Janet Jackson turned an interview with leading black magazine Ebony into a love message to her boyfriend Jermaine Dupri, insisting "everything is special about him."
The pop superstar agreed to give the exclusive interview to further explain her Super Bowl antics, but the chat quickly turned to Dupri, leaving Janet a quivering, lovestruck mess.
She tells the magazine that Dupri is the first boyfriend her family approves of -- and that makes the Atlanta-based hip-hop star even more special in her eyes.
She says, "I've never been in a relationship when my friends adore him and my family just loves him. It's a first for me. But more importantly I love him. Everything is great.
"There is something different about him. And even my sister Latoya, just being the big sister that she is, just embarrassed me when he visited the family. She said, 'You know Janet has never brought anyone she's dated home to meet the family before.'
"She was just telling him all kinds of things about me, about my cooking, and he's looking at me with those big eyes, and I'm still getting questions about why I won't cook for him."
Twice-wed Jackson admits she has never been in a relationship with someone so supportive -- especially in recent weeks after her breast-baring performance at the Super Bowl.
She adds, "He's just been there for me. It's weird because you go through so much bad c**p in your life, so much pain, and you never think you'll get it right...everything is special about him."
Rap mogul Jermaine Dupri has hinted he may have secretly married girlfriend Janet Jackson.
The hip-hop star teased the audience on Los Angeles DJ Ryan Seacrest's daily radio show yesterday -- refusing to deny rumors he's already wed the controversial singer.
When asked, Dupri claimed he could see himself spending the rest of his life with Jackson adding, "We all want to get married as you get older.
Janet Jackson is keeping fans guessing about her marital status after showing off a massive yellow diamond ring on her wedding finger -- and then refusing to deny reports she's the new Mrs. Jermaine Dupri.
The pop superstar spent Monday and Tuesday promoting her new album, Damita Jo, on America's top TV chat shows -- and she flashed her 15-karat ring in each interview.
But, when probed about the huge ring, a coy Jackson revealed, "I'm saying nothing."
The pop star admitted she kept her marriage to Rene Elizondo a secret for years, until the pair divorced in 2000.
She adds, "I said 'no' then when the answer was 'yes'."
Janet Jackson has further fueled rumors of an upcoming marriage to boyfriend Jermaine Dupri after selling her Malibu, Calif., beach home for $9 million.
The secretive couple have been fighting reports they're planning a wedding for the best part of 2004, but now it looks as if Jackson is planning to pool their assets after making a big sale on her former dream home, which features panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean.
The five bedroom house was built in the 1960s and features a media room and a gym.
The new owner is top interior designer Kelly Weartster, who created the decor in the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif., and the lobby level of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
I think it would be good for her if she got married. After the disaster she went through with whats-his-name when they got secretly married and didn't tell anyone, then the **** hit the fan when they broke up and the divorce and all that, it would be nice for her to have someone in her life again.
Janet Jackson’s man is finally coming to her defense over Nipplegate. And it’s no wonder that he had no problem with the breast-baring incident; Jermaine Dupri, who is Jackson’s manager and also is rumored to be her fiancé, says he loves to go to strip clubs and has even taken Jackson there.
“[People] tried to condemn Janet over a real malfunction,” Dupri told the October issue of Vibe magazine, which hits stands next week — although The Scoop has heard rumors that Dupri actually staged the event. “Somebody like Courtney Love has been coked up, and nobody says nothing. Courtney can p--- onstage, and still be on TV.”
Dupri also denied that the event was a publicity stunt, in the lines of Britney Spears’ “lesbian” kiss with Madonna, and insisted that Jackson is a bigger star than Spears. “[People] really want to believe that Britney and Janet are on the same level,” he said. “Janet has sold millions of records, why would she have to flash a boob to generate record sales?”
He also reveals that his romance with Jackson has not kept him away from strip joints — and insists that Jackson doesn’t have a problem with that habit. “I go to strip clubs to have a good time and break my records, not to [mess] with the girls,” he told the mag. “If the dancers shake to my record 10 times that night, I know I have a hit. I even took Janet to Magic City once, just so she could see where I go.”
