Janet Jackson is the latest celebrity to hit the net with her special It Gets Better message to at-risk youth.
“I know that sometimes life can seem insurmountable, especially in your teen years,” she says.
“And if you’re lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, you’re probably thinking you’re all alone. But you’re not.
“There’s a world of acceptance waiting for you. I can relate, because I was one of those kids who internalized everything – I held everything inside. All of my pain. And I didn’t release it, I wasn’t able to get it go until I finally met that person who I could trust and who was truly willing to listen.”
Janet Jackson met boyfriend Wissam Al Mana when she performed at an event in the middle east last December.
The 35 year old billionaire (he’s 10 years her junior!) whisked Janet away for a romantic break in Sardinia this summer. Friends of Janet’s credit him with helping her cope with the death of her brother, Michael Jackson.
Wissam is director of Al Mana Retail, a shareholder in Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Dubai, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait.
Janet Jackson’s relationship with her new billionaire boyfriend, Wissam Al Mana, seems to be heating up.
According to Page Six, they were spotted having dinner together at Rabbit Moon in NYC. “Janet was glowing. They had a corner table and were very cuddly. They seemed very much in love,” a spy said. “Wissam picked up the check, and when asked if they’d be back next week, they said they were flying to Paris for Fashion Week.”
Janet split from Jermaine Dupri, her boyfriend of seven years last year. She met the Qatari businessman when she performed at an event in the middle east last December.
The 35 year old billionaire (he’s 10 years her junior!) whisked Janet away for a romantic break in Sardinia this summer. Friends of Janet’s credit him with helping her cope with the death of her brother, Michael Jackson.
Wissam is director of Al Mana Retail, a shareholder in Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Dubai, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait.
It’s obvious that Janet Jackson has a natural talent for singing and dancing. She, however, prefers a bit of a challenge. That is why acting is her first passion.
[Acting is] more of a challenge for me than singing and dancing is and I love that about it,” Jackson said.
“It was my first passion,” she added, which is why Jackson is thrilled to be a part of “For Colored Girls,” Perry’s film adaptation of the 1975 play, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.”
“It’s a great piece of history,” Jackson said.
Even though Jackson began her acting career at age 10 and starting singing professionally by age 14, she feel kids should not start into the business until they are 18. She claims they need to be able to enjoy a normal childhood.
Janet’s brother Michael Jackson sure could have benefited from a normal childhood. It was probably the one thing he was missing in his life. RIP.
Janet Jackson worked with Gary Coleman on Different Strokes as Charlene, the girlfriend of Arnold’s older brother Willis. Here’s what she had to say about his passing.
“I’m at a loss for words upon learning of Gary Coleman’s passing,” the pop star said of her onetime childhood costar, who died Friday at 42 after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
“I want to remember him as the fun, playful, adorable and affectionate man he was. He has left a lasting legacy. I know he is finally at peace.”
Todd Bridges who play Gary Coleman’s brother Willis on Diff’rent Strokes is the only remaining child actor alive from the show. Dana Plato who played older sister Kimberly committed suicide in the 1990s.
This is what Todd had to say about the Gary.
“It’s unfortunate,” Bridges said in a statement Friday. “It’s a sad day. It’s sad that I’m the last kid alive from the show.
Gary will be remembered by most as the adorable kid on Diff’rent Strokes with the catch phrase, “Whatcha talking ’bout Willis?”
