Jackson revealed her family members on BBC’s Radio 2 Breakfast Show in a video shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, August 13.
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Janet Jackson (left); Stevie Wonder; Samuel L. Jackson
Janet Jackson reveals her surprising family!
Speech at the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show In a video shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, August 13, the 58-year-old musician said her family is related to some big names in Hollywood.
“Someone told me this earlier: Are you related to Stevie (Wonder)?” asked host Scott Mills.
“He’s our cousin,” Janet replied. “Not many people know that. He’s our cousin on my mother’s side. Just like Tracy Chapman.”
“Samuel Jackson too,” added the creator of “Rhythm Nation.”
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Janet Jackson revealed her crazy family tree on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show this morning
Hear it again on BBC Sounds, I’ll be back tomorrow from 6.30am. pic.twitter.com/lyOleo4qCv
– Scott Mills (@scott_mills) 13 August 2024
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After confirming that Chapman, 60, and Wonder, 74, are her cousins, Janet further noted that Samuel L. Jackson, 75, “would be my cousin too, I mean, he’s not my brother.”
She is known for already having famous family members thanks to her membership in the Jackson family. The icon is the younger sister of Rebbie (74), Jackie (73), Tito (70), Jermaine (69), La Toya (68), Marlon (67), Brandon (who died after giving birth in 1957), the late Michael Jackson and Randy (62).
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Janet Jackson (center) with her brothers Marlon Jackson (left), Michael Jackson, Tito Jackson, Randy Jackson and Jackie Jackson
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Just last month, Janet talked about how she co-wrote her song “Scream” with her brother Michael in 1995.
“Mike and I wrote the song in New York, in his apartment,” she told the BBC. “So (I’m) reliving that whole journey, listening to him sing it (and remembering) what he went through back then. And I’m just his little sister, always by his side and that support. That’s always been my role.”
Michael died in 2009 at the age of 50 from cardiac arrest.
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