Janet Jackson’s ‘apology’ for Kamala Harris race comment wasn’t real after all

Janet Jackson’s apology for her comments astir Vice President Kamala Harris has been retracted arsenic it’s revealed the connection was made without her permission.

In a caller interview, Janet Jackson made immoderate astonishing comments astir Kamala’s ethnicity arsenic she commented: ‘She’s not black. That’s what I heard.’

An apology from the vocalist was published by respective publications, including Buzzfeed. The mendacious apology read: ‘Janet Jackson would similar to clarify her caller comments.

‘She recognizes that her statements regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’ radical individuality were based connected misinformation. Janet respects Harris’ dual practice arsenic some Black and Indian and apologizes for immoderate disorder caused.

‘She values the diverseness Harris represents and understands the value of celebrating that successful today’s society. Janet remains committed to promoting unity and understanding.’

Variety has present confirmed that the connection was not authorised and came from Janet’s erstwhile worker Mo Elmasri, who claimed successful his email to outlets that helium was her manager.

Elmasri told Variety successful an email: ‘I nary longer enactment for her. I was fired by Janet and Randy, aft attempts to amended her representation successful beforehand of nationalist sentiment and her fans, and this is thing I bash not deserve.’

Janet has been managed by her member Randy for respective years but declined to remark to immoderate outlets arsenic they proceed to mourn their member Tito who died abruptly past week.

In Janet’s interrogation with The Guardian, the prima spoke astir the Vice President erstwhile she was asked astir however she felt astir the anticipation of the archetypal achromatic pistillate president.

‘Well, you cognize what they supposedly said?’ Janet said. ‘She’s not black. That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian.’

When told that Harris is ‘both’ Janet commented: ‘Her father’s white. That’s what I was told. I mean, I haven’t watched the quality successful a fewer days.’

‘I was told that they discovered her begetter was white.’

When asked if she thinks America is acceptable for a women of colour arsenic President, she said: ‘I don’t know,

‘Honestly, I don’t privation to reply that due to the fact that I really, truthfully, don’t know. I deliberation either mode it goes is going to be mayhem.’

‘I deliberation determination mightiness beryllium mayhem,’ she said. ‘Either mode it goes, but we’ll person to see.’

Metro.co.uk has reached retired to Janet Jackson’s representatives for comment.

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