Janet Jackson is ready to tell it how it is.
The legendary actress debuted the first teaser trailer for her new two-part documentary, JANET, which will run on Lifetime and A&E in January 2022. Former collaborators and fellow creatives from Jackson’s close-knit network.
This close-knit circle includes Paula Abdul, Missy Elliott, and Mariah Carey, make cameo appearances in the new video, reflecting on Jackson’s impact as an artist and one of the most influential women in music history.
Jackson will also look back on her key professional milestones and childhood in the upcoming documentary, which will include behind-the-scenes footage from recent years. The documentary, according to People, was more than “five years in the making” and began filming around the time of the singer’s father, Joe Jackson’s, death in 2018.
Janet Jackson is expected to discuss some of her most pivotal emotional and professional situations, including her contentious 2004 Super Bowl performance with Justin Timberlake, the death of her brother Michael Jackson, and becoming a mother.
” This is my story, told by me. Not through someone else’s eyes,” the “Miss You Much” singer says over nostalgic clips of her performance in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as growing up with her renowned brothers as part of the Jackson 5, the singer sings.
“This is the truth. Take it or leave it. Love it or hate it. This is me.”
Here’s all we know about the upcoming documentary special.
On The 28th and 29th of January, The Documentary Will Air.
This weekend, Lifetime released the first complete teaser for the two-part documentary, as well as the premiere date, which coincides with the 40th anniversary of her debut album. The 3-minute movie depicts Jackson’s life and career highlights, with the singer narrating her own life narrative and stating that the documentary is “simply something that needs to be done.”
✨Happy New Year! It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for – night one of #JanetJacksonDoc premieres Friday, January 28th at 8/7c.✨@janetjackson @aetv pic.twitter.com/u8HtKs3edO
— Lifetime (@lifetimetv) January 1, 2022
Members of Jackson’s family and inner circle make cameo appearances in the video, including her mother Katherine, siblings Rebbie and Tito, ex-husband James DeBarge, and past boyfriends Q-Tip and Jermaine Dupri. Ciara, Janelle Monae, Teyana Taylor, Regina King, Samuel L. Jackson, and Whoopi Goldberg are among her celebrity peers and fans who will appear.
Jackson Addresses The Super Bowl Scandal In The Complete Trailer.
The trailer includes a heated scene in which Jackson addresses her controversial halftime performance with Justin Timberlake, as well as her subsequent exclusion from that year’s Grammy Awards. “They build you up, and then as soon as you get there, they break you down,” the singer of “Control” tells.
After showing a newspaper headline that reads, “Jackson Banned From Grammys After Super Bowl Stunt,” a film shows a member of Jackson’s team telling her that Timberlake had contacted her, implying that he had requested her to sing in his 2018 Super Bowl performance. Because Jackson’s reaction to the news is unreadable, we’ll have to see the documentary to get the whole tale.
