Janet Jackson appeared on "The TODAY Show" this morning to promote her book "True You" and her “Number Ones, Up Close and Personal World Tour”. See highlights and watch the video inside, plus get an update on Beyonce and the Glastonbury Festial.....
Janet Jackson did a very deep and personal interview with the "Today" show where she opened up about her distant father, being teased by her brothers and her struggles with weight and body image issues.
On being self-critical in at a very young age
I hated what I saw in the mirror. I would literally bang my head against the wall because I felt ugly. I would literally bang my head up against the wall because I didn’t feel attractive, there was so much going on in my life. I felt very unattractive. It stemmed from my childhood. I would always look at her [Older sister Rebbie] picture and think gosh she’s so beautiful if I could only look like that when I get older.
I developed at a very, very young age. I started getting breast when I was 10. To make me look flat chested they would bin my chest. Janet says the producers of Good Times also wanted her to lose weight. And even her brothers including Michael would call her hurtful names like horse, pig, cow, slaughter hog…
My father was never there the way I really wanted a father to be. I would see my friends interact with their dad and I would see my friends interact with their dads and I would say to myself that’s what I want to do, I want to sit on his lap. I want to be able to call him “dad”. Janet said that she tried calling Joseph dad once and Joseph immediately corrected her saying “ I’m Joseph to you, you do not call me dad!”
I finally was able to – I was in Paris and I just spent the night just watching all of his videos, listening to his music and there were moments when I felt to cry. It’s still not a day that I don’t think about it. Not one day.
Michael’s my brother. That’s my blood. He’s [Michael] no longer here because of X,Y, and Z. I think it’s important to every family who’s lost someone. You want to see justice.
The last time I saw Michael was 2 days before my birthday. The last thing we said to one another, I love you and Michael said “I love you too, donk.” My nickname “Donk.” Donky-Fried Chicken.
Janet's book True You is in stores February 15.
Watch the full interview here:
In other diva news....
It started out as a rumor, but now it's been confirmed that Beyonce Knowles will be headlining this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
Queen B will give a 90-minute concert on the last day of the event, scheduled to run June 22nd through the 26th in southwest England.
Talking about the gig, Beyonce told press,
"This really is the biggest festival in the world and I cannot wait to perform there. Everyone who attends is really appreciative of music and is in such a good mood that entire weekend. I'm pumped just thinking about that huge audience and soaking up their energy."
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