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Janet Jackson Daddy Yankee Janet Jackson and Daddy Yankee celebrated 'Made For Now' at the 44th annual Harlem Week over the weekend in New York City. Photos By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

Janet Jackson As friends and family gather Saturday to mourn the death of Whitney Houston, we thought you might be interested in this quote from her friend, Janet Jackson, which will appear in an upcoming exclusive interview with Prevention magazine: "I remember, it was at the Grammys, actually. It was the first time I was performing, actually...and someone from my camp was filming my performance backstage, and she and Luther Vandross were standing there, and you could hear Whitney -- and Luther – in the background – just cheering me on during the whole performance. And I just thought: How sweet. How sweet is that? Such a beautiful soul, such a beautiful soul. And I wish more people would have had the opportunity to get to see that, to know that person, not just the entertainer, not just the voice….I don’t think there will be another like her, honestly. Granted, there will be someone else that comes along with a beautiful voice. But I don’t think a Whitney is gonna happen...

Janet Jackson True Blue Janet Jackson Janet Jackson was photographed at her "True Blue" book signing at Book Soup in West Hollywood, California. Photos By: RD/Kirkland/ Retna Digital

Janet Jackson Pop star Janet Jackson is speaking out against her late brother’s doctor Conrad Murray. She is insisting that she blames the physician for his death. Murray has pleaded not guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter amid accusations he administered the powerful anaesthetic Propofol to Jackson, which led to the singer’s death last June. He is expected in court on Monday to face the charges. But In Janet Jackson's mind, the doctor is already guilty of Jackson’s death, who told Oprah her thoughts on Friday. When asked by the television host if she blamed Murray for her brothers demise, she replied, "Yes, I do. He’s the one that was administering the drug, from what I do know." She also confirmed in the interview that the Jackson clan had tried several times to intervene in an effort to get the singer into rehab for his drug addictions, but insisted they failed as he was "very much in denial ". Jackson died after suffering a drug-induced cardiac ...

**** LOVE IS IN THE AIR ONCE AGAIN FOR JANET JACKSON **** Janet Jackson Pop star Janet Jackson has re-ignited her romance with record producer Jermaine Dupri after just weeks after confirming the end of their seven-year romance. The happy pair, which began dating in 2002, sparked gossip of a breakup in July when Dupri was noticeably absent from his girlfriend's side as she mourned the loss of her brother Michael Jackson at his memorial. The singer confirmed she had parted ways with Dupri in a recent interview with Harper's Bazaar magazine, adding that she has not been on a date since their split. She added, "I've had people ask me out. I haven't entertained any offers thus far. ..." But now Jackson has been spotted with Dupri in Milan last week at a party with fashion designer Donatella Versace. Photos By: Sara De Boer/Retna

Janet Jackson Pop singer Janet Jackson is confirming her breakup with boyfriend Jermaine Dupri, two months after the split gossip first came about. Dupri was noticeably absent from her brother Michael Jackson's public memorial in July, prompting the media to speculate their seven-year romance had ended. Janet is admitting in the October issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine she is no longer with Dupri, but despite her new single status, she wants to become a mom, even if it's not in the traditional family setup. She says, "I don't know if I'll get married again. I'll put it like this: if God wants me to, then I will. ... I'd adopt (children). And I think that if I'm really supposed to have kids, it will happen, if that's God's plan for me." Photos By: Sara De Boer/Retna

Janet Jackson Pop star Janet Jackson has broken up with boyfriend Jermaine Dupri, according to several gossip reports. Dupri was absent from Michael Jackson's public memorial earlier this month prompting the press to speculate about the state of his relationship with Janet. Now friends of the couple have confirmed to Us Weekly magazine the seven-year romance is over. A source tells Us, "His friends are telling people it's over." Another adds, "They have been moving in different directions for a while." It's not the first time the pair have been subject to split reports -- she was rumored to have blamed him after her last album, which he produced, underperformed. The insider also adds, "You shouldn't mix business with pleasure. Janet felt their lives were too crossed and they should have kept things separate." Photos By: Sara De Boer/Retna

Janet Jackson Pop star Janet Jackson is offering to help raise her brother Michael's children, who look to their superstar aunt as a "mother figure", according to media reports. Janet is said to be helping her mother Katherine look after the children since the sudden death of their father last month. And Janet has allegedly offered to take in the youngsters if their elderly grandmother, at age 79, is unable to do so. A source tells Britain’s The Sun, "Janet has said, ‘I love them and I’ll step forward and raise them if this is what they want.’ She tells everyone she loves them as if they were her own. "The children have chosen her as their confidante and mother figure, and Janet feels her place is at their side. She’s completely bonded with those children in the last two weeks. "It’s clear to everyone that they are looking to her for comfort and guidance. Janet is blossoming as a woman with tremendous maternal instincts." Michael's mother, Katheri...

Janet Jackson Janet Jackson is fueling media rumors about motherhood in a new magazine interview.The singer admits she’s just waiting for the right time to become a first-time mother, and boyfriend Jermaine Dupri can’t wait to father her child. She tells Sister 2 Sister magazine, "At some point it’s coming. When? I have no idea. He (Dupri) has been past ready. He’s just waiting for me; I’m the one holding up the whole thing. "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." Internet reports suggest Jackson may already be pregnant, after she pulled the plug on a string of concerts she rescheduled after falling ill with vertigo at the beginning of October. Photo By: RD / Kabik / Retna Digital

Pop star Janet Jackson has been ordered by her doctors to cancel more dates on her Rock Witchu world tour. Janet's first tour in around seven years has been put on hold by Jackson's mystery illness, and now it has claimed another string of gigs. The singer was set to resume her tour on Monday in Verona, N.Y., after she was forced to cancel a concert in Connecticut on Saturday night. Now, the tour has been thrown into further chaos, after the superstars doctors urged her to can several more shows, including a sold-out gig at Madison Square Garden in New York City tomorrow night.Promoters have promised fans the dates will be rescheduled.Jackson axed her first show in Montreal, Canada, on September 29, after checking into a city hospital with an unknown affliction. No official explanation for the latest cancellation has been given. Photo By: RD/Retna

Janet Jackson Pop star Janet Jackson has been released from a Montreal, Canada hospital after she was admitted to the emergency room with a mystery illness yesterday.The singer was rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital on Monday night, just before she was due to take to the stage for her latest stop on her Rock Witchu tour. Janet "got suddenly ill" during a sound check and was taken to seek emergency medical attention. She was discharged after a brief consultation.Rebecca Burns, spokeswoman for the McGill University Health Centre, which operates the hospital, says, "Yesterday evening she was checked into the Royal Victoria Hospital and left a couple of hours later." The show in Montreal had to be postponed, with her representative blaming the cancellation on "production constraints". Further details of the star’s health problems have yet to be released, although sources close to the 42 year old’s boyfriend, music producer Jermaine Dupri, claim she has be...

Janet Jackson And Jermaine Dupri Devo Springsteen The White Tie Affair Pop singing star Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri partied at his 36th Birthday Party at Tenjune in New York City last night. We see Janet is looking a little French these days. One of our favorite bands The White Tie Affair was also there. They sent me a CD last month and they rock. Music icon Devo Springsteen was also spotted having a great time. He is a Grammy Award winning Producer and has worked with Kanye West, Estelle, John Legend, Aretha Franklin and Nas. Currently he is working on a few new hits for Kanye. Devo is a staunch advocate of Senator Barack Obama, and Devo’s latest single with John Legend, “If You’re Out There,” serves as the Obama campaign’s theme song. Devo will also be working as the musical director of an upcoming benefit for Grassroots Soccer, a non-profit organization created to provide African youth with the knowledge, life skills, and support to live HIV-free. Photo By: RD / Dziekan / Retn...

Diva Janet Jackson Pop singer Janet Jackson performed at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada last night to a huge audience. We must say, even know Janet is rude and never poses for photos, she looks great here and we are sure her show was a hit. Photo By: RD / Kabik / Retna Digital

Janet Jackson Pop singer Janet Jackson's infamous wardrobe malfunction at the 2004’s Super Bowl has gone down in history and believe it or not the famous phrase has been entered into the English dictionary. Jackson, who was performing during the Super Bowl’s half-time show, was left red-faced after her singing partner Justin Timberlake ripped open her bodice, revealing a breast. More than 90 million people saw the live broadcast, and the term ‘wardrobe malfunction’ was coined. It has now been entered into the latest Chambers English Dictionary. Photo By: Steve Buckley/BuzzFoto

Alicia Keys Singing star Janet Jackson is admitting a crush on Alicia Keys. Janet has been dogged by rumors that she’s gay and bisexual for years and she admits she no longer cares. But, if she had to choose a female, she’d pick Keys. She says, "I would pick Alicia Keys, for sure. I think she’s wonderful." And, if she could pick out her next life, Jackson insists she’d come back as a man - and date a sex-changed Jermaine Dupri, her current partner. She tells Eonline.com, "In my next life I’m going to come back as a guy and he’s going to be my bitch." Jackson is thrilled about her upcoming GLAAD Vanguard Award honor, because she’s convinced it comes at a time when gay acceptance is better than ever.The singer will be honored for her work as a gay rights advocate at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’s 19th Annual Media Awards in Hollywood on Saturday. She tells Eonline.com, "You still have discrimination. It’s sad. It really is. But, I think, slo...

Janet Jackson Singing star Janet Jackson's longtime boyfriend Jermaine Dupri has put her fans minds at rest, assuring them she has fully recovered after being ill. The singer sparked concern for her health after she pulled out of special appearance on "Saturday Night Live" last month after coming down with particularly bad case of bronchitis. The R&B star's illness became so severe she admitted herself into a Los Angeles California hospital, complaining to doctors about being short of breath. Dupri insists the singer is back and fighting fit, revealing to People.com that Jackson is in Japan concentrating on promotional duties for her latest musical offering, "Discipline."He says, "She's 100-percent better now. She was really sick. She had bronchitis." She's in Japan right now. She's better and doing all the promotion that she didn't get to do because she was sick when the album launched."

Pop singer Janet Jackson's representative are playing down reports of the singer's hospitalization in Los Angeles California on Monday, insisting she was just suffering from influenza. The R&B superstar sparked fears for her health after she was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center late on Monday "with a shortness of breath," according to Usmagazine.com. But the singer's spokesperson has reassured fans about the star's illness, saying, "She's just battling this flu like everyone else. Janet is fine." No word yet when Janet will be back to her old nasty self !

Janet Jackson Diva Janet Jackson is considering freezing her eggs, so she never grows too old to become a mother.The singer at age 41, fears she’s delaying motherhood and is pondering her options.In a taped interview with Television pal Tyra Banks for the former supermodel’s talk show, Jackson reveals she’s willing to let science help her out. She says, "I’ll have kids some day… My doctor thinks about that, believe you me."

Singer Janet Jackson is getting ready to make her boyfriend Jermaine Dupri her third husband, according to reports. Sources tell the New York Post Dupri has proposed and Jackson has accepted, and the happy couple are secretly planning a wedding ceremony.The Post also reports the singer is looking at dress designs and both parties are drawing up a pre-nuptial agreement. The news comes just a week after Jackson told a magazine that she may never step down the aisle again. "After two divorces, I thought I was jinxed. Maybe marriage isn’t for me. Maybe it’s my fault it never works."

Janet Jackson Pop diva Janet Jackson had to switch seats when she a Prince concert, because she couldn’t bear to watch the sexy singer perform while sitting next to her God-fearing mother (left).The singer was just a teen when she begged her mother Katherine, a devout Jehovah’s Witness, for tickets to see the Purple Rain singer. Her Mom agreed and let her daughter go to the show, but insisted on chaperoning her. Jackson tells Parade.com, "Being a Jehovah’s Witness, you grow up in a very religious world. But, as a kid, I loved Prince and The Time - one of my favourite groups."I would listen to them all the time, even though you’re not supposed to do that. When I was 16, I was promoting my first album and I went with Mother to see The Time’s concert with Prince."I did not want to sit next to Mother because I knew they were dirty. I was trying to be cool and calm, but oh my God, I was sweating bullets: `She’s going to think, Good Lord, what is my baby into? She really nee...