Janet Jackson Talks About Losing Michael

In her first interview since Michael Jackson’s death, Janet Jackson sat down with Harper’s Bazaar. As you can imagine, it’s been a difficult couple of months for the singer. One thing she has not done is watched the news. At all.

“It will drive you crazy,” she says. “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.”

Janet said there are parts of Michael’s memorial service she doesn’t remember, but one moment in Michael’s service stood out to her: when his daughter, Paris, spoke.

“I was really proud,” Janet recalls. “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.”

Click on the click here to continue reading link below to see how Janet’s been coping since Michael’s untimely death.

Photos by INF

Janet has turned to work to cope. She was filming the Tyler Perry movie ‘Why Did I Get Married Too’ when Michael died and returned to the set (in Atlanta) right after the public memorial service.

“I’ve been doing okay,” she says. “Work helps focus all of that energy on something that is of value to you.”

Janet said the last time she saw Michael was on May 14, two days before she turned 43.

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,” she says, her soft voice almost inaudible. “We kept calling each other after and saying how great it was.”

I’d imagine the memory of that day is of great comfort to Janet. You can read the entire interview here.