PARIS – It's a safe bet that the Louvre Museum, that hallowed sanctum that houses the Venus de Milo, the Mona Lisa and countless other priceless artistic treasures, has never seen moves quite like Janet Jackson's.
LOS ANGELES — Janet Jackson is opening up for the first time since her brother Michael died on June 25, admitting that his sudden death has led to her avoiding the daily news.
"It will drive you crazy," she tells Harper's Bazaar of the media frenzy surrounding the King of Pop. "People can have rhinoceros skin, but there's a point when something's going to hurt you. Not everyone is stone, stone. I haven't watched the news in weeks. I had to ask my chef, How's Obama doing? I haven't read a newspaper. On top of that, [we've lost] a family member."
Jackson was in Atlanta shooting Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married Too" when she received the fateful call about her brother. She immediately returned to Los Angeles to mourn with her family and continues to struggle with the reality that her brother is now gone.
"My brother is, I mean was..." says Jackson, struggling to discuss her brother's sense of style. "You have to forgive me, because it's really hard to believe he's passed."
"Mike was very simple," she continues. "When I was 14 years old, I would shop for him. I washed his clothes, cleaned his room. When Mother would go out of town, she'd say, 'I'm leaving you in charge. Take care of Mike.' I would head home from school, see what he needed, then go straight to the stores."
While her older sibling was already on top of the world at the time, Jackson laughs when she recalls how her brother beat up his soles back then.
"He loved to wear his shoes all the way down," she says. "His penny loafers would have huge holes in the bottom."
Jackson last saw her brother at a family gathering in May, which took place two days before her 43rd birthday.
"We had so much fun that day," she says. "We kept calling each other after and saying how great it was."
Jackson says that day summed up her brother's love for being silly and holding onto his child side.
"He loved to laugh," she says. "The last time we were together, he'd laugh so hard, he would just start crying. Sometimes his humor would be corny, sometimes dry. He loved the Three Stooges, he loved slapstick, he loved Eddie Murphy in his silly comedies. He loved to have fun. He loved to play."
A music icon herself, Jackson says she is holding up "okay," mainly by focusing on her career. In addition to her film work, she's busy recording material for her next studio album, due out next spring. Jackson says dealing with her brother's death has confirmed the strength she always wondered about having.
"I always wanted to have my mother's [Katherine Jackson] strength, but I didn't know if it was really there," she says. "But a few years back, something happened and I learned that I did."
"I'm not going to mention it, but we all know what it is," she continues. "And now, coming off all this, it's even beyond that. I was just focused on my job at that moment within my family."
"Now at least I know that I can step up to the plate and not crumble when I'm needed," Jackson adds. "When it comes to something like this that is so, so serious, so painful, so traumatic, I can handle it."
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Seven years is apparently enough for Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri.
The longtime couple has reportedly split, sources tell Us Weekly.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Michael Jackson may be gone but he certainly isn't forgotten.
The music icon's spirit lived on at Sunday night's BET Awards in Los Angeles as several stars paid tribute to Jackson, who died tragically last Thursday from an apparent cardiac arrest.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The mystery illness that has been hampering Janet Jackson has finally been revealed, with the singer's publicist telling People that the pop star has been plagued by vestibular migraines.
The rare condition, which causes vertigo, has forced Jackson to cancel a string of tour dates over the last few weeks. She is currently receiving treatment and is expected to resume her Rock Witchu Tour Wednesday night at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
"[Janet is] a world-class entertainer and needs to be at the top of her game to give her fans the show they expect," manager Kenneth Crear said in statement to the magazine. "She's feeling much better and is ready to hit the road again."
Crear tells the magazine that plans to reschedule cancelled dates are currently in the works.
MONTREAL, Canada — Singer Janet Jackson was discharged after being monitored for two hours at Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital on Monday night, a hospital spokesperson tells Canada's CBC News.
The 42-year-old singer "got suddenly ill" as she went through her sound check prior to last night's scheduled show. She was rushed to the local hospital, according to a statement released by her public relations firm, W&W, which added that she was hoping to reschedule the show.
Jackson's boyfriend, music producer Jermaine Dupri, was away at the time of her hospital visit. Dupri was at New York City's Marquee nightclub, where he was taking in the Patron Music in Motion Tour featuring TI.
The hospital visit was the second of the year for Jackson. In March, a bout with the flu led to a trip to Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Due to her undisclosed illness, Jackson has cancelled her shows scheduled for Boston on Wednesday and Philadelphia on Thursday.
She is next scheduled to perform on Saturday in Greensboro, N.C.
Jackson first missed a performance in Detroit, Mich. last Friday. The singer's reps told the Detroit Free Press that the show was cancelled due to "production constraints."
Jackson kicked off her first national tour in seven years, "Rock With U," on Sept. 10.
MONTREAL, Canada — Singer Janet Jackson was hospitalized in Montreal on Monday night, according to The Associated Press.
The 42-year-old singer "got suddenly ill" as she went through her sound check prior to last night's scheduled show. She was rushed to local hospital, according to a statement released to AP by W&W Public Relations.
The pop star is reportedly being monitored at an undisclosed medical facility. She is hoping to reschedule the show, according to W&W.
Jackson also cancelled a performance over the weekend in Detroit, Mich. The singer's reps told the Detroit Free Press that the show was cancelled due to "production constraints."
Jackson kicked off her first national tour in seven years, "Rock With U," on Sept. 10.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — They have been a couple since 2002, yet Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri still don't have any plans for a wedding. But that hasn't stopped outside forces from putting in their two cents.
LOS ANGELES - Pop icon Janet Jackson will release her new, still-untitled album in February. The follow-up album to the 2006 entry, "20 Y.O." will be Jackson's debut on Island Def Jam.
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