Janet Jackson Harper’s Bazaar Magazine

Janet Jackson sits down with Harper’s Bazaar for her first interview since her brother, Michael Jackson’s, death.

Check out some interview highlights below:

On how she hasn’t watched TV since her brother’s death due to all the coverage:  “It will drive you crazy.  People can have rhinoceros skin, but there’s a point when something’s going to hurt you. Not everyone is stone, stone. I haven’t watched the news in weeks. I had to ask my chef, How’s Obama doing? I haven’t read a newspaper. On top of that, [we’ve lost] a family member.”

On May 14, the last time she saw Michael and two days before her 43rd birthday: “It was a family celebration, the Jackson kids were running around, and she and her big brother hung out, ate Thai food, and tormented each other.   We had so much fun that day.  We kept calling each other after and saying how great it was.”

On his daughter Paris Jackson’s speech at the memorial:  “I was really proud.  People said to me that Michael’s daughter speaking really gave them a sense of how he was as a father, in her words. Paris is incredibly smart; they are all so smart. She’s a sweet girl. The kids are doing well. They’re with all their cousins; that family love will keep them going.”

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