Janet Jackson Archives

• Janet Jackson is resuming her concert tour. Yay! (She had migraines and vertigo.)
• Lauren Conrad is ready to walk away from The Hills.
• Rachel Weisz looks casual and cute.
• Ashton Kutcher takes out Tullulah Belle
• Eva Longoria is still a size zero.
• Serena Williams is wet wet wet.
• Check out the handbags of October.
• The creator of the TV series One Tree Hill hopes the CW will decide by the first of the year whether to bring back the series now that he’s agreed to head a seventh season.
• When it comes to answering fan mail, Ringo Starr says, “It don’t come easy.” The ex-Beatles drummer wants fans to stop sending him letters and vows to trash anything he gets starting next week.
• Mark Wahlberg and longtime girlfriend Rhea Durham are “talking about August” for their much-anticipated wedding.

• Janet Jackson gets hospitalized
• Dwayne Johnson becomes the Tooth Fairy on ice
• Jimmy Kimmel still loves holding hands with Sarah Silverman
• Balmain Spring 2009 is a bit of inspiration from Madonna and the Ancient Egyptians
• Tara Reid parties at the Macy’s Passport 2008 Gala
• Jennifer Hudson digs for what she really wants
• Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds secretly get hitched
• Britney Spears said she plans to make her first international tour since 2004 to support her highly anticipated new album, “Circus.”
• Court documents show a company founded by Merv Griffin is suing Ed McMahon for a $100,000 loan it claims has gone unpaid.
• Jesse Ventura, professional wrestler, small-town mayor, actor and governor of Minnesota, will be working on a new conspiracy-theory series for truTV.
• Two people involved in an accident that injured Shia LaBeouf were charged Monday with giving police false information about the wreck.

Janet Jackson cut ties with Island Def Jam Music Group and is officially a free agent, super producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins tells Rap-Up.

“We didn’t get the support from the record company,” Darkchild discloses. “[Janet] felt like it wasn’t pushed. I felt like it wasn’t pushed correctly. She just didn’t get her just dues as an artist of that magnitude.”

Darkchild also shared that he’ll probably be involved in Janet’s next record: “I could make an album with her, possibly me, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis. Keep it real simple. They focus on what they’re great at, I focus on what I’m great at. We come together and make a classic Janet record.”

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Janet Jackson goes through several interesting costume choices on the first night of the Los Angeles leg of her Rock Witchu tour at the Staples Center on Wednesday night.

This is Janet’s first tour in seven years and is in promotion of her latest album, Discipline. It appears that 42-year-old singer pulls up someone from the audience and simulates some very provocative moves on him. She sure teaches him a bit of discipline…

WHAT DO YOU THINK of all of Janet’s crazy concert costumes — HOT or NOT?

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Janet Jackson kicks off her concert tour during the first show of her “Rock Witchu” tour at General Motors Place on Wednesday in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It’s her first tour in more than seven years.

“This show is for all the fans,” Janet, 42, has said of her Rock Witchu Tour. “A lot of the kids have told me what they’d like to hear,” she said of a call-in number she set up for fans to leave her message. “I’ve tried to do as much as I possibly can and incorporate it into the show.”

10+ pictures inside of Janet Jackson’s “Rock Witchu” Concert… More Here! »

Janet Jackson arrives at the third annual Loveday celebration and Cartier Love Charity Bracelet launch held at a private residence on Wednesday in Los Angeles. The 42-year-old singer/actress posed with CEO and President of Cartier North America Frederic de Narp and longtime beau Jermaine Dupri.

Ms. Jackson is also developing a music competition reality TV Show for MTV, reports Variety. The as-yet-titled project will feature Janet as she mentors a group of aspiring singers and dancers as she prepares for her world tour, which launches on Sept. 10.

“It’s really about finding who’s the next Janet Jackson or Justin Timberlake or Usher,” said exec producer Dave Broome. “And we’ll find it from a pool of people who you wouldn’t typically find it from. We’ll go to YMCAs, church groups, local community centers and try to cast the show.”

DO YOU THINK you’re going to tune into Janet’s new reality show?

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Don’t miss a very special Dance on Sunset tomorrow with an appearance by Janet Jackson as she reunites with choreographer Tony Testa (aka. the mystery man kissing Janet on her latest music video, “Rock With U”.)

Dance on Sunset is TV’s only weekly, convergent dance and music show with a tween twist — hosted by Quddus Phillipe (MTV’s TRL) and produced by reality TV’s hit-making production company Magical Elves (Top Chef, Project Runway).

Other celebrity guests slated to appear throughout the season: Fergie, Ashlee Simpson, Akon, Menudo, Panic at the Disco, Jesse McCartney and Soulja Boy.

Dance on Sunset airs on Saturdays @ 9PM ET/PT on Nickelodeon.

For more information on the series, visit DanceOnSunset.com.

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Janet Jackson is lovely in leather as she speaks on stage during the Apollo Theater 2008 Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony on Monday in New York City.

Smokey Robinson, the 68-year-old R&B icon was inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of Gladys Knight, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald and Little Richard.

Also in attendance: Denzel Washington, Terrence Howard, Wanda Sykes, and India Arie.

15+ more pics of Janet and the honorees at the Apollo… More Here! »