Jasper
10-25-05, 09:55 AM
A FRESH scandal is threatening to engulf the superstar Jackson clan with reports youngest sister Janet has a secret teenage daughter called Renee.
The singer's former brother-in-law, Young DeBarge, whose brother James was married to Jackson from 1984 to 1985, claims Renee now 18 was sent away to live with the star's eldest sister Rebbie.
"James and the Jackson family kept everything real close, real tight," DeBarge said during an interview on Friday with New York City urban radio station Hot 97.
"No one really knew how it was working out until things kind of surfaced. I think there's a little despondency.
"She hasn't really revealed that, but I'm sure that there's some feelings there.
"It's only natural that you wonder about what is and how it's come to be that way."
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"There's no telling what (Janet Jackson) is telling her."
DeBarge said Renee "is a wonderful singer".
Jackson's spokeswoman Patti Webster refused to deny the allegations, telling The New York Post newspaper the singer wouldn't comment.
But DeBarge's comments add weight to reports that have circulated for years, claiming Jackson has a "secret" daughter.
The singer and James DeBarge were married for less than three months when she was just 18. The marriage was annulled a year later.
Jackson, 39, secretly married Rene Elizondo Jr in 1991. They separated in 1999.
She is now dating US rapper Jermaine Dupri.
The singer is infamous for her "wardrobe malfunction" while singing with Justin Timberlake at 2004's NFL Superbowl. Her most recent album, Damita Jo, was released last year.
Meanwhile, Jackson has been caught on tape by a paparazzi while she was sunbathing naked, slapping her bare butt "like bongos".
According to America's New York Post newspaper, the diva was captured by a photographer laying down nude and slapping her butt several times. The footage is already available on the Internet.
The singer's former brother-in-law, Young DeBarge, whose brother James was married to Jackson from 1984 to 1985, claims Renee now 18 was sent away to live with the star's eldest sister Rebbie.
"James and the Jackson family kept everything real close, real tight," DeBarge said during an interview on Friday with New York City urban radio station Hot 97.
"No one really knew how it was working out until things kind of surfaced. I think there's a little despondency.
"She hasn't really revealed that, but I'm sure that there's some feelings there.
"It's only natural that you wonder about what is and how it's come to be that way."
Advertisement:
"There's no telling what (Janet Jackson) is telling her."
DeBarge said Renee "is a wonderful singer".
Jackson's spokeswoman Patti Webster refused to deny the allegations, telling The New York Post newspaper the singer wouldn't comment.
But DeBarge's comments add weight to reports that have circulated for years, claiming Jackson has a "secret" daughter.
The singer and James DeBarge were married for less than three months when she was just 18. The marriage was annulled a year later.
Jackson, 39, secretly married Rene Elizondo Jr in 1991. They separated in 1999.
She is now dating US rapper Jermaine Dupri.
The singer is infamous for her "wardrobe malfunction" while singing with Justin Timberlake at 2004's NFL Superbowl. Her most recent album, Damita Jo, was released last year.
Meanwhile, Jackson has been caught on tape by a paparazzi while she was sunbathing naked, slapping her bare butt "like bongos".
According to America's New York Post newspaper, the diva was captured by a photographer laying down nude and slapping her butt several times. The footage is already available on the Internet.