People_USA_April_24_2017

ALL THE

NEWS

BUZZ FROM&

HOLLYWOOD

APRIL 24, 2017

“The cultural

differences between

her and Wissam

became even more

obvious after the

baby was born,” a

family source says

of the couple (in

October 2016).

THIS SHOULD BE A BLISSFUL

time in Janet Jackson’s life. In

January the 50-year-old

entertainer—who’s long yearned

to be a mother—welcomed her

first child, Eissa, with her

husband, Qatari billionaire

Wissam Al Mana. But just three

months after the baby’s birth,

multiple sources confirm to

People that the couple have

pulled the plug on their

five-year-long marriage.

“They come from very

different worlds,” says

a Jackson family source

of the shocking news.

“They separated

shortly after the baby

was born.”

It was a surprising

match from the start. Less than

a year after tellingHarper’s

Bazaarshe didn’t know if she

could see herself walking down

the aisle again, the twice-

divorced star (Jackson was previ-

ously married to René Elizondo

Jr. and James DeBarge and dated

producer Jermaine Dupri for

nearly seven years) embarked

on a whirlwind, jet-setting

romance with Al Mana,

HER

SHOCKING

SPLIT

BY MELODY CHIU

JANET JACKSON

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