The siblings met Jermaine Jackson in an elevator; he asked them to sing for him and, once again, was all in, signing the group to Motown Records. Her mother, Etterlene DeBarge, believed Whytes claim that she was the couples long, lost child. Janet Jackson People loved to hear our family sing.. And the shy sweethearts bonded over both coming from musical families while talking on the phone. In 1984, James DeBarge married Janet Jackson in Bishop Abneys office at Bethel Pentecostal Church. Janet Jackson addresses rumors of child with James He said, Okay, Ill be right back. And Im sitting in ahotel room in Grand Rapids, Michigan, by myself, just 18. Jackson reflects on her failed marriage to James DeBarge, their fights over his alleged drug use and persistent rumors Janet's sister raised their secret love child. Son Bobby was born the next year, followed by Tommy, Randy, Marty, El, James and Jonathan Chico. Twins Darrell and Carol, aka Peaches, were born in 1971. Janet Jackson's 'Secret Daughter' - Contactmusic.com Several of her siblings, including Ernestine, sisters Mamie and Margie, and her brothers, James and William Abney, had moved to Grand Rapids. The film, simply titled Janet, will also address many of the rumors that have swirled around the singer-actress for years. "I could never keep a child away from James," Jackson said. We would be rolling on the floor fighting for them, she said. It seems no matter where Janet Jackson turns, she deals with control in some form or another. The 55-year-old artist married two more times after the failed relationship with her first husband. James (Abney) taught El how to play chords. Later that night while at a hotel, James told Janet he would "be right back," but didn't return for several hours. But I wasnt the help that he needed.. Janet Jackson Has Secret Daughter? - CBS News Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Had he lived one year longer, I never would have married Robert DeBarge, she said. Once she became famous in her own right, it was only a matter of time before she would be on the receiving end of some wild rumors. Are Donna Summer's Kids Fighting Over Her $75 Million Fortune? Janet Jackson He thought El would be most likely to succeed, Mama D said. Janet Jackson DeBarge's Mama Claims to Have Receipts of Janet Jackson's In the second part of the new docuseries, the legendary performer explained that she was taking birth control pills and started gaining weight. However, the rumored story goes back all the way to 1984. By day, Abney sold peanuts as a street vendor, enlisting his children to help.
