Janet Jackson's 'apology' for statement saying Kamala Harris is not Black takes another surprising turn

Management for Janet Jackson accidental that an unauthorized enactment spoke connected the singer's behalf successful a previously-released apology implicit Democratic statesmanlike campaigner Kamala Harris' background.

Reps for Jackson, 58, told Variety that the widely-released connection came from idiosyncratic who is not a manager for the Grammy-winning artist.

According to the outlet, a idiosyncratic identifying themselves arsenic Mo Elmasri 'apparently inaccurately' told Buzzfeed helium was the singer's rep successful the mea culpa for the statements astir the vice president.

The connection 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.

It continued: '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.'

The Gary, Indiana-born entertainer has been managed by her member Randy for years, Variety reported, adding that the household was 'unavailable for comment' arsenic they mourn the September 15 decease of Tito Jackson.

Jackson, 58, sent shockwaves done societal media erstwhile she confessed her arguable views astir the Democratic 2024 statesmanlike nominee to The Guardian.

She said: 'Well, you cognize what they supposedly said? She's not Black. That's what I heard. That she's Indian.'

'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.'

In effect to a whirlwind of disapproval and disappointment with the popstar's comments - which are similar to ones made by Republican 2024 statesmanlike campaigner Donald Trump - her manager issued a connection to Buzzfeed. 

The connection attributed to Elmasri did not spell implicit good with everyone. 

One X idiosyncratic posted: 'Janet Jackson sounded an implicit fool successful that interrogation and I americium precise disappointed. We are little than 50 days distant from the election. We gotta speech smarter!'

Another idiosyncratic posted connected X: 'Janet Jackson is 1 of the astir influential radical successful euphony history. It was simply irresponsible of her to repetition thing she 'heard' regarding the precise happening that they usage against Kamala! Her ain race. 

Harris, 59, was calved successful 1964 to Dr Shyamala Gopalan, an Indian-born cancer researcher, and Donald J. Harris, a Black Jamaican economics professor.

The mates wed successful 1963 and separated successful 1971, aft welcoming Kamala and her younger sister Maya, 57.

Gopalan died of crab successful 2009 aged 70, portion Donald Harris, 86, is present a prof emeritus of economics astatine Stanford University aft retiring successful 1998.

Jackson's precocious member Michael faced contention astir his tegument aft it changed colour from Black to achromatic implicit the people of his career. He blamed a aesculapian information called vitiligo and denied bleaching his skin.

Trump claimed Harris 'happened to crook Black' portion addressing a the National Association of Black Journalists' normal successful Chicago successful July.

He said: 'She was ever of Indian heritage, and she was lone promoting Indian heritage.

'I didn't cognize she was Black until a fig of years ago, erstwhile she happened to crook Black, and present she wants to beryllium known arsenic Black.

'So I don't know, is she Indian oregon is she Black?

'I respect either one, but she evidently doesn't, due to the fact that she was Indian each the way, and past each of a abrupt she made a crook and she went – she became a Black person. I deliberation idiosyncratic should look into that too.'

Harris shrugged disconnected the remarks days aboriginal accusing Trump of 'the aforesaid aged show, the divisiveness and the disrespect.'

She added: 'The American radical merit better.'

The vice president has yet to remark connected Jackson's remarks astir her race.

Trump's comments connected Harris contention outraged galore conservatives, with adjacent his ain supporters said to beryllium annoyed astatine the erstwhile president for not focusing connected attacks connected Harris' policies.

Earlier this month, Trump appeared to treble down connected his comments astir Harris' race.

'I don't attraction what she is. I don't care. Whatever she wants to beryllium is good with me.'

Polls show that the contention betwixt Trump and Harris remains connected a weapon borderline up of predetermination time connected Tuesday November 5.