10 Unknown Facts About Janet Jackson
It is the youngest of Jackson 5’s 54th birthday. Man are you feeling old yet? You shouldn’t because Janet Jackson absolutely does not!
A lifetime career of a natural born star is what we celebrate today. Here are some unknown facts about her. Happy Birthday, Janet!
1. She didn’t always want to follow the family legacy of singing. 5-year-old Janet Jackson wanted to be a horse racing jockey!
(Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
2. ‘Scream’ is the world’s most expensive music video, costing USD7 million. What is little known is that the song was in response to media’s scrutiny into Janet Jackson’s brother’s child abuse scandal in 1995.
(Photo by K Winter/American Idol 2008/Getty Images for DCP)
3. Her wardrobe malfunction in the 2004 Super Bowl that led to her breasts exposed by Justin Timberlake got her banned from the 46th Grammys even though she was scheduled to perform. But not Justin. Imagine!
(Photo by M. Von Holden/FilmMagic)
4.Janet Jackson was behind the birth of YouTube! No joke. Jawed Karim, a young programmer, couldn’t find the video of Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction anywhere due to the footage being banned. So he created YouTube where video uploading was democratized. Do means justify ends? The debate continues.
(Photo by Dave M. Benett/amfAR12/Getty Iages for amfAR)
5. Janet’s marriage to songwriter and director, Rene Elizondo was a secret for eight years!
(Photo by Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Images)
6. Janet Jackson and her brother collaborated on ‘When I Think Of You’ and made history as first siblings to have a No. 1 song on their hand.
(Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage)
7. Janet’s father, Joseph Jackson, was to be her manager. But she only made it big after cutting ties with the family business and releasing her third album ‘Control’ with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
8. Her first on screen role, in a later line of many was as Penny Gordon Woods on ‘Good Times’.
(Photo by M. Von Holden/FilmMagic)
9. Janet Jackson gave birth to her first child, Eissa, at the age of 50.
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
10. Janet Jackson was a Jehovah’s Witness growing up. She even went door to door!
(Photo by M. Caulfield/WireImage)
