Janet Jackson honored her late father
Janet Jackson spoke for the first time about the death of her father, Joe Jackson. The singer honored her father during her 2018 Essence Festival performance on Sunday night.
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During her set, there was a moment where a Joe Jackson montage played in the background. Then she emotionally addressed the crowd, saying:
A little less than two weeks ago, my father passed away…He was comforted by my family and me. Then I talked to my brother and we started to speak about my father’s strength. He was very strong. Without his drive, his strength, we wouldn’t have the success.
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“If it wasn’t for his enormous strength, we would not have the success” @JanetJackson on her father Joe Jackson. #EssenceFest pic.twitter.com/yh0SV7RRLZ
— ESSENCE Festival (@essencefest) July 9, 2018
Janet also admitted that she considered canceling her tour due to the death of her father. But Joe would have wanted her to go on:
My father was a great man…And my brother, he asked me, he said, ‘If he were here right now, listening to this conversation, what do you think he would say to you?’ And I think my father would’ve said, ‘Janet, please. Finish what you’ve started.’
Watch a clip of the emotinal moment below.
Janet jackson talks about her fathers deathhttps://t.co/Tbv54WtTmI pic.twitter.com/Yz2RKOjFJR
— Michael Jackson CLUB (@mjjsource_) July 9, 2018
Source: Essence
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