Janet Jackson confirms marriage to Wissam Al Mana
Singers Janet Jackson and surprise guest Justin Timberlake perform during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII between the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers at Reliant Stadium on February 1, 2004 in Houston, Texas. At the end of the performance, Timberlake tore away a piece of Jackson’s outfit.
It turns out all those rumors about Janet Jackson planning a wedding, are "not true."
Jackson nixed rumors of her upcoming nuptials to Wissam Al Mana, confirming they were already hitched.
The singer and Al Mana released a statement to Entertainment Tonight: "The rumors regarding an extravagant wedding are simply not true. Last year we were married in a quiet, private, and beautiful ceremony."
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ABC News reported some had speculated that the billionaire businessman was planning to spend millions of dollars on a big wedding in Qatar.
This is not the first time the pop star has kept her marriage a secret.
Jackson, who married Rene Elizondo Jr. in 1991, kept their relationship a secret until 2000, when they divorced, ABC News reported.
The newlyweds decided to give each other the same wedding gift – a donation to one another's favorite children's charity.
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