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JANET JACKSON HOOKS UP WITH WEALTHY QATAR BUSINESSMAN — ACCORDING TO REPORT

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Janet JacksonJANET Jackson has a new man in her life.

The singer — who split from her partner of seven years, Jermaine Dupri, last year — is reportedly dating Qatar businessman Wissam Al Mana.

Al Mana, 35, is a wealthy industrialist who owns homes across the globe.

The pair were seen attending Paris Fashion Week together and have been snapped leaving a London restaurant, according to reports.

Janet, 44, revealed earlier this year that one of her goals in life is to settle down and start a family.

“At some point I would like to do theater — it’s something I’ve always wanted to do,” she told Gotham magazine of things she hasn’t done but would like to accomplish.

“I’ll do more films. Produce. And I would like to have children.”

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  • Johnnie

    janet is just as confused about real life as her brothers are. She never seems to be able to hold on to any man for very long. It sad because she is a very beautiful and talented woman. I don’t think she has ever stopped to plan what kind of man she really needs and wants in her life. Its good that she doesn’t run her career the same way she does her love life. Kids, at 44? I know hollwood thinks that is fashionable and just wonderful. It is when you have nannies,and house keepers but she would be 60 years old if she had a child today by the time the child became 16 yrs old. What is she thinking.Good luck Janet.

    • QueenS

      @ Johnnie what do u mean she’s never been able to hold on to a man for long? she was in a relationship with Jermain Dupri for 7 years! her relationship before that when she was married to Renee’ Elezondo was 13 years! if u dont call that long then u obviously dont know what the hell long is!!! it is Janets life & u have no right to judge it. if janet wants to have kids at 44 years old than so be it… its none of your business!

    • Lovely

      Janet was with Rene for 13 years and married for 8 years with him. She was with JD for 7 years. Those are long relationships. But fandom aside, I must agree – Janet does seem confused. She’s 44 and still searching for the ‘right’ man. I hope this Wissam guy is the one for her.

      • bees says

        Janet can live her life as she wants just because all of us have enjoyed her family for sometime everyone wants to hate. They are human just like us enjoy the best for the Jackson family and pray when they are having a moment. Keep keeping on Janet Love all of you. God Bless

    • Paul

      Too true!

    • Gloria

      Trust me, holding on to a man is a science MANY women are not familiar with. Janet is no cripple!

    • gin

      AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • QueenS

    anyway… im happy for janet & i hope she is dating again. i love her & i want her to be happy & have someone who;s there for her & who supports her & loves her the right way & helps make her dreams come true! i wish her nothing but love & happiness & i cant wait to see what her next big project is!:)

  • hilda

    Johnnie, obviously you have the wrong Janet. The public have only known her to have three men in her life and at 44 years of age I think that’s damn good. Now, she’s always had friends. What men are you talking about???? She was married at 18 yrs old for 9 months before it was annulled and she was married the second time for 13 yrs before the public found out and she was with Jermain Dupree for 7 yrs. SO WHAT ARE YOIU TALKING ABOUT HER RUNNING THROUGH MEN???????? She’s probably had more longevity with keeping the same man then you have and so what she’s 44 yrs old. Who do you know is 44 and haven’t dated a few times?????? IDIOT!!! Sound like YOU are just hatin on Janet. Plus, this article is just hearsay, WE DON’t KNOW IT TO BE TRUE!!! Hell Beyonce dated Mos Def and at least two other rappers before she dated Jay-Z and Mariah dated a few guys before she found the right person. Janet don’t have to report to us. You really sound like you have no idea about Janet’s history other than her being with Jermaine Dupree. SO, what she wants a baby its not like she looks 44 yrs old and Halle said she would want another one too and they are the same age. I knew people would be hatin because Janet is with a wealthy man, YES and I hope that is her man, the Jackson’s are known for going over to the miidle east because they know shieks and a lot of wealthy people there. Janet and LaToya was there a few months ago, this is probably someone she have been dating for quite sometime. GET A LIFE AND STOP HATIN.

    • regina renee

      thk U said! U done said! cuz I agree! JJ like her brother MJ is a force to be reckon wit! she has paved ways an paid her dues N full! never half stepping alwayz done N class an royalty! trend setter, Icon, beloved, they ain’t got nu nu nu nuthing on U JJ!

  • Renee

    I love Janet and wish her the best!

  • Nancy

    You go, Janet!!! :D Much luck!

    • keeping it real

      Well Laquanda, seems like you know quite a bit about beastiality. You must be named after yo mama, Laguana.
      The away you attack Janet shows that you have alot of lizard in you. I’ll bet you wouldn’t say it to her face.

  • Laquanda Phiilps

    well I’s don’t know bout dos Jacksons.Dey all crazeee.
    I heard janet is really a lesbian….and has sex with animals. freaky

    • Chy Bee

      [Gasp] Wow, I have no words… It’s amazing how we speak of people and think we have the right to judge and know nothing about them. I hope Janet is finally happy!

  • svanos

    i am very happy for janet now that she is getting down to having kids, as the saying goes, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

  • AClub

    Whhhhhhat???? Janet In love with …Arabic! o.O
    Must joined Jermaine and Michael! o.O?
    Yeah, That’s 101% true!

    But Waaaaaait a minute!!!!
    Am I supposed to be surprised now?!?! o.O?
    Hum o.O? …NO! I DON’T think so!

    Anyhow, Good luck with that …Janet ^.^

  • Lauryn

    John Travalota’s wife is near 50 and pregnant,give me a break with how old she is?

  • Cynthia P

    It is so amazing how narrow minded the world still is! Let some good looking wealthy man from any country on the planet, come up to any of you haters thinking… love should only be found within the gates of your back yard! I bet you change your tune! You don’t know when, where or who is going to take an interest in you or vice versa. Unless you’ve been there, don’t judge!

  • PTE

    I hope this is a good relationship for her. Janet seems to be selective and she dates people that you would never imagine she would even be interested in. If this is her man then you go ahead girl. Having kids at 44 is not a big deal. Especially when you have Jackson money. She’s not like the rest of us who have to put our kids in daycare and save for retirement and all of that. She’s got that covered so if she wants to have a baby – MORE POWER TO HER!I just want Janet to find happiness and put some beans in that oven! I am sure she’d be a great mother. But before she settles all the way down I would love one more U.S. Tour for old times sake.

  • Tyrone

    Let’s see…she had an annulled marriage and she had a “secret marriage.” She regularly denies the huge weight gains and losses that are evident in photos, but now she’s “written” a book about her body image issues. And she always claimed her brother didn’t have a little boys problem. Seems like she may be challenging LaToya for Most Screwed-Up Living Jackson.

  • cassius

    If people’s lives aren’t our business, then they should have never put themselves out there nor should they have created sites like these.

  • oopsy

    Only if you understand the middle east.. i live their and know a lil of the culture.. Hell NO!! nobody in the Qatar is marrying Janet. No offence.. This is not America men! They have their ways.. GoodLuck JJ.. 44 is a goddamn stay to still be gambling!

    • Chy Bee

      Idk what the hell you’re saying…!! As if you know who would marry Janet! Grammer check anyone?

  • Karen Roberts

    What’s with the six pitures

  • Sanaa

    Everbody need to “Shut Up.” And, leave Janet Jackson alone. She can date whomever she wants to. I mean Julia Roberts, Halle Berry, Jennifer Aniston and a whole lot of others have been linked to numerous men. Leave her alone. And, stop talking about Michael and let him RIP. He’s not here to defend himself. And, did’nt Juila Roberts start having kids at 40. If she wants to have kids. This is between her, God and her mate. Its a whole lot of older men who have kids. And, they were well in there 50′s, 60′s and 70′s. So get off Janet’s back and mind your business.

  • Hylton Josephs

    I am a Jamaican, and I am very proud of my black sister, why we all just leave her alone to live her life. do your thing my girl its your life.

  • http://yahoo ROSE

    JANET WAY TO GO, YOU HAVE FOUND YOUR TRUE LOVE, HE IS THE ONE FOR YOU, YOUR LIFE WILL BLOSSM FOREVER, LOVE THE HAIR AND KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU DO BEST STAY JANET

  • joann

    hi to all readers i am a black trinidadian women and i must say jj is an inspiration to me so beautiful at 44 i would b 40 next year and she inspires me to keep fit so i could look jus as beautiful in my 40s thanks

  • brownin329

    Queen,

    I don’t know what you’re talking about? Like, what are you smokin’ ? Janet was with Jermaine D. for 7 YEARS! In Hollywood that is longer than most marriages.

    Hell I’ve never been in a relationship as nearly as long.Do I regret it? No.

    Also, she was with her 2nd husband for almost 10 years of clandestine marriage and was only with James DeBarge for a short time because her parents had her have that marriage annulled. I don’t call that confused. I call that pretty damn successful in love if you ask me.

    Please do research on people before commenting. Thank you.

  • brownin329

    Sorry, not Queen, I meant Johnnie.

  • Dgee

    Laquanda phillips you must be a child cause I have never heard anything about My JJ and animals get it together kid. Maybe you need to check your fedish. Is that something your thinking about? She is Class and she has always carried herself as a lady. Since Michael death she has let the public in her life a little. At 44yrs old there is not many women or men that can say they have had only three men or women in there life. Don’t try to low rate people you know nothing about. If she wants a baby so be it shes not asking any of us to take care of it. And she is a women what ever she decide i’m sure she can handle it. You go JJ work it my daughter!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Don Johnson

    She’s fugly. Both her and Michael look like Satan with that maniacal smile Yech…

    • Chy Bee

      ARE YOU KIDDING ME!! I WISH YOU’D POST A DAMN PIC!!

  • http://THEVACATOR@YAHOO.COM TANNY

    DON…..STOP HATING…..GO JANET,IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY. I KNOW YOU KNOW HOW TO SAY FUCK THOSE HATERS GIRL….LOL KEEP DOING YOUR THANG GIRL! I GOT YOUR BACK!

  • http://THEVACATOR@YAHOO.COM TANNY

    Y’ALL HATER ARE GOING STRAIGHT TO HELL! ESPECIALLY YOU DON FOR THAT COMMENT….SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU DON’T KNOW BLESSED FOLKS WHEN YOU SEE THEM! BETTER STILL BEFORE YOU MAKE COMMENTS LIKE THAT JUST GO AHEAD AND TAKE A GOOD LOOK IN THE MIRROR…..AND JUST STAND THERE AND SEE THE REAL SATANIST PERSON THERE……YOU GOT TO BE ALL FUCKED UP MAKING THAT COMMENT ABOUT MY GIRL AND MICHAEL…….

  • Haterzstophating

    Really, name calling? Have you even seen satan??? People talk alot of ish to no nothing about someone. I smell a hater on here! Another thing, if Janet want kids at 66 its her damn business seriously get off her clit!!

  • Diannia Williams

    Janet, you go girl, enjoy life and be happy. Reach for the stars, and if you happen to miss. Just enjoy the beauty on your way back down to earth.Have a good one.

  • mercy

    You Go Miss J.

  • veronika

    WELL JONNIE MS JANET HAS ENOUGH MONEY,TALENT,AND BRAINS TO NOT CARE WHAT YOU SAY ,THINK OR DO.

  • kim

    Good for you Janet J! Live your life and be you!

  • Muah

    I love janet,but i.m a skeptic when older women date younger guys.

  • Dessa

    Why isn’t Nothing getting airplay!! That song is wonderful!

    • http://yahoo Nancy

      I agree with you all that JJ can live her life as she wishes. AND as for the man being Muslim, so what!! those middle Eastern people are some of the best in the world and knowing them they are much better then Europeans and Westerns (like USA) so don’t judge people by their religion or race. Janet and Michael are both angles and not satans. By the I am a Christian and there is more wrong in my religion than any others.

  • Lucy

    Johnnie what on earth are you talking about????? Janet is a single women and can date any man she wants. Janet dating pattern is no strange or odd than any other person on the damn planet. BTW, her other brother’s had long marriages, Tito, Jackie Marlon…wit the exception of Mike, Randy and Jermine. Rebbie has had the longest still going are you nutty in the head?

  • TruthSpeaks

    Thank you Hilda!

    Janet never been the type to run through men like some of the celebs today. One perfect example of a celeb who done that after divorced is Jennifer Aniston who seriously is confused.

    I’m happy for Janet and it’s never too late to have kids just look at Kelly Preston she is 47 and expecting in 6 months. A member of my family had their last child when they were 46 the natural way.

  • TruthSpeaks

    Don Johnson are you really Johnnie???

    Sound like it and seriously what DO YOU look like?? Got some deep root issues go see a therapist it will do great for your self esteem!

    And another thing in the REAL world women been having children in their late 40′s going up for years. It just amazed me that some people acts like it’s something new and Hollywood influence it when that’s far from the truth. Educate yourself before making comments on women biology you have no clue about!

  • http://none saidu

    Everybody is biting each other in this site for janet.Well,I’m a fire fighter.But sorry I can’t control this fire here.After you people have finish killing yourselves here in to tiny pieces,me and my colleagues will play the berial.

  • Laverne

    I love Janet Jackson, and you keep on doing it girl. Stop all the hating at least she is using her talents. Stop calling people old if you live as long it is a blessing to get old. people die at all ages. stop having hang ups about age. if you the people can not be happy for others keep your mouth shut. God bless you haters you’ll make it a nightmare wherever you go because hat is a sickness.
    Peace……

  • Rachel

    congrats Janet…go girl…dont hate michael please…I love miss him…I saw both in concert before…fantastic…nothing better than the Jackson talent…

  • Terry

    Rachel & LaVerne: Does this mean that Janet will be a member of his harem!!

  • Troy

    I would like to comment on that Idiot who goes by the name Johnnie, we’ll call her “Johnnie Come Lately” because she’s late on the Iconic Miss Jackson. As stated by everyone above who has followed Miss Jacksons life and career knows that she is not a woman who hasn’t been able to hold on to a marriage or relationship, because she has been married longer than most marriages last in the entertainment industry and has been in a relationship that has lasted longer than any relationship in the industry. One thing Miss Jackson has been is very eloquent, soft spoken and private in her marriage and relationships. She has been in the industry for 30 plus years starting when she was 7 years old. She is worth more than 100 Million dollars and has always got her stardom and fame through hard work, just like her brothers, especially Michael. She’s made a name for herself conquering everything from singing, dancing and acting as well as being one of the best selling female solo performers. What she has done as a African American Female is open the door for other African American Females to look up to and learn from. She’s Glamorous, classy, intellectual and positive. She has and will accomplish anything she wants. She has made a name for herself, despite rumors, or what the media prints because I have followed her since she was a little girl on Good Times, and what she does from this point on can only be for her own self-gratification because she doesn’t have work, or prove anything to anyone, because she’s already done that decades ago. And if she never has another hit record, or sing another tune, or dance on stage, she will always be remembered by me and milliosn of others who has watched Miss Jackson go from a little girl to a woman, as a trailblazer, an Icon, and a Legend. So Miss Johnnie, the next time you decide to leave a comment about anyone, especially Miss Jackson, make sure and let me make this clear, “make double damn sure” you know your facts.

  • Friborz

    Money talks,if U have money U have everything even Janet.

  • algie

    god bless you janet.you have such a beautiful spirit

  • nunya

    fuck this stupid ass motherfucking skank ass ho!

  • nunya

    …and fuck all bitches too… and ALL of you are some stupid ass bitches! Every last one of you dumb ass hos.

  • nunya

    …and fuck all you tramps too… and ALL of you are some stupid ass tramps! Every last one of you dumb ass hos.

  • nunya

    I’m out bitches!

    Peace

  • http://NA Fle

    We love you JJ !

  • Ronjazz

    The facts are, Janet like most black females, got no respect for black men. I’m ashamed of being black in America, due to the fact that most black females have no respect for black men, even the ones that’s married to, or dating a black man. Because of slavery and over 100 hundred years of Jim Crow, along with the deliberate emasculation of the black male, it’s almost impossible for black woman to respect black men as equally as they do white men. I believe that any black man that think he can have a relationship with a rich black woman, is kidding himself, especially a rich black female, and a self-made one. Just look at how black female’s carry-on with white men, at such work environments as restaurants, bar and grills, hotels, retail facilities, and other places of employment. On the other hand, even white females who date and/or marry black men don’t carry-on in public with them as black female do. Black females covet the idea of being the nations whores; I am so ashamed of black females. Also, as soon as one is discovered and made into a star by some black record producer or film director, and she becomes a star, the white man takes them and put them off-limits to co-starring with black men. Just look at Holly Barre, when’s the last time she co-starred with a black lover or husband. In-fact, every black, Asian, or Hispanic female who is pretty and becomes famous, she is invariably paired with whitey and put off-limit for non-white males. Also, as far as American women marrying Middle Eastern men, we all know what a fiasco they all become. Janet Jackson is pathetic; I just realize just how old she has become after watching Tyler Perry’s new movie. In another six years or so, she look so old, she will probably become a recluse.

  • J

    I’m Just Saying,

    I love you Janet, You have made all your decisions in life without our inputs and you suceeded. Now all I ask is view the movie “Not Without my Daughter” starring Sally Fields (love it) and chat with Lisa Rye (Diamond -Players Club and former first lady of Caicos). No matter, it’s your life, live it to the fullest. I’m Just Saying

  • keeping it real

    Don’t forget your mama was a black female. HOLLA!

  • Rachel

    (Gasp) Janet has had 3 long-term relationships & that’s better than most people in Hollywood & in the real world!! Johnnie: Most women stay in bad marriages for the kids & financial stability. They live miserable lives & envy their single friends. And for the good marriages it takes alot of HARD WORK & FORGIVENESS. Those so-called good marriages come with alot of cheating & lying. So what the hell are you talking about, Janet can’t keep a man….looks like she’s doing just fine to all of us. If Janet wants a baby at 44 – and can do it – then – GO FOR IT!As long as she’s healthy & energetic that’s all that matters. Plus she looks young! My only concern would be her weight…cause her its very yo-yo. Great for her on her new relationship, if its true!Yeah baby – a Rich International man – Black Women need to do that more often….Go Janet

  • Bobby

    Janet is fine. “That’s the way Love Goes”. Janet has the right to be with whoever she chooses as long as it’s not another female. JD wasn’t her style anyway. It was all about the money as usual, because if he didn’t have any, I’m willing to bet his ass would be by himself now. They didn’t match. Janet is doing great and I think it would be a blessing to see her as a mom. Janet, I say go for it. You need to leave someone behind to carry your name. I’m black and my wife is white and we’ve been together for 25 years since the ages of 20 & 21 and I’m not going anywhere until God calls me home so for Janet, you go for it girl.

  • tiger

    to everyone !
    has it occured to everyone that it may not be that Janet is the problem maybe it is the men that she was involved with.
    they might not had wanted children … if that was the case then it was not her fault for wanting to leave the situation.

  • kate

    I love your brother , he was so special, nothing like how the media/press portrayed him to be, I don’t trust words, I trust my instinct and heart. Princess Diana was also special. They don’t make people like them anymore.

  • Kal

    At age 44yrs, she can still have a child if she hit a guy like me…my problem is, I am too reactive (potent) like a nuclear waiting to go off.

    you think she can’t get impregnate her at age 44yrs? think again.

    am not going to hustle her for that, she has to…am just sitting here waiting. This goes not only for her, but for all those celebrities wanting to bear child of their own @ age 44 till 51yrs.

  • http://showbizspy grace/ class

    I am reading and all I can say is “What hypocrites!” allow the lady to live her own life! My advice would be, to make sure that his family accepts her, if not it could be a problem. Way to go girl!

  • gloria

    Janet is accepted in the middle east; she has known Wissam for some time now. Why do people hate on someone like Janet, she was the first celebrity who gave a percentage of her money away at every concert she performed and she has other organizations she help plus the ones Mike left behind, but she never brags. Please don’t be mean to her, all the celecbrities said, in person she is really a very nice person..no Diva personality at all.