Janet Jackson Finally Addresses Secret Love Child His 16-year-old daughter, Kendall, is seated nearby for the interview. Insiderreported that, in 2017, DeBarge attempted to reveal a secret child. It would have to be hidden from me if she wasnt a part of my life all the time and I didnt know anything about her, he explained. Leave your name and number, and God bless you., As the matriarch of Grand Rapids most famous and successful musical clan, Mama D has had a lot to smile about lately. While El Debarge was in Houston for the Back To Me tour with Fantasia, he got a second chance at being a father when he was introduced to his daughter for the first time after 15 years. DeBarge So that rumor started going around.. Heres what she had to say. DeBarges drug abuse would contribute to more problems for the newlyweds. Im tired of the truth not coming forward and people being a coward when it comes to it, he tells his daughter in response to an article shes read. Ive been able to give the right word from God in so many situations. Janet Jackson and James DeBarge | Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images. Gospel music was my passion when I was young. Three months after giving birth, the couple separated, citing cultural differences. In the interview, James says he doesbelieve that Janet gavebirth to a baby girl when they were marriedandkept the pregnancy a secret from him. Back in the day, they were saying that I had a child, and I kept it secret, Jackson said. Janet Jackson Shuts Down Rumors of a Secret Baby with James Hesaidthe womanclaimed that Janet was her biological mother. And the shy sweethearts bonded over both coming from musical families while talking on the phone. The 75-year-old sings a snatch of her fathers cheery sales jingle: Peanuts, peanuts, brown beans and goobers, roasted today/, All you little children playing in the sand/you go tell your mama, heres the Peanut Man.. The album featured the first of several Top 10 R&B hit singles, Therell Never Be., Jermaine loved Bobbys voice, Mama D said. The two met when the sibling group DeBarge made its debut on Soul Train while Jackson was there with sister LaToya and brother Jermaine. Brady: Janet Jacksons Super Bowl Nipplegate was good for the NFL. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Bunny is a co-producer on the upcoming miniseries with Mama D; her memoir The Kept Ones, came out in 2009. A lot of outside influences were involved in our whole relationship to where we didnt have a chance from the gate.. We don't know how, but Etterlene thought then 31 The music industry churned up the siblings, and several of them succumbed to the intense pressure and readily available drugs and became addicts. Janet Jackson Janet did eventually become a mum, giving birth to a son Eissa in January 2017, shortly before her split from businessman husband Wissam Al Mana. Meet the Woman Who Claims to Be Janet Jacksons Secret We bring news that matters to your inbox, to help you stay informed and entertained. Mama D, she understands my pain, she said, smiling a dazzling smile. Janet Jackson has a secret teenage daughter called RENEE, according to the singer's former brother-in-law. [But] there is no way she belongs to the DeBarge Jackson family.. I could never keep a child away from James. At first, I felt like this was the worst thing in the world that happened to me. So, did Janet Jackson have a secret child? All Rights Reserved. I dont know, maybe its this person in me that wants to help people subconsciously. ), When my daughter was born, I held her in my arms and I havent seen her since, DeBarge said. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider According to new reporting fromPeople, one of the long-standing rumors to be addressed is that Jackson had a secret child during her brief marriage to James DeBarge. She says that, at the time, she was taking birth control pills, which caused her to gain weight. The grandfather they would never know passed his gifts and passions to all of them. And its time for everyone else to do the same.. The pair were married when Jackson was 18 and DeBarge was 21. In 2012, Jackson walked down the aisle once again, this time with billionaire businessman Wissam Al Mana. I wanted to be able to stand on my own feet, the 55-year-old pop superstar revealed in the two-part documentary Janet Jackson which premieres on Lifetime and A&E over Friday and Saturday nights. Mama didnt look at her children as addicts, Peaches said. They were my babies. Janet Jackson Speculation about a secret child began swirling as soon as James and Janet broke up. Her singing voicemail messages are just one way she takes after her daddy. Janet Jackson She also talked about her new jewelry line, Kendallicious Kreations. arrested on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine. And at that time I thought that there was no other way I would be able to kind of get my own life unless I got married.. In her new docuseries, Janet Jackson reminisced about her marriage to James DeBarge in 1984. Like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego (from the Bible), Jesus was in the fiery furnace with me, DeBarge said. I was just incredibly innocent, Jackson said of the relationship. Janet Jackson's first husband, James DeBarge is the father of three children and was a singer in a famous band. Once upon a time, Janet Jackson of the fabulous musical Jackson clan eloped with James DeBarge, from another famous singing family, the DeBarges. In the 80s, the DeBarge group was on the rise, even as the Jackson 5 faltered due to Michael Jackson's "defection," and James and Janet's marriage was big news. Tommy and Bobby were the first of Mama Ds brood to strike out in the music world. At 17, Etterlene and her twin sister were hanging out at their favorite place, the roller rink, when she met an Army soldier named Robert Barnes. In the second part of the new docuseries, the legendary performer explained that she was taking birth control pills and started gaining weight. Stay up to date with what you want to know. As Janet prepares to have a baby at age 50 with new hubby Wissam Al Mana, rumors of this secret love child have come roaringback. "Subconsciously, when it comes to relationships, somehow I'm attracted to people that use drugs.". In the recent docuseries, Jackson madeno mention of her relationshipwith Al Mana, despite being open about other men in her life. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. People will tell me, I need to talk to someone. Janet was two years out from her first self-titled album and wouldn't release Control, the album that turned her into a mega-star, for another two years. But I wasnt the help that he needed.. I could never do that, that's not right.. What's more, Bunny said that Tiffany was one of about 10 women who contacted her family claiming to be the secret child in what Bunny called "fame seeking.". Her adoptive mother and on her death bed said she told her. See our privacy policy. Shes like, Papa I want to help you out. She had so much of personality and she was so accurate with everything she was saying, it was only things that I and Janet know. But I wasnt the help that he needed., After one year, the couples marriage was dissolved. In March 2017, James' sister Bunny DeBarge wanted to clear the air, so she reached out to Inside Edition, where all the classy air cleaning happens. Still, Bunny has contended in the past that she personally witnessed Jackson being pregnant. This had to be some serious inside work being done with the paperwork. Despite solo success he has also battled addiction and has been in and out of prison for cocaine and heroin possession. Paris Jackson Is in a New Hulu Movie but She Certainly Doesn't Need the Money! When you have somebody say youre too heavy, it affects you.. Subconsciously, when it comes to relationships, somehow Im attracted to people that use drugs.. Like any mother, I was so proud of my children, she said. She didnt want to get her mom in trouble. Finally, in the mid-70s, Mama D had had enough. On the Lords Day, though, the Abneys sang a new song. In her new Lifetime and A&E documentary, Janet Jackson denied rumors that she secretly had a daughter with her then-husband James DeBarge in the 1980s. El and Chico have relaunched successful solo careers, and the group DeBarge is back on the road, with James as lead singer along with Marty, Randy and Tommy, plus grandson Andrew DeBarge on lead guitar and granddaughter Alana DeBarge singing Bunnys vocals. So she did out of anger.. Etterline was just 16. DeBarge said the woman asked ifthey could take a paternity test, but it hasnt happened yet because hes afraid to meet her. Questions still loom if Tiffany could be Janet Jacksons daughter or if the singer had a child in the late 80s, and her former mother-in-law, Etterlene DeBarge, is on a quest for the truth. I cared so much for him, and I saw the good in him as well, and I just wanted that to take precedence as opposed to this ugliness. Jackson and DeBarge a member of his familys singing group, DeBarge, which had several hit songs in the 1980s eloped in 1984 when she was 18 years old and he was 21. The Bobby DeBarge Story - What The Movie According to People, there were even rumors that her brother Randys daughter belonged to her because they looked alike. He told me if I used birth control I would go to hell.. We don't know how, but Etterlene thought then 31-year-old Philadelphia native Tiffany Whyte was the daughter of James DeBarge and Janet Jackson. The miniseries will be based on her 2008 self-published memoir, The Other Side of the Pain., God will receive the glory from this miniseries, she said. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. James' mother, Etterlene DeBarge, also spoke with Inside Edition because she believed she found James' child. It depends on who you ask, but we're gonna go with what Janet Jackson herself says which is no. Sadly, it seems that the once-talented singer's legacy and claim to fame is tied up with the women in his life: his daughter, Kristinia DeBarge, and his ex-wife Janet Jackson. "He'd say, 'Will someone please wake my sister up?' The marriage, however, was short-lived (Janets father, Joe, had the union annulled within a year), but like his brother, Bobby, James became close to Janets brother, Michael. Janet Jackson's new Lifetime documentary promises to answer questions, but it also addresses rumors. Troubled Singer El DeBarge spoke with Allhiphop.com about his recent arrest, drug problems and his struggles to In a newly released clip from WE TV's Growing Up Hip Hop, 53 Smile in the morning, smile in the evening, smile when the sun goes down , Today I decided not to let anyone take my smile, she says, a grin in her voice. Mama Ds children never met their grandfather, who died at the age of 56. Also, in 2017, a woman Tiffany Whyte claimed to be the daughter of DeBarge and Jackson in an interview with Radar Online. My mother wore an apron, which was always wet because she was constantly scrubbing clothes with lye soap for her 11 children. He led an equally turbulent personal life, in which he allegedly fathered some 10 children with six women. Jackson started her career in the entertainment industry playing Penny from 1977-1979 on the television comedy seriesGood Times.
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