Janet is Back at Work

Janet is going back to the studio after her last flop and the tragic death of her brother Michael. She re-launched her official website and shared this news with fans:
Later this year, Janet will publish her first book, providing an intimate look at her life and how she has dealt with issues of self-esteem. Janet will reveal aspects not known before about her uniquely successful career not only in music but in television and motion pictures.
One of the motion pictures the sit eis talking about his her reprisal of a role in the sequal to Tyler Perry’s ‘Why Did I Get Married Too.’ Source
I hope that this album is the one for her.

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Janet and Jermaine are Dunzo

Janet has supposedly broken up with her boyfriend Jermaine Dupri after 7 years together. He wasn’t at her brothr’s funeral and word is that they haven’t been on the same page for a while.
A source tells Us, "His friends are telling people it's over." Another adds, "They have been moving in different directions for a while." She supposedly blames him for the failure of her last album. The insider adds, "You shouldn't mix business with pleasure. Janet felt their lives were too crossed and they should have kept things sepa­rate." Source
Dang. Sucks. I wonder if he's still a source of support even though they're not together. I'm sure she could use it now more than ever.

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Jermaine Gets Some New Ink

Producer Jermaine Dupri, recently showed his love for his girlfriend, singer Janet Jackson, by getting a tattoo of her on his torso posed like the virgin Mary.
Here’s what he said on his blog, Global 14 while he was on the table:
THIS IS ME ON THE TABLE TWITTERING WITH YALL WHILE I’M GETTING MY RIB CAGE DONE. THIS IS THE LONGEST I HAVE EVER SAT FOR A TAT, I HAD TO TAKE 100 BREAKS CAUSE THAT SHIT HURT LIKE HELL. SHOUT OUT TO MY MAN JUN CHA. I TOLD YALL I WAS GETTING SOMETHING BY HIM. IF YOU EVA IN LA AND YOU SERIOUS ABOUT TATTOOS YOU NEED TO HOLLA AT HIM. Source
Um, its bad enough getting someones name…but this is just plain ridiculous. I’ll never understand why people do this kinda stuff.

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Janet's Back in the Studio

Janet is back in the studio with her long time pals and former producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Since she’s not with Def Jam, there’s no word on who will release the record. Source

Hopefully they can get her a hit because her last three or four albums have sucked it up. Actually, let me correct myself. Her promo team has sucked it up.

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Ciara Dreams of a Duet with Janet

Ciara says that she wants to do a duet with Janet Jackson.
"My dream is to collaborate with Janet Jackson. She was my big idol growing up," Ciara told the Daily Star."JJ is amazing and, no matter what, you can't forget what she has contributed to American music. Janet is truly an icon. She was the only person I listened to as a kid, along with her big bro Michael." {Source}
They don’t need to do a duet as they are the same person. It would be like Michael and LaToya Jackson doing a duet.

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T.I. Tells JD and Janet's Secret

During the last episode of T.I.’s “Road to Redemption,” Tip may have let the cat out of the bag on Janet and JD’s marital status.

While talking to a class of elementary students one of the children asked, “If you had a choice between Mary J. Blige or Janet Jackson, who would you marry?” T.I. responded, “Well they’re both married, so I wouldn’t marry a married woman.”Source

O word Tip? I’m sure Janet’s ready to whoop you’re lil frail tail all over Hollyweird. You know how she loves her secrets.

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Janet Blowing Up Again

Janet Jackson, who is known for her yoyo dieting, was photographed coming out of one of her fave foodie spots, Burritos El Chavo, in baggy sweats looking a little portly to say the least.
“She comes here all the time,” says an employee. “She ordered two chicken soft tacos with some rice and beans. She gets chicken tacos all the time. She comes once a week, sometimes twice a week.”
Her meal is estimated at about 700 cal, which is half of what her daily intake should be. Source
Look, she likes carbs and meat. I’m DEFINITELY not mad. But, as someone in the public eye she’s scrutinized so much more than the rest of us in the Pleasantly Plump Crew. I swear if one more person asks me when the baby is due I’m gonna go on a killing spree.

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Mike to Give His Kids to Janet?

Uncle Wacko may be giving his kids to his baby sis Janet to look after because his health is waning.
“Michael feels the end is near,” a close family friend told The Enquirer. “He’s terrified that if he dies, his children will end up with his aging parents or his brothers. He knows that Janet will give his kids a mother’s love and see that they grow up away from the showbiz spotlight.”
“Michael is in bad shape,” a pal told the Enquirer. “He has respiratory problems, heart palpitations, is losing weight rapidly and now he is worried that he may have contracted a killer flesh-eating disease. He has begged Janet to look after the kids.”
“He’s been visiting a Beverly Hills clinic receiving antibiotics through an intravenous drip,” disclosed the pal. “Michael has trouble walking and often has to use a wheelchair, and spends most of his days in bed, at the doctor’s office or in the bathroom.” Source
Jesus, Lord, please take the wheel on this one. We lost this child of God years ago…bring him back. Ahhhhhhh Meennnnn.

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Janet's Got a New Gig

Janet is getting more work. She just signed on for the sequel to Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married?”. She’ll be reprising her role as Patricia in the movie. Source
I cannot tell you how much I loved that movie. I mean, Janet’s performance was, eh. But the movie overall was excellente. I’ll be patiently awaiting its release.

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Janet's Japan Tour Put on Hold

Janet Jackson was set to take her ‘Rock Witchu’ tour to Japan. But those plans have been cancelled.
According to BBC News, Japanese concert promoter Kyodo Yokohama announced on Monday that Jackson would be postponing the five dates the singer had scheduled in Japan between February 14 and February 22 "due to the impact of [the] economic crisis." Source

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Solo Defends Bey

Solange laughed off the idea that Janet Jackson would confront her sister over statements Bey said about the Jackson family.
A source claims she said, “What ever. Beyonce ain’t scared of Janet. All my sister did was tell the truth…she wasn’t trying to hurt nobody”. Source
This reminds me of the infamous lockerrom fight of Lincoln Middle School circa ’95. These two chicks were beefin all year. One of them, we’ll call her Baldy, kept talkin about how she was gonna kick the other’s ass, threatening her and saying she had a wide butt (she did but that’s not the point). So at the end of the year Big Butt got sick and tired of dealing with this chick. After a rousing game of kickball she found Baldy in the locker room, waited for her to bend over to tie her shoe and kicked her in the face. Then baldy found a miscellaneous clog on the floor and started bashing in the side of Big Butt’s face. It was worse than watching a Kimbo Slice beatdown. Anywho, I say this to say that folks need to be careful about flappin’ their gums so much because it often leads to broken teeth and weave on the floor.
The End

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Possible Janet and Beyonce Brawl

According to the National Enquirer, Janet Jackson is pissed about some statements Beyonce made about the Jackson family not too long ago. Beyonce said, I “I grew up upper class. Private school. My dad had a Jaguar. We’re African-American and we work together as a family, so people assume we’re like The Jacksons.
“But I didn’t have parents using me to get out of a bad situation.”
But a source tells the tabloid, “Beyonce’s remark came out of left field and really stung Janet. She blew up.
“Yes, Janet and the Jackson family came from Gary, Indiana, and there was a time they barely squeaked by. But Janet has many loving memories and is incensed that Beyonce would make a crack like that.
“Janet wanted to know why Beyonce had to mention her family. They’re not friends and barely know each other. She feels Beyonce went out of her way to tell the world she’s from the upper class and the Jacksons were like a bunch of dirty gutter rats.
“Janet is proud of her family and how they came from nothing and became superstars.
“Not only is Janet telling everyone who will listen that Beyonce has a lot of growing up to do and that she needs to stop trying to impress everyone, she’s planning to confront Beyonce herself and read her the riot act.” Source
I so hope Janet molly wops Beyonce for this!

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Janet's Baby Fat is Showing

Ever since the latest wave of baby photos, Janet has been ghost. And from the looks of this pic from YBF, those rumors are true. Just look at Janet a month ago in the side by side. I know she has on a sweatshirt in the recent pic but her face looks full too. Source
So I guess congrats are in order. That, or like myself she eats for comfort’s sake.

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Janet Jackson is Pregnant...for the Thousanth Time

Even though Jermaine Dupri told Us Weekly earlier this week that his girlfriend Janet Jackson, wasn’t pregnant, Life & Style has come out with a cover story that she is.
A source told the magazine that she’s been telling family and friends that she’s preggers.
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Well if she is congrats. If she isn’t but hopes to have a baby she better hurry up. She’s no spring chicken.

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Janet's Takin Her Show to Japan

After canceling her U.S. tour, Janet is taking the trouble ridden Rock Witchu tour overseas to Japan. She’ll be performing four shows between February 14-22 of next year. Source
I love Janet and all…well I like her at least. But sometimes we gotta learn when to hang it up. It’s over honey. Sit that big booty of yours down somewhere and relax.

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She's Finally Given Up

It’s official. Janet Jackson has cancelled the rest of her RockWichu tour. People are angry and her fan club president even did a YouTube video cursing her out. Source


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Janet Has to Can Nastiness for Michigan Show

Janet Jackson had to remove some of her raunchier material from her performance in Michigan due to obscenity laws. In part of her show she brings a male member on stage and engages in this S&M act with him but she had to drop it from her routine because strict state laws prohibit simulating sex acts during a public performance.A spokesman for the venue says, "We explained the law, asked her not to do it, she complied. We did not ask her to cut the song. That was her call."Jackson's manager Kenneth Crear explained: "Janet did not want to disappoint her Detroit-area fans again, so we adhered to Michigan's state ordinance and trimmed the Discipline segment of the show so it would not be cancelled."
He says this because she’s already cancelled a date earlier in her tour due to her mystery headache illness. Source
Man, this tour just can’t get any steam. Too bad, so sad.

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LL Backs out of Janet's Tour

LL Cool J will no longer be a part of Janet Jackson’s struggling “Rock Witchu” tour. His pr firm said this is due to scheduling conflicts. This will be the latest blow to the tour that has been hit by a slew of cancelled dates because of Janet’s illness. Source
Damn LL, way to bail on her.

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After postponing six or show tour dates Janet was supposed to resume performing on Monday night (October 13, 2008) at the Turning Stone rEsort in NY but a message was posted on the resorts website saying the show had been cancelled at the advice of Janet’s doctor.
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Update: Janet is suffering from vertigo-esque migraines.
Many people thought that Janet’s mystery illness was just a case of pregnancy (lol, I just realized that makes pregnancy sound like a disease) but according to her manager she suffers from a form of migraine similar to the symptoms caused by vertigo.
“After a thorough medical evaluation, it has been confirmed that Janet’s symptoms are being caused by a rare form of migraine called vestibular migraine or migraine-associated vertigo for which she is currently receiving treatment,” read a statement released by Jackson’s camp and obtained by E! News.
“Janet wanted very much to resume her tour so as not to disappoint her fans, but she continued to suffer from vertigo and could not perform,” her manager, Kenneth Crear, said. Source
I used to get severe migraines (although any migraine is severe) when I was little and it completely incapacitated me. I couldn’t walk, or eat, or open my eyes. Light, sound, and any movement would worsen the pain and make me dizzy and nauseous. Since performing on a loud stage with thousands of people in hot costumes under hot lights where you have to run around for a few hours is the last place anyone with a migraine would want to be I totally understand Janet cancelling her tour dates. Sucks though cus this was supposed to be her big come back. It’s her first tour in 7 years.

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Janet Cancels Show #1,429

Janet was supposed to get back on the tour route this past weekend but, big surprise; she pulled out of her Saturday show at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. Last Thursday she released a statement, saying that she had been "under her doctor’s care and recuperating over the last week" and was "excited about getting back on the road and again being able to share with her fans what she feels is one of her best stage shows ever." Source
She’s supposedly going to reschedule but if I had bought tix for her show I’d be so fed up I’d just want my money back.

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