Janet Jackson reveals her talent family tree and says she is “cousin” with Stevie Wonder, Samuel L. Jackson and Tracy Chapman
Janet Jackson’s siblings are not the only talented people in her family.
On Tuesday, the singer spoke to BBC Radio 2 Breakfast showwhere she was asked about her family tree – and if she’s related to Stevie Wonder. She also revealed some other crazy surprises about her famous family.
“He’s our cousin,” she told host Scott Mills of Wonder. “Not many people know that. He’s our cousin on his mother’s side. So is Tracy Chapman. And Samuel L. Jackson.”
She then referred to all three of them as her “cousins,” adding with a laugh that Jackson “would be a cousin too. I mean, he’s not my brother.”
Despite Janet’s claims that she is related to Samuel, the actor has previously denied that he and the singer’s brother, Michael Jackson, are related. In an interview with Wired In 2017, the actor cleared up some misconceptions about his life, including whether he and MJ are related.
“Nope,” Samuel said in the clip.
Janet is the youngest of nine siblings in the Jackson family, eight years younger than her legendary brother Michael. But every Jackson child is musically gifted, and all nine – Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon and Randy – have won gold records.
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