Janet Jackson Breaks Down the 'Shift' in Her Relationship With Michael, How His Scandal Affected Her Career
29.01.2022 - 06:22
/ etonline.com
It's no secret that Janet Jackson and her brother, Michael Jackson, were close, but the singer is opening up about how their relationship changed at the peak of the late singer's career. In the artist's four-part documentary from Lifetime and A+E, the 55-year-old looks back at her life and career, and brings fans into her life in a rare moment of vulnerability. The pop icon looks back at her turbulent past, especially her struggle to step out of her family's shadow and her shifting relationship with the brother she idolized, Michael.«We had a studio at home and I would go in there and just watch my brothers rehearse all the time.
Everything I could I would try to be in the middle of my brothers,» Janet recalled. «We always had fun and I loved being around them.
So, when they had to work and travel, I missed them. I just felt [like an outcast].
Where do I fit in?»She shared that she was always closest to her older brothers, Randy and Michael, and the former joins her throughout her reminiscing for most of the first episode of the documentary. But while her relationship with Randy is still strong and full of love, her connection with Michael suffered a change that they never recovered from by the time he died on June 25, 2009, at age 50. «There were times when Mike used to tease me and call me names.
'Pig, horse, slaughter hog, cow,'» Janet revealed in the series, sharing how she often struggled with her body image and confidence while growing up in the spotlight. «He would laugh about it and I'd laugh too, but then there was somewhere down inside that it would hurt… When you have somebody say you’re too heavy, it affects you.»While Janet and Michael remained close throughout their childhood despite a seven-year age
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