Janet Jackson channelled her late brother Michael Jackson as she attended the BET Awards on the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday.
The singer, 60, appeared to take inspiration from Michael’s type as she sported a black fedora hat together with an identical T-shirt for the night.
Janet additionally wore a white pinstripe shirt and cinched her waist with a chunky black belt. She added to her look with darkish gray trousers and several other chunky silver bracelets.
Janet Jackson channelled her late brother Michael Jackson as she attended the BET Awards (WireImage)
The hitmaker accomplished her ensemble for the night with eye-catching silver earrings and millinery veiling.
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Janet, one among 9 siblings, was very near her brother Michael after they had been rising up.
Each would go on to have massively profitable solo careers. Janet offered over 100 million information whereas Michael was dubbed the ‘King of Pop’ and thought to be some of the profitable entertainers of all time. He died in 2009 from an overdose of propofol administered by his doctor.
Janet appeared to take inspiration from Michael’s type (pictured in 1995) (Getty Photos)
Janet Jackson’s response to 2026 biopic
Janet “politely declined” to be portrayed within the 2026 biopic, Michael, which portrays the late celebrity’s adolescence and grossed $977 million on the field workplace.
“I want everyone was within the film,” Janet’s sister LaToya Jackson informed Selection on the movie’s Hollywood premiere. “She was requested, and he or she kindly declined, so it’s a must to respect her needs.”
Janet acquired the ICON Award on the 2025 American Music Awards final Might, though she admitted in her acceptance speech that she would not see herself as an “icon.”
Janet Jackson on the BET Awards 2026 held at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026 (Deadline through Getty Photos)
“I’m so so honored. I’m so grateful,” she started. “I imply, no disrespect in any approach, however I do not take into account myself an icon. My household, myself, our dream wasn’t ever to be well-known. We weren’t raised like that.”
She continued: “We all the time had a particular love for music, dancing, singing, and fame got here with the results of exhausting work and dedication. My story, my household’s story, is actually an American story. This might have solely occurred in America.”
Alongside her busy profession, Janet can be a doting mom to her nine-year-old son, Eissa, whom she welcomed on January 3, 2017, at age 50, together with her then-husband, Wissam Al Mana.
The celebrity singer is notoriously personal about her son; nevertheless, she does sometimes share snippets of life at dwelling as a single working mom.
