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Janet Jackson has been married and divorced a number of instances throughout her legendary profession.

There’s a couple of method to finish a wedding.

Not all of Janet’s husbands departed via the divorce course of.

Right here’s a have a look at her complicated private historical past — and the place issues stand in the present day.

Janet Jackson was 18 when she eloped with James DeBarge

When Janet Jackson was 16, she started relationship 19-year-old singer James DeBarge.

(That could be a massive age hole and might not be authorized in some jurisdictions, but it surely’s in all probability advantageous in and of itself)

Two years later, on September 7, 1984, the 2 eloped.

Janet had confided solely in sister LaToya Jackson about her plans.

In 1985, she and James acquired an annulment. In keeping with Janet, this was resulting from James’ alleged substance abuse.

Her second marriage was a secret till it ended

The next yr, in 1986, Janet started relationship René Elizondo Jr.

She and the dancer, songwriter, and director married — in secret — in March of 1991.

Regardless of Janet being a part of one of many Nineteen Nineties’ most well-known households, they managed to maintain their marriage secret till 2000.

In January 1999, they separated. Solely the divorce made their marriage public data.

René filed a lawsuit, in search of a an enormous multimillion greenback settlement. In October 2003, he and Janet Jackson have been formally divorced, and reached a settlement. In keeping with Forbes, it was to the tune of $10 million in spousal assist.

Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri by no means married, but it surely was a long-term and vital relationship

Throughout that contentious divorce course of, Janet Jackson dated Jermaine Dupri.

They apparently met backstage at one in every of her reveals.

Jermaine, too, was a music producer, rapper, and songwriter — persevering with her sample of great relationships throughout the leisure business.

Stories fluctuate on the exact timeline, however they started relationship in 2002, and break up in both 2008 or as late as 2009.

(2009 was the yr when Janet’s notorious brother died, however with out a clear grasp on the timeline it’s onerous to say what life occasions impacted others)

Her marriage to Wissam Al Mana was not a secret, however the marriage ceremony was

In October 2006, Janet Jackson had her first introduction to Wissam Al Mana, a Qatari businessman.

Nevertheless, they didn’t start relationship till years later — in 2010.

They remained a reasonably non-public couple, changing into engaged and marrying in 2012 with out the standard media circus.

That doesn’t imply that it was a small or non-public ceremony.

Wissam spent a reported $20 million on the nuptials, flying in 500 company to the ceremony in Doha, Qatar.

Immediately, Janet Jackson is divorced

In January of 2017, 5 years after their high-end (but secret) marriage ceremony, then 50-year-old Janet Jackson gave delivery to the couple’s son, Eissa Al Mana.

Sadly, the wedding itself quickly broke down.

In April — just some months after they welcomed Eissa — experiences shared that Janet and Wissam had separated.

The next month, Janet confirmed that the wedding was over.

Janet Jackson and Wissam Al Mana went via a contentious break up, however at the moment are formally divorced.