He was given a second chance, and it was as if he had never left the business. (El suffered a relapse in February and spent time in rehab. That has haunted the family a long time I think we all believe that James and Janet had a child.. I didnt like James Brown at all!, If you want to find Mama D, just look at the beauty shop. Mama said, Please be careful, I love you, God be with you. In the two-part Janet Jackson documentary, she reveals, "at that time I thought that there was no other way I would be able to kind of get my own life unless I got married. Unfortunately, Janet's new marriage came with James' drug problem. How could I keep a child from their father? Janet was 18 years old and was looking for a way out, so she married her childhood friend and fellow musician James DeBarge. I do believe my mother being up and age now [81] ran with it once the DNA came back that she was 96 percent kin, Bunny said. "He said, 'Okay, I'll be right back,'" Jackson said. Smile in the morning, smile in the evening, smile when the sun goes down , Today I decided not to let anyone take my smile, she says, a grin in her voice. Selling over 100 million records, the five-time Grammy winner has been awarded 11 American Music Awards, 10 MTV Video Music Awards, and 11 Billboard Music Awards. This story has been shared 158,551 times. And the woman who escaped years of harrowing abuse and raised 10 musically gifted children has found a new calling: ministering to wounded people through word and song on the Internet. She was very angry about people running with this story about this [other child] being my baby. In 1984, the What Have You Done for Me Lately performer secretly married DeBarge. So when the girl emailed him, DeBarge was overwhelmed by emotions. She was angry because another child was trying to come forward and say that she was our child. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. A lot of outside influences were involved in our whole relationship to where we didnt have a chance from the gate.. Janet Jackson I was so depressed by it at first.. I liked Janet a lot, Mama D said. Janet Jackson addresses rumors she had a secret baby in the 80s The "Rhythm Nation" singer opened up about speculation that she welcomed a baby with Happy Friday ? WELCOME TO THE FAMILY! Lifetime/A&E January 28 + 29 Be There or Be Square! The marriage, however, was short-lived (Janets father, Joe, had the union annulled within a year), but like his brother, Bobby, James became close to Janets brother, Michael. This is an awesome moment.. Fellow stars including Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, Janelle Mone, Paula Abdul and Tyler Perry also contributed to the series. He also cooked up steak sandwiches, sweet potato pies and other soul foods he could hawk on the streets of Detroit. Thank you for subscribing! arrested on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine. I just want my child to know Im her father.. The miniseries will be based on her 2008 self-published memoir, The Other Side of the Pain., God will receive the glory from this miniseries, she said. At the end of the day, the Peanut Man would head out for his second job at a factory. The 75-year-old sings a snatch of her fathers cheery sales jingle: Peanuts, peanuts, brown beans and goobers, roasted today/, All you little children playing in the sand/you go tell your mama, heres the Peanut Man.. She spoke about how DeBarge left her alone in a hotel room for three hours. Bobby began dating Jermaines sister, LaToya, around the same time his four younger siblings Bunny, El, Marty and Randy decided to move to Los Angeles in pursuit of music stardom. Also, in 2017, a woman Tiffany Whyte claimed to be the daughter of DeBarge and Jackson in an interview with Radar Online. In 1984, James DeBarge married Janet Jackson in Bishop Abneys office at Bethel Pentecostal Church. She continued: "I cared so much for him, and I saw the good in him as well, and I just wanted that to take precedence as opposed to this ugliness, because I knew that he needed help. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Paris Jackson Is in a New Hulu Movie but She Certainly Doesn't Need the Money! He was a nice guy., But although they felt safe with each other, DeBarge admitted, I dont know why anyone would trust me., The young lovebirds would sneak around to see each other as much as possible. She believes her daddys musical gifts were passed down through her to her talented children, not to mention 55 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. I dont need a pulpit; Ive got the Internet. 3 dance hit Goodbye., DeBarge also just found out a major film studio is going to produce a miniseries about her family, a la the 1992 ABC five-part series on the Jackson family. Mama didnt look at her children as addicts, Peaches said. Together with Grand Rapids native Greg Williams and Philip Ingram, James Ingrams brother, they formed the funk group Switch under the patronage of Jermaine Jackson, who was blown away by their ability to switch to different instruments during a song. DeBarge claims that he wouldnt have cut the girl out of his life had he known she existed for sure. She said, Hes got three strikes against him: Hes a soldier, I dont know him and hes Caucasian, Mama D said. Despite her familys future R&B stylings, DeBarge has always much preferred gospel music and romantic ballads by the likes of Nat King Cole. Several of her siblings, including Ernestine, sisters Mamie and Margie, and her brothers, James and William Abney, had moved to Grand Rapids. It depends on who you ask, but we're gonna go with what Janet Jackson herself says which is no. DeBarge says the woman wanted to keep their new connection private. We don't know how, but Etterlene thought then 31-year-old Philadelphia native Tiffany Whyte was the daughter of James DeBarge and Janet Jackson. Janet Jackson's ex-husband, singer James DeBarge, just dropped an alleged baby bombshell. When I realized addiction was a sickness, it helped me deal with it better. Born in Detroit in 1935, she and her twin sister, Ernestine, were the youngest girls in William and Bessie Abneys family of 11 children. There were times when Mike used to tease me and call me names, she recalled, before listing examples: Pig, horse, slaughter hog, cow., He would laugh about it and Id laugh too, but then there was somewhere down inside that it would hurt, she continued. El and Chico have relaunched successful solo careers, and the group DeBarge is back on the road, with James as lead singer along with Marty, Randy and Tommy, plus grandson Andrew DeBarge on lead guitar and granddaughter Alana DeBarge singing Bunnys vocals. What's more, Bunny said that Tiffany was one of about 10 women who contacted her family claiming to be the secret child in what Bunny called "fame seeking.". I just had to be with her all the time. You can read her in-depth comments here. The Bobby DeBarge Story - What The Movie WebDeBarge has three children: daughter Kristinia (born March 8, 1990), son James, Jr. (born 1998), and his youngest, daughter Tori (born 2001). When you get this message, I want to know you are smiling. as well as other partner offers and accept our. So, did Janet Jackson have a secret child? However, the marriage was annulled just one year later in 1985. Inside Janet Jackson's scandalous marriage to James I could never do that. In the documentary, Jackson, now 55, denied she had a child with DeBarge. James (Abney) taught El how to play chords. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Someday, we will all be free, she said. One of her adoptive parents died, he said. It is not confirmed whether Janet Jackson has her own daughter but it is alleged that her niece, Brandy, was actually her daughter and she gave Brandy is her brother, Jackie Jackson, to raise her. Bishop Abney fathered them. Janet did eventually become a mum, giving birth to a son Eissa in January 2017, shortly before her split from businessman husband Wissam Al Mana. Janet Jackson never forgot her former mother-in-law. Thats the thing, is the innocence. Dont let nobody take your smile, its not worth your while, she trills on her voicemail, in the most beautiful, high, clear voice. El DeBarge speaks on Janets mystery baby. I tried to explain to momma that the girl is kin to her. 2 Night Documentary Event ? My daddy was the choir director at our church, and he would lead his children in singing a cappella the songs would always blend, Mama D said. Beloved Dancing with the Stars Judge Len Goodman Dies at 78, Jonathan Majors Dropped By Valentino, Wont Attend The Met Gala. Im tired of the truth not coming forward and people being a coward when it comes to it, he tells his daughter in response to an article shes read. They went to Grand Rapids, Mich. and eloped. Offers may be subject to change without notice. One of the long-standing claims being addressed in "Janet" is that Jackson secretly had a baby during their brief marriage. Janet Jackson Details Her Tumultuous Marriage to James Janet Jackson My emotions were all over the place. To this day, they remember his wisdom.. After they eloped to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where they were married by DeBarges uncle I even remember putting a ring on my finger and putting it on the wrong finger, said Jackson the groom left his bride alone on their wedding night. That filial love was put to the test just a few years later, after the quartet DeBarge (soon to be a quintet when brother James joined the group), became one of the most successful R&B/pop groups of the 80s. And its time for everyone else to do the same.. 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In 1991, she married Rene Elizondo, Jr., her former backup dancer. Growing up in a famous family with a somewhat terrifying father, Janet Jackson has been in the spotlight since she was a child. El being set apart caused each one of them to have bad feelings.. Janet Jackson's Ex-Husband James DeBarge Claims James' mother, Etterlene DeBarge, also spoke with Inside Edition because she believed she found James' child.