Pop Queen Janet Jackson has left jaws royally dropped after a bombshell interview with ‘The Guardian.’
The usually reserved music royal – hot on the promo trail for the 2024 leg of her hotly selling ‘Together Again Tour‘ – chatted with the British daily paper during her time in London (weeks ahead of the unexpected death of her older brother Tito Jackson).
Weighing in on everything from the incident (aka the 2004 Super Bowl) to America’s current political landscape, hop inside to see the buzzworthy quotes from the chat that’s set social media ablaze.
Janet on Shelving Her ‘Black Diamond’ Album:
“I feel so badly about that. There was this stuff I had to clean up in my own back yard, which got cleaned up,” she said before sharing she’s waiting on “the opportune time” to drop the LP – her first since 2015’s ‘Unbreakable.’ “And I have recorded a lot of music. A lot of music that’s just sitting on the shelf.”
Janet on if Her Post-Super Bowl Blackballing Actually Happened or Was Exaggerated:
“The cultural…[Blacklisting]? Uh-huh…it’s true,” she said to the interviewer. “It is true.”
Janet on if the Super Bowl Blackballing Impacted Her Career:
“For sure, for sure,” she relayed.
Janet on if America Is Ready for Black Female President:
“Honestly, I don’t want to answer that because I really, truthfully, don’t know. I think either way it goes is going to be mayhem,” she said. “We’ll have to see.”
Janet on Kamala’s Racial Identity:
“Well, you know what they supposedly said? She’s not black. That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian,” Jackson shared. “Her father’s white. That’s what I was told. I mean, I haven’t watched the news in a few days. I was told that they discovered her father was white.”
Read the full interview here.
[photo courtesy: The Guardian]
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That’s not normally how Janet speaks. Going back to Rhythm Nation, I would never guess that she would play into the question about anyone’s race, culture and ethnicity. Janet knows full well the difference between truth and hearsay and where to find answers rather than repeat what she heard, just like she tells fans not to believe anything said about her unless she says it herself, and after all the hurtful claims about her family through the years this response just doesn’t make sense. I’m in disbelief.
She been hanging around Randy too much, he’s into all of that maga conspiracy crap.
Kamala been flip flopping her race for years
I can’t tell you how disappointed I am in Janet. Extremely disappointed that Janet is part of the MAGA cult.
I wouldn’t go around saying that it doesn’t say anything about her being a part of the Maga cult NO WHERE and that’s not her style there’s no way she would be in that it stands against everything her beliefs are she is the most humble person and caring person and always has been
Janet really pissed me off today smfh! like you cannot be this silly talking like this…like I cannot believe this is Rhythm Nation Janet talking like this
Yeah I agree with the 1st comment that doesn’t sound like anything that would come out of Janet’s Mouth and how did that question even come about I would bet that they twisted and changed up her wording and also the shelving of Black Diamond it doesn’t say that she shelved it it says from what I got is the timing is not right but idk
Janet keeping it real
Kamala is whatever race is going with the flow
VOTE TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT
lol so Janet is a Trump supporter! That’s great! Sorry for mocking your nose and age all these years.
Who asks Janet Jackson or any of the Jackson’s thought provoking questions? They’re talented as all get out, musically. But nobody has ever accused any of them of being smart outside of music.
Jesus hold the Wheel!
Janet Janet Janet!
What were you thinking!
She’s never spoke like this and bringing someone’s race into question goes against everything she has stood for since forever .
This interview is beyond crazy!
She should be quiet like Beyonce the real queen of pop
Salute to Janet! #TRUMP 2024. Love your low key Trump supporter energy.
Janet you were just starting to come back after the superbowl.. you messed up..
THIS WOMAN WHO I ONCE CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF MY HEROES AS I WAS GROWING UP-TOO YOUNG FOR DAINA ROSS TO BE MY INSPIRATION TO OLD FOR BEYONCE TO BEAN INSPIRATION, TOO BLACK FOR MADONNA TO BE MY INSPIRATION, ETC.- (JANET JACKSON) IS SITTING HERE WITH A, NOSE JOB, BODY TRANSFORMATION, & WHITE SON HAS THE AUDACITY TO SAY WHO’S NOT BLACK?!?!?!?!??????????
DID I READ &/OR HEAR THAT RIGHT?!?!?!?!?!?!?
THIS JUST PROVES TO ME THAT MOST OF NOT ALL THE REPUBLICANS NO MATTER THE RACE ARE TOOOOOOOO STUPIDLY FOCUSED ON A PERSONS COLOR OR LACK THEREOF THAN WHAT IS REALLY AT STAKE IN THIS ELECTION!
THREE THINGS:
REGISTER TO VOTE!
VOTE FOR THE FEMALE CANDIDATE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM DONE LISTENING TO & SUPPORTING STUPIDITY & THOSE WHO ENDORSE THE MALE PRESIDENTIAL CANADIDTAE WHETHER THEY DO SO IN INUENDO CONVERSATION OR IN ACTIONS!
I GUESS MADONNA & RIHANNA ARE MY FAVORITE ENTERTAINMENT QUEENS NOW!
Madonna and Rihanna will voting for Trump. The one who always being quiet about politics will low key voting for Trump. These two haven’t commented any politics yet so…
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT! IF YOU DID YOU’D KNOW BOTH WERE FOR HILLARY CLINTON IN 2020 & PRESIDENT BIDEN IN THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION!
FOLKS THAT ARE QUIET DON’T MEAN THEY’VE MADE UP THEIR MINDS. IT’S BECAUSE WE ALREADY KNOW WHO THEY’RE VOTING FOR.
NEITHER QUEENS MADONNA OR RIHANNA LIKE TRUMP.
CHECK PREVIOUS ELECTIONS; BOTH MADONNA & RIHANNA ARE AGAINST HIM!
PLUS, QUEEN RIHANNA AIN’T FROM AMERICA SO SHE WON’T BE VOTING FOR EITHER CANDIDATE! BUT IF SHE COULD NO DOUBT IT WOULD BE FOR V.P. KAMALA HARRIS!!!!!!!
THIS WOMAN WHO I ONCE CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF MY HEROES AS I WAS GROWING UP-TOO YOUNG FOR DAINA ROSS TO BE MY INSPIRATION TO OLD FOR BEYONCE TO BEAN INSPIRATION, TOO BLACK FOR MADONNA TO BE MY INSPIRATION, ETC.- (JANET JACKSON) IS SITTING HERE WITH A, NOSE JOB, BODY TRANSFORMATION, & WHITE SON HAS THE AUDACITY TO SAY WHO’S NOT BLACK?!?!?!?!??????????
DID I READ &/OR HEAR THAT RIGHT?!?!?!?!?!?!?
THIS JUST PROVES TO ME THAT MOST OF NOT ALL THE REPUBLICANS NO MATTER THE RACE ARE TOOOOOOOO STUPIDLY FOCUSED ON A PERSONS COLOR OR LACK THEREOF THAN WHAT IS REALLY AT STAKE IN THIS ELECTION!
THREE THINGS:
REGISTER TO VOTE!
VOTE FOR THE FEMALE CANDIDATE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM DONE LISTENING TO & SUPPORTING STUPIDITY & THOSE WHO ENDORSE THE MALE PRESIDENTIAL CANADIDATE WHETHER THEY DO SO IN INUENDO CONVERSATION OR IN ACTIONS!
I GUESS MADONNA & RIHANNA ARE MY FAVORITE ENTERTAINMENT QUEENS NOW!
How naive you are! You are voting for this useless Indian woman just because she is a female. WOW! no wonder we are doomed.
ST ENTIRE FU!
I AIN’T FOR THE GAMES OR NAME CALLING SO GO ON & PLAY WITH THE KIDS IN THE PLAYGROUND! THIS TOPIC IS FOR THE ADULTS!
Welp. Poor tink tink. They tryna cancel her on twitter.