It so did not happen like that. Janet suggested RWU - they shut her down and wanted, "Luv". LA Reid wanted "Luv" from the jump -- even at listening events there were talks about "Luv" being the second single.

I don't know where Mikel on JX got that information but it makes no sense when you think about it. If LA wanted RWU so bad, then what was the problem? Janet performed it on Good Morning America, and she went and shot the video. Why didn't Island Def Jam promote the video if LA Reid wanted that song to be out? Why didn't he send it to MTV or VH1?

LA wanted Luv, and when Janet disagreed and decided to shoot the video for RWU out of her own pocket he got mad and put the entire thing to a halt and left the album to die. Plain and simple.