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| | Janet Jackson is planning a tell-all book | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Janet Jackson?s long planned book about her struggles with weight has been expanded into a ?tell-all? about her family, obviously with special attention paid to brother Michael. It sounds like the book is mainly staying the course in terms of talking about her fluctuating weight and dramatic diets, along with talking about her self-esteem issues and most of the things you?d expect in a weight loss memoir. But she?s also going to talk about how Michael?s death has impacted her entire family ? including his three children.
Janet Jackson is penning an explosive tell-all about her life and family, including her late brother Michael, an insider tells “In Touch.” The book, which will be published early in 2010, is set to coincide with the release of the star’s new album.
“She is going to talk about Michael’s death and how it’s affected her and his children and the rest of the family,” says the insider. “But a lot of it will also focus on her battle with self-esteem and weight.”
According to the insider, Janet, who is filming Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married Too,” has long suffered with her yo-yoing weight and self-imagine problems. “She’s a huge success,” says the friend. “But that’s not what she has always seen when she looks in the mirror, so the book will talk about how she has coped, and about her family relationships. She wants to help other young women out there.”
[From In Touch, Aug. 31, 2009, print ed.]
Janet?s book is one of the few celebrity-authored ones that I think I?d actually sit down and read the whole way through. She?s notoriously private, and I?d be interested to read what she has to say about Michael?s passing. And frankly her weight loss issues are pretty fascinating. It?s rare to have someone who?s famous gain and lose so much so quickly and so often. Whenever she?s heavier, Janet tends to stay out of the public eye, but every so often pictures will pop up in the Enquirer or Star of a much, much heavier Janet going to the grocery store or something. And then six months later she?s got washboard abs again! It?s mind boggling.
In other Jackson family news, they?re also taking issue with AEG?s planned Michael Jackson memorabilia tour ? they want more than the 50% profits the administrators of the estate negotiated.
Michael Jackson’s younger brother Randy is on the witness list and could possibly testify Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against a proposal by concert promoter AEG Live for a 3-city memorabilia tour that would begin this October, according to the Associated Press. The tour will coincidence with the release of a feature film using footage from Jackson’s final rehearsals.
Like Randy, the Bad singer’s mother, Katherine, also disapproves of the proposal, which was ironed out by John Branca and John McClain, who are serving, for now, as special administrators of Jackson’s estate. As it stands now, the deal would give half of the profits from the exhibition to the Jackson estate and the other half to AEG Live.
Lawyers for the Jackson family argued during a hearing last Monday that the 50-50 split of profits for the exhibition was too generous to AEG Live, but estate lawyers said they negotiated the best terms possible. Katherine wants the deal renegotiated. Other industry experts will also likely take the stand during Friday’s hearing. Upon completion of the proceeding, Judge Mitchell Beckloff is expected to make a ruling on Katherine’s objection to the agreement. AEG Live lawyer Kathy Jorrie has previously said any further delay in approval would cause the company to abandon the deal and the company would not renegotiate.
[From Radar]
I don?t know why, but my gut instinct is that the memorabilia tour won?t end up happening. It sounds like AEG is sick and tired of dealing with the Jacksons, and I doubt they?ll budge. So far AEG?s been claiming that they?ve only lost money on Michael Jackson since he died before he performed any concerts. They?re a business and they?re obviously trying to recoup some of their costs more than honor Michael?s memory. That said, it?s hard to argue the Jackson family is only focused on keeping his memory alive either. It seems like all the parties are focused solely on money, which will probably leave them all with nothing.
Here?s Janet Jackson landing in Nice Airport with brother Jermaine Jackson and his wife Halima Rashid on May 26th. Images thanks to BauerGriffinOnline.
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| | Did Janet Jackson Jermaine Dupri split because he didn't want kids' | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Last Friday it was reported thatJanet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri had split after seven years of dating. The timing seemed weird, considering Janet seems to be deep in mourning for her brother, as well as being one of the candidates to take over guardianship of Michael?s children. In US Weekly piece, a source claimed Jermaine Dupri hadn?t attended Michael?s public memorial for two reasons: he and Janet were already pretty much over, and because Jermaine ?doesn?t attend funerals?. That struck me as cold on Jermaine?s part, but some disagreed, so whatever. Now Fox News (Pop Tarts) is putting a better spin on the whole split story by making it sound like they?re just ?cooling off?. The cause for the ?cooling off? was that Janet was bugging Jermaine about having kids. Pop Tarts also has a bunch of quotes from insiders basically saying that it?s not over, and that they still really love each other, and they?ll probably get back together soon:
In the wake of Michael Jackson?s death, why on earth has Janet Jackson?s longtime lover Jermaine Dupri been? Last week reports surfaced that the music masterminds had broken up, however Pop Tarts has learned that there is still a chance for reconciliation between the two.
?Jermaine has decided to take a step back and cool things off but they aren?t totally broken up,? said an insider, adding that keeping his distance from the press and Jackson family is his way of dealing with death and tragedy.
We?re told Jackson and Dupri?s romance turned rocky last September when Janet?s album ?Discipline? (produced by her beau) flopped and she was then released from her contract with label Island Def Jam per her request. To make matters worse, at the time Dupri was President of the label?s Urban Music division, although he stepped down in January of this year.
But despite the hiccups, the music moguls worked through it and just a few weeks prior to Michael?s death they even enjoyed a getaway together in Monaco along with Jermaine Jackson and his partner Halima Rashid.
?They will be back together in full force very soon,? said a source.
Janet told Pop Tarts last year that although Dupri was ?the one? she had no intention of tying-the-knot.
?In this day and age, I feel we don?t need that piece of paper. For myself I don?t need that to validate what I have with someone,? she said. ?It?s about a spiritual commitment and finding your soul mate and not really exchanging vows with one another, that?s enough for me at least.?
Another source close to Dupri said that about a month before MJ died he made the decision to ?take a break? as they wanted different things.
?Janet wanted to start a family but that?s not what Jermaine wanted,? said the pal. ?But everyone is confident they will work it out.?
A rep for the pair did not respond for comment.
[From Fox News Pop Tarts]
I tend to believe that Janet and Jermaine are cooling off, and that they may get back together, but I?m not sure if I buy that Janet was all about having kids. That being said, I do think Janet would be a great mom, and I hope she takes over guardianship of Michael?s kids. It?s starting to look like that?s what Janet wants too, according to a new report from CBS (story via the National Enquirer):
Reportedly, Janet Jackson has offered to raise the Jacko kids. According to CBS News, the superstar, recently split from Jermaine Dupri, has offered to lift the burden of brother Michael Jackson’s family, Prince Michael I, Paris and Blanket.
‘I’ll step forward and I will raise them if this is what they want,” Janet told a media outlet.
The children are currently staying with MJ’s mom Katherine in the Jackson family home in Encino as dictated by the will.
This weekend the children attended a Jehovah’s Witness services with the family and are adjusting to life in the public eye sans masks.
“They believe that they’re going to see Dad again when he’s awakened from his sleep, that is, when he is resurrected from the dead,” Firpo Carr, Michael’s friend, told CBS.
[From National Enquirer]
I like that Janet said ?if this is what they want? - putting the emphasis on the kids? wants and needs, letting them have a say in who raises them. Can you imagine having a cool aunt like Janet Jackson? I would want to live with her too. So? in a perfect world, would Janet take over custody of the kids, then she and Jermaine would get back together and they would raise the kids like that? That might work.
Janet and Jermaine are shown on 5/5/08 and 2/14/08. Credit: PRPhotos
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| | Janet and Jermaine are over | | Added 15 years ago | Source: The Blemish |
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Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri broke up. Rumors of the relationship’s demise began swirling when Jermaine was noticeably absent from Michael Jackson’s memorial.
“You shouldn’t mix business with pleasure,” a mutual pal explains. (Dupri produced several tracks on her last two CDs.) “Janet felt their lives were too crossed and they should have kept things separate.”
“Jermaine likes to be out there, mingling with everybody, and Janet’s more shy.” (And secretive: She kept her nine-year marriage to Rene Elizondo hidden until their 2000 divorce.)
Did you just feel that? Those are shock waves being sent through the community. I’m sure everyone is completely devastated. That singer who hasn’t had a hit in a while and that little weird looking dude are no longer together. My god. What will we ever do? Excuse me while I cry into my sandwich.
[Image: Splash News]
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| | Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri Have Split | | Added 15 years ago | Source: Yeeeah |
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Janet Jackson’s boyfriend of seven years Jermaine Dupri was conspicuously absent from Michael Jackson’s July 7th memorial service. Why the no-show? Us Magazine says
“His friends are telling people it’s over,” [says] a source. “They have been moving in different directions for a while.”
“You shouldn’t mix business with pleasure,” [another] pal explains. Dupri produced several tracks on her last two CDs. “Janet felt their lives were too crossed and they should have kept things separate. [Plus] Jermaine likes to be out there, mingling with everybody, and Janet’s more shy.”
Bless her heart. Her pedophile drug addict brother just died, marriage number 3 isn’t happening, her last two albums have tanked and her ass is as big as fucking Kansas. I’m sorry, but I just don’t feel right making fun of her considering the circumstances. It’s a little something I like to call “respect.”
At the memorial sans boyfriend
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| | Janet Jackson Jermaine Dupri split after 7 years | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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What is with all of the splits of supposedly strong couples lately? It?s getting weird in here. The latest long-standing couple to call it quits is Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri. They?ve been together for seven years! Is that right? That would mean they got together sometime in 2002. I guess they have been together for a while? and I just didn?t realize it because Janet always keeps her private business private. Sidenote: This is also why she?d be a great guardian for Michael Jackson?s kids. Anyway, the only reason we know about Janet and Jermaine?s split is because his friends are talking. Thankfully those friends aren?t talking trash - they say that Janet and Jermaine simply split because they?ve been ?moving in different directions for a while.?
On July 7, Michael Jackson’s family gathered to celebrate him at his much-watched memorial service.
Noticeably absent? Janet Jackson’s longtime music-exec boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri. (A pal says Dupri skipped the memorial because he “doesn’t attend funerals.”)
And for good reason. “His friends are telling people it’s over,” a source tells Us Weekly.
Echoes another: “They have been moving in different directions for a while.”
So what drove Jackson, 43, and Dupri, 36, apart after nearly seven years? “You shouldn’t mix business with pleasure,” a mutual pal explains. (Dupri produced several tracks on her last two CDs.) “Janet felt their lives were too crossed and they should have kept things separate.”
Plus, the polar opposites were never too compatible. “Jermaine likes to be out there, mingling with everybody, and Janet’s more shy.” (And secretive: She kept her nine-year marriage to Rene Elizondo hidden until their 2000 divorce.)
Meanwhile, Jackson is still deeply mourning the death of her big brother.
“She’s devastated,” an insider says. “She’s busy caring for Michael’s kids. Janet’s the family’s backbone.”
Jackson’s rep couldn’t be reached.
[From US Weekly]
I get that maybe Janet and Jermaine were having problems before Michael died, but it still seems rough to deal with a relationship ending, while you?re in the process of grieving your brother. I could be totally off-base on that though - it?s perfectly possible, even likely, that Janet did the dumping. If my boyfriend wouldn?t attend my brother?s funeral just because ?he doesn?t attend funerals?, I might see that as one of those big, blaring signals that the guy?s not in it for the long haul. That being said, seven years is a long time in Hollywood, so I give them credit for that. Maybe they broke up and really will remain friends. Maybe Janet?s priorities shifted radically in a very short time now that she might be a contender to be Michael?s kids? guardian.
Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri are shown at the John Paul Gaultier Haute Couture runway show in Paris on 7/2/08 Credit: ANG/Fame Pictures
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| | Janet Jackson blames the economy | | Added 15 years ago | Source: The Blemish |
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Promoter, Kyodo Yokohama, blamed the recession for the cancellation of the Japanese leg of Janet Jackson’s Rock Witchu tour. The concerts will be rescheduled later in the year for the market to pick back up. Earlier, Janet had to cancel a few dates in the US due to “vertigo”.
Of course, the other, much bigger, reason is that concerts are decidedly less fun when the words from your favorite songs are replaced by loud wheezing and requests for more cupcakes.
[Image via Splash News]
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| | Janet Jackson is Fat Again | | Added 15 years ago | Source: Yeeeah |
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Any of you still have a copy of that Us Weekly with Janet Jackson on the cover in a bikini and sharing her “secrets to staying slim and sexy?” I can’t find my copy anywhere. I think it’s safe to assume that she probably ate it. Because that’s what fat people do when they’re not busy sweating and clutching a stair rail for support. They eat magazines. Also little children. No, wait — that’s trolls. Well, now we’re just splitting hairs, really.
Who wants mashed potatoes:
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| | The Janet Jackson pregnancy saga continues | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Earlier this week, Janet Jackson’s long term boyfriend Jermaine Dupri did an interview with Us Weekly in which he emphatically denied that his girlfriend is expecting. Just two days later, Life&Style is saying that Jackson is indeed with child, and has been spreading the news to all her friends and family. So, which is it?
After a series of canceled concert dates, Janet Jackson finally pulled the plug on her Rock Witchu tour in early November, setting off a flurry of rumors about what could have gone wrong.
Now, an insider close to Janet tells Life & Style the real reason she needed to back out: She and longtime partner Jermaine Dupri, 36, are getting ready for a baby!
[From Life&Style]
I’m going to take a guess and say that Janet IS pregnant. Call it a feeling I have. Remember when “Discipline,” Janet’s new CD, was first released, and Miss Jackson came out looking all super buff and svelte? In the latest photos of her, she looks like she’s gained a little weight - but then again, that doesn’t mean anything. Janet has lost and gained weight many times over the years. Of course, what’s going on with Janet Jackson’s womb is her business entirely, but it is getting tiresome that all these alleged news outlets have a different version of the story. I would normally tend to go with Us Weekly, since they are a bit more reputable than Life&Style and in this case, they have word straight from the alleged father of this possibly non-existent fetus. But with Janet, you never really know. She’s managed to get married and divorced twice completely under the radar. Maybe her camp is issuing all these different stories on purpose?
Janet Jackson in a publicity photo from her “Discipline” CD taken earlier this year. Photos of Janet on her “Rock Witchu” tour back in November, before it was canceled and photo of Janet with her boyfriend Jermaine Dupri in September courtesy of WENN.
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| | Janet Jackson's boyfriend: 'We?re not pregnant' | | Added 15 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Since canceling several of her tour dates due to a nasty-sounding chronic illness, singer Janet Jackson has been the subject of relentless pregnancy speculation. Now, her boyfriend, music producer Jermaine Dupri, is issuing an emphatic denial regarding the state of his girlfriend’s uterus.
Call off the bump watch: Janet Jackson, 42, is not pregnant.
Reports picked up in the New York Daily News and on PerezHilton.com are not true, Jackson’s boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri, 36, tells Usmagazine.com exclusively.
“Does Perez know that lying destroys the credibility of a blogger?” Dupri quipped to Us on Sunday.
Rumors began to swirl after Jackson canceled a string of tour dates in October due to a mystery illness.
Still, that doesn’t mean Jackson and Dupri aren’t excited about starting a family in the future.
?I?d love to have children,? the singer has told Us. ?It?s just up to Jermaine, what he wants to do.?
Jackson also spoke about motherhood in an interview with Sister 2 Sister magazine.
“Everyone tells me that there will never be a good time, that I will always be busy, but I just think when the stars are aligned it will happen,” she revealed.
As for Perez Hilton?
The blogger tells Us, “I didn’t say that Janet was pregnant, but if or when she is, I am sure she will make a great mother.”
[From Us Weekly]
That’s an interesting denial from Perez, considering this entry on his website, entitled “Janet Jackson pregnant?” with a picture of Jackson with one of his trademark drawings of a stick figure fetus over her stomach. It’s hard to know what’s going on with Janet - this is a woman who was secretly married and didn’t tell anyone until she filed for divorce! I suppose that if Jackson and Dupri aren’t telling the truth about her pregnancy, we’ll find out soon enough. If there’s one thing I know, it’s that baby bellies have a hard time keeping secrets.
Jackson is shown performing in Madison Square Garden on 11/2/08. Credit: WENN
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