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Janet Jackson: Jermaine Dupri
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"Dupri told us that girlfriend Janet Jackson couldn't make the fete, or the VMA's, because she's back in L.A. rehearsing for an appearance on the Today Show," the People Magazine article says.
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As a young child, Jackson was a tomboy who aspired to be a jockey. When she was seven, though, her father, Joseph, encouraged her to join her brothers - by then famous as the Jackson 5 - in their music and variety act. (Sister La Toya joined them for several shows in 1974; the following year, La Toya, eldest sister Rebbie, and brother Randy were all in on the act, while brother Jermaine bowed out.) Shows in Las Vegas resulted in a summer-replacement TV show in 1976 (on CBS), which led Janet to roles on the popular sitcoms Good Times and Diff’rent Strokes.
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Surprisingly, Janet ... says that there are no duets on the album. Last October, Jermaine Dupri said in an interview with MTV.com that Janet was recording a duet with Maroon 5, however based on her statement from today's interview it appears that the track may no longer be appearing on the album.
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Jackson is currently preparing to release her ninth studio album, scheduled for a September 26, 2006 release. Jermaine Dupri is one of the executive producers of the album and has said the new album will be titled 20 Years Old, a nod to the 20th anniversary of Control, and ... references to how old Jackson “currently feels”.
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When she went public with her 2000 split from husband Rene Elizondo, many were shocked with Jackson's ability to keep a nine-year marriage secret. By 2006, though, Jackson went public with a new man, fellow music veteran Jermaine Dupri, a new body, and a new album, 20 Y.O..
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"I feel like I finally met my match," she tells the magazine, which hits newsstands soon and features Janet on the cover. "In relationships it was always the guy telling me, 'OK, hold on, wait a minute.' I'd ask my girlfriends, 'Aren't we supposed to be the ones who say, 'Wait, not tonight, I have a headache?'' This happened through two [marriages] for me. I thought, 'Something's not right here.' But with Jermaine, I don't have to say anything; he knows I'm ready. Any time, any place."
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