).
“I’ve been doing okay,” she says. “Work helps focus all of that energy on something that is of value to you.”
Looking back at his death, she says she has learned a lot. She says she was touched after Michael’s daughter Paris, 11, spoke at her father’s public memorial. Fighting back tears, Paris told the crowd, “Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine.”
Says Janet, “I was really proud. People said to me that Michael’s daughter speaking really gave them a sense of how he was as a father, in her words. Paris is incredibly smart; they are all so smart. She’s a sweet girl. The kids are doing well. They’re with all their cousins; that family love will keep them going.”
She’s also learned she has her mother Katherine’s “strength.”
“Now at least I know that I can step up to the plate and not crumble when I’m needed,” says Janet. “When it comes to something like this that is so, so serious, so painful, so traumatic, I can handle it.”
Janet also confirms Us Weekly’s exclusive report that she’s split from beau of seven years, music producer Jermaine Dupri. The singer - who’s been married twice (as a teen to James DeBarge and to choreographer Rene Elizondo) - tells the magazine, “I don’t know if I’ll get married again. I’ll put it like this: If God wants me to, then I will.”
As for kids, “I’d adopt,” Janet says. “And I think that if I’m really supposed to have kids, it will happen, if that’s God’s plan for me.”
[From Us Weekly]
Sigh. I love Janet. Us Weekly missed a couple of excerpts that I thought were interesting, though. Janet says Michael nicknamed her ?Dunk? and that he had a ?corny, sometimes dry? sense of humor. Janet also talks about how protective they were of one another: ?He was always very protective of me?When I was 14 years old, I would shop for him, washed his clothes, cleaned his room. When Mother would go out of town, she’d say ?I’m leaving you in charge, take care of Mike.’ I would head home from school, see what he needed, then go straight to the stores.” Janet also reveals a big wardrobe secret - the iconic black sequined jacket Michael wore was their mother?s - ?He grabbed that from her closet!”
Thanks to Harper’s Bazaar for the pictures.
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| | Janet Jackson To Pay Tribute To Michael At The VMAs | | Added 15 years ago | Source: MTV |
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Janet will help kick off the awards show, which airs live Sunday at 9 p.m.By Eric Ditzian
Janet Jackson performs at the 1990 Video Music Awards
Photo: John Shearer/ WireImage
Michael Jackson has contributed some of the most unforgettable moments in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards. In 1984, he won a handful of Moonmen for his "Thriller" video. A decade later, he shared a famous kiss with wife Lisa Marie Presley onstage. The list of epic performances and remarkable pop-culture moments goes on and on.
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| | Janet Jackson's awful summer continues as Jermaine Dupri moves on | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Janet Jackson has one of the worst summers of her life, or anyone else?s life. Not only did Janet?s beloved brother Michael die in June, but shortly after, she and her boyfriend of seven years Jermaine Dupri split up. Janet also turned 43 years old this year - and In Touch is reporting that Janet seemed to think Jermaine was her best chance at becoming a mother. According to their source, Janet had her eggs frozen when she and Jermaine were together, and she?s heartbroken at the realization that Jermaine has already moved on with another woman:
The summer of 2009 has been particularly rough on Janet Jackson. First, there was the shocking death of her brother Michael in june. Now, her longtime, on-again/off-again boyfriend Jermaine Dupri, has been seen with another woman.
On August 14, the 36-year-old music executive was spotted getting cozy with Deal or No Deal model Claudia Jordan, 36, at the airport in his hometown of Atlanta.
?They looked like a couple,? a fellow passenger on their flight to LA tells In Touch. ?During the flight, they were flirty and he seemed very into her. He was making her laugh and smile. There was never a moment when they didn?t talk.?
An insider says that Germaine ?has moved on pretty easily? and that Janet?s hopes of having a baby with him are now dashed. Janet, 43, had hoped to raise a family with Jermaine and recently revealed that her that her doctor encouraged her to freeze her eggs for a future pregnancy.
?I?d love to have children,? she?s said. ?It?s just up to Jermaine, what he wants to do.?
Yet as recently as February, Jermaine was dropping honts that his relationship was in trouble. At a party in Beverly Hills, he brushed off a question about marriage and babies saying ?That is future thinking.?
According to the insider, even after dating for seven years, Jermaine still wasn?t ready to commit to Janet and wanted to keep playing the field: ?He isn?t ready for a family or to settle down.?
[From In Touch Weekly, print edition, September 14 2009]
I do think Janet really loved Jermaine, and I kind of think In Touch is giving him a raw deal. I always got the sense that Jermaine treated Janet like a queen, but that they had problems before Michael?s death. I?m not so sure if Janet even fancied getting married and settling down - she?s so intensely private, so no one really knows. My guess is that she was as gun-shy with the idea of settling down as Jermaine was.
In Touch also reports that Janet is sticking by Michael?s kids, and that she spends a lot of time with them and her mother, Katherine Jackson. Janet wants to give the kids ?a sense of normalcy? - and I think Janet is probably the best person for that task.
Yesterday, Page Six reported Janet Jackson will be giving an exclusive, tell-all interview in a cover story for Harper?s Bazaar at some point this fall or winter. It will be Janet?s first interview since Michael?s death. I?m very interested in what Janet has to say.
Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri are shown in the header on 6/30/08. They are also shown below at LaGuardia airport in NY on 3/24/09. Credit: Fame Pictures
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