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She really needs them. When Gil put his own glasses on the other day on Instagram Live he mentioned how Janet's eyesight is worse than his and that she doesn't see the best. I kind of figured she actually really needed them anyways before he said that considering we've seen her photographed with some glasses on over the years but even more so in recent years when she isn't on stage.

Well yes she has been grown for sometime in terms of age. But he was meaning grown in terms of maturity. I mean we have to remember  the last time Janet brought an audience member on stage she was in her early 40s and wasn't a mother herself. I personally always thought anyway the older she got and if she became a mother the less likely it was she was going to perform that part of the show so her possibly not doing it again wouldn't be a surprise to me.

Also Gil never simply says yes or no about anything we've obviously learned that over the years. Either he ignores questions or he implies something so you can figure out what he means because he knows his comments are going to get shared across social media between us fans. But earlier this year he said she wasn't really interested in performing that part of the show again at this time and the other day he said "She is grown now".  So that comes across as he is implying she isn't doing that part of the show for at least this upcoming  tour.

It is an unreleased song not a newly recorded song. He mentioned a few months ago on Instagram Live that Janet had recorded a song a while ago (referring to years ago) that sampled Jodeci.Gil has mentioned before he has heard a lot of Janet's unreleased material and has some of it on his computer/iPod. He played the unreleased songs in the middle of playing different songs from Janet's music catalog that we have heard before (like some of his favorite album tracks)  but he didn't play the unreleased songs more than about a minute because he knew it was likely people were going to record him playing the songs (as we see someone did). 

Regarding "freaky" Janet returning who knows but if she does I'm guessing it would be on the albums not during the live shows. When people kept asking on Instagram Live if Janet is going to bring an audience member on stage he said "She is grown now" (was essentially implying she isn't going to). Even a few months ago on Instagram Live while he was playing one of Janet's "freaky" songs he said he had visuals for that song if Janet ever wanted to do that part of the show again but he said something along the lines of she was open to hearing the idea but wasn't really interested in doing that part of the show again (I can't remember the exact words he said but it was along those lines). The initial State Of The World Tour poster  released to me wasn't exactly advertising "freaky" Janet is returning on stage anyways so him saying what he said wasn't surprising to me. I mean logically it was like common sense could have told you "freaky" Janet isn't returning on stage for at least this tour considering that there are 2 kids on 1 of the 2 released tour posters, Gil has mentioned the 2 young girls Kyndall and Taylor are returning as dancers, and also mentioned Eissa is going on tour with Janet.

It seems official that Kyndall and Taylor (The 2 younger girls) are returning for the State Of The World tour. 

Gil's most recent tweet mentions both of the girls and the State Of The World Tour hashtag:

The Janet talk starts around 14:00 in the video.

Essentially a summary of what Jimmy Jam talks about for those of you who don't want to listen or don't have time to listen to the interview:

- He says Janet is his and Terry's muse and he can't think about Janet without having a song pop into his head
- His favorite Janet song is "That's The Way Love Goes" and talks about the writing process with Janet (he's mentioned this story before)
- And his other favorite Janet songs are "Lonely", "Empty", and "No Sleeep"
- He says obviously working with Janet is different than working with other artists because they've worked on albums vs. others where him & Terry might just work on a song or songs
- He plans to go to multiple tour dates on the State of The World Tour like he did on the Unbreakable Tour.
- He says since he has known Janet for over 30 years he knows even if they have short exchanges when they communicate him and Janet appreciate/enjoy being around each other. 
- He says they are in the brainstorming stage of the tour (obviously wasn't going to go in detail about what changes are going to be made/not made)
- He says he feels like one of the "Luckiest Uncles in The World" because he is always getting a Facetime around 2:00 am his time from Janet and she always has Eissa in her lap. 
-He says Eissa is "the most beautiful baby he has seen in his life" and Eissa is always happy. And says Janet is also giddy and happy with Eissa. He says it is inspirational to see that there is a whole new added element/a whole other meaning to Janet now that she is a parent.
- He mentions George Michael and recording the song "Monkey" and how George wanted it to have elements in terms of sound of the Cool Summer Mixes of Janet's "Nasty" and "Diamonds". And says Janet & George were fans of each other's music.
- He says to his knowledge there isn't a Janet & George Michael song even though there have been rumors of one. 
- He said that he thinks Janet and him did see George in concert. And that he and Janet like seeing concerts together and mentions how they saw J.Cole back in 2015 in LA and how Jimmy hooked Janet up with Bruno Mars tickets overseas recently. He says Janet likes seeing other's works because as he says "Inspiration breeds Inspiration"

That actually isn't extra footage from the Damnn Baby video. It is a video of  2 of the behind the scenes videos released by Janet's team spliced together by one of Taylor Hatala's (one of the Unbreakable era dancers) fans. The first 25 seconds was behind the scenes released through Rolling Stone and the rest of the video is behind the scenes that  was released through Live Nation.

Here are the Behind The Scenes videos released by Janet's Team:

Live Nation: http://onenation.livenation.com/blog/janet-jackson-takes-you-behind-the-scenes-of-dammn-baby?st=twitter

Rolling Stone:

Billboard:

Associated Press:

Well Janet has always gone through times where she isn't in California for months at a time yet she has always had house there. Selling the beach house makes sense though since it isn't kid friendly. I mean just a few things that are noticeably not kid friendly based on the pictures of the house: low hanging lights, short railings, sliding doors,  a lot of glass, and easy access to the pool.  I imagine if Janet is going to get another house in California it will already be constructed/can be constructed more kid friendly before she moves in compared to the beach house which would need to undergo many changes to be made more kid friendly.

Wissam also went to Unbreakable tour rehearsals (before and after the tour started many of the different dancers said that).  He along with Janet gifted the tour team Macbooks during one of the rehearsals before the Unbreakable tour started (You can see on a DJ Aktive Instagram picture on a small card on the bag the Macbooks were in said  - From: Wissam & Janet ). He went to an event in Tunisia with Janet back in 2010 where she was honored. He went to an amFAR event where Janet spoke.  He went to the debut of the Unbreakable Diamonds collection (granted that was in Dubai but still he went)

Also I mean if we really want to get technical fashion shows were apart of Janet's life before Wissam. So even though he works with many of these fashion companies of the many fashion shows they have attended over the years they've been together it isn't surprising she attends the shows. I mean she was attending fashion shows/had known many of the designers for years before her & Wissam were together.

I've watched Gil's Instagram Live sessions and he said Janet is going to share pictures of Eissa on her own terms. Gil hasn't gone in detail about any plans regarding music videos or the tour just subtly mentioned both because he knows things he says regarding them are going to be shared on forums. Gil has gone in more detail regarding stories/opinions about past tours, different Janet songs, etc.

Gil did talk about Eissa a lot during his most recent Instagram Live. Gil said Eissa has the biggest smile, has Janet's eyes & cheeks, and Wissam's ears & lips. He also said Eissa is always hungry.  He said Katherine loves her some baby Eissa. He still can't believe Janet is a mom. He said Janet always has Eissa right there with her when Janet & him have their Facetime meetings (which are multiple times a week). Gil also said Janet loves being a mother and seems she is in her own little world with baby Eissa.

Janet didn't call Gil during Instagram Live but texted Gil while he was on Instagram Live. He said he was on Instagram Live and that Janet asked on the text how the fans were. Then she texted back that she missed the fans. She later went on again to text she misses and loves the fans very much. Gil talked about Janet and Eissa for awhile yesterday on Instagram Live.

2 more pictures of Janet in London 

Katherine and Rebbie are there as well

Women dancing to "Nasty" at the Women's March today in Washington, D.C.

Well many ponchos do look heavy and hot but they really aren't, They are one of the most comfortable things to wear because it essentially feels like covering yourself in a blanket in the sense that they warm you up right away but are also loose fitting enough so air can come through so you aren't ever as hot as if you were wearing let's say a heavy jacket or long coat. Ponchos are probably my favorite thing to wear during  the fall/winter.

I think Janet could care less about her outfit being flattering I think she cares more about it being comfortable.

More Pictures of Janet & Wissam in London

Janet Jackson

“No, my first name ain’t ‘Baby,’ it’s Janet – Miss Jackson, if you’re nasty.” With innovation and bravado, Janet Jackson brushed aside the challenges of being a superstar’s sibling and became one of pop music’s dominant figures.

The youngest member of the Jackson clan, she was first in the spotlight as a child actress on the TV series Good Times and Fame. But it was with the five-times-platinum Control album in 1986 that she staked her claim as an R&B powerhouse. Working with the visionary production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, she fused melodic dance-pop with more aggressive beats, influenced by industrial and hip hop sounds, and helped usher in the new jack swing era. Such juggernauts  s Rhythm Nation 1814 and janet. secured Jackson’s position as a global icon, as she explored themes of social justice and daring sexuality in her lyrics. 

With over 160 million records sold, she is one of the best-selling artists in history, and she still holds the record for the most consecutive Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 by a female artist with 18. Jackson’s sonic and visual style loom large over the generation that followed, including Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Rihanna – as evidenced by the likes of J. Cole and Missy Elliott contributing to her Unbreakable album.

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Here is the People Magazine article for anyone who hasn't bought the magazine yet

I see the question was answered before I got home from work but yes she got a different Malibu beach house years ago and did the Robin Roberts interview in 2009 in it. She gave a short tour of the upstairs of the house to Robin Roberts but it wasn't shown in the actual interview but posted online.