Here We Go Again: Janet Jackson & Jermaine Dupri

Posted on July 18th, 2009 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: Janet Jackson, Jermaine Dupri, News, True or False?

Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri

It has been reported AGAIN that Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri have split AGAIN… Here are the reasons: JD didn’t accompany Janet to Michael’s funeral and Janet feels they should have never mixed business with pleasure.

What do ya’ll think… Think it’s possible or is it a stretch???

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On July 7, Michael Jackson’s family ­gathered to celebrate him at his much-watched memorial service.

Noticeably absent?

Janet ­Jackson’s longtime music-exec boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri. (A pal says Dupri skipped the memorial because he “doesn’t attend funerals.”)

And for good reason. “His friends are telling people it’s over,” a source tells the new issue of Us Weekly, on stands now.

Echoes another: “They have been moving in different directions for a while.”

So what drove Jackson, 43, and Dupri, 36, apart after nearly seven years?

“You shouldn’t mix business with pleasure,” a mutual pal explains. (Dupri produced several tracks on her last two CDs.) “Janet felt their lives were too crossed and they should have kept things sepa­rate.”

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Plus, the polar opposites were never too compatible.

“Jermaine likes to be out there, mingling with everybody, and ­Janet’s more shy.” (And secretive: She kept her nine-year marriage to Rene Elizondo hidden until their 2000 ­divorce.)

Meanwhile, Jackson is still deeply mourning the death of her big brother.

“She’s devastated,” an insider says. “She’s busy caring for Michael’s kids. Janet’s the family’s backbone.”

See photos of Jackson and his kids through the years.

Jackson’s rep couldn’t be reached.

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  • Hannibal

  • Hannibal

    Why any man would wanna split up with Janet Jackson is beyond me….

  • Lucky Mike

    1st I love Janet

  • http://urbanfashionistalife.blogspot.com landy lan

    He should have been there to support no matter what.

  • Simple Ass Folks!

    1ST

  • Its6amHoGetOut

    thats “skinny”

  • !!!!!.R.I.P MIKE!!!!!

    THANKS GOD AND TIME WITH THE FAMILY IS BETTER ANYWAY.

  • FAIR

    I didnt see any of the spouses/boyfriends at the funeral/memorial that was televised, Did you guys???

  • Jay the Real One

    I think they’re together but I don’t much care

  • seriously?

    i don’t really do funerals either, but if a friend needed me there for support i’d put my bs aside and BE THERE because it’s not about me. If this story is true then shame on you Jermaine. I hope they work it out because i liked them together

  • ysr

    she is wearing flats…..SMH at his lil ass

  • Slide Like A Fresh Pair of Gators

    AND he JUST RECENTLY tattoed a pic of her on his side…

  • NO TOLERANCE

    SHE SHOULDA BEEN GLAD THAT MIDGET FAKE BARRY GORDY DIDN’T SHOW UP. MICHAEL JACKSON IS AMERICAN ROYALTY. DUPRE IS A MERE DWARF. NOT A GOOD LOOK FOR JANET. JANET STOCK WENT DOWN ONCE SHE GOT WITH LIL MIDGET MAN.

  • http://bossip miss dior

    She deserves better, anyway.

  • Mis Lil Girl

    The real question is why she ever hooked up with the little gremlin anyway. He looks like Animal from “The Muppets.”

  • http://aol.com LUCI LIU

    SO WHAT! PEOPLE BREAK UP EVERYDAY. I’M SURE THE LAST THING ON JANET’S MIND, IS A BREAK UP WITH HER MAN.

  • truth be told

    Of course they’re splitting up,

    Does this come as a surprise to anyone. How long did you think she would keep gettin in with him. No woman want to be sexin a troll forever. Hell if I could, she lasted longer than I expected, lol.

  • truth be told

    @ Slide

    What the hell????

    ahahahahahahahaha

  • Bohwe

    I hope she did break up with him. I always liked Janet, but recently with the death of my boo (MJJ), she has really grown up in my opinion. Well, since IDIGM, she seems as if she’s Ms. Jackson now. And she was so sophisticated and graceful, and motherly at the funeral. That is a good look. And Jermaine seem so young and tatooed up. It’s time for Janet to look at someone more presentable, especially if she wants to raise MJJs kids. But, if they are still together, I’m not going to cry about it.

  • mike

    About time Janet, Damn I thought you had really fell off. I don’t give a damn how much money the lil salamander has, you is too much for homey.

  • leave-it-be

    ================= IF THEY BROKE UP GOOD!!! HE PROBABLY DIDNT GO TO THE MEMORIAL CAUSE HE WAS “TOO SHORT TO CARRY THE CASKET WITH THE BROTHERS!!!! HE ACTS AS IF HE’S EMBARASSED TO EVER BE PICTURED WITH HER “DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY????

  • Atl_finest

    I know people had mad jokes but on the for real side, I don’t think they should have ever mixed business with pleasure. Janet should have stuck with Jimmy & Terry. They knew Janet’s limits & know how to write for her limited vocal skills. JD almost messed up his friendship with Mariah Carey. He was insisting on the 2 doing a song together. MC & Janet have always been cool but MC had no intentions on doing a song with a non-singer/dance artist.

  • itz.2b.luved

    Maybe she truly loved him-but to me they did not make a good couple @ all!!!….and 2 me, he looks way older than her!

  • This Long Distance Is Killing Me♫

    Well i know it’s not a nice thing to say but hell if they are plit hooray!!!!!!!

    Jermaine has the nastiest looking lips i’ve ever seen. he looks like a damn toad. I know, i know looks aren’t everything but but who wants a gremlin for a man?

  • Wanjiru®

    I love ‘em, together AND apart; they are two beautiful, genuine people both inside and out!

    twitter.com/E_Wanjiru

  • sepia830

    Janet looks cute, but what is that holding her hand?

  • The Best

    It’s the tattoo curse! I swear if you get your sig. other’s name or pic tatted on you, the relationship will end. JK- people break up every day & move on. Its not like they were a very public couple anyway. Time will tell.

  • http://bossim.com Molly

    Janet was just using that little troll. He is not her type. She likes tall handsome light men.

  • sickofthisshit

    Janet and Jermaine have been having problems for awhile. She blames him for her decline musically, because he helped produce her last album which didn’t do so well. I doubt if a relationship will ever last for her, supposedly she’s very controlling. This is the woman that was married for 9yrs to Rene Alizondo, kept it a secret and was adamant he do the same, until he got sick of it and the divorce popped up. Then Janet didn’t want to give her hubby a dime even after he wrote 37 songs with her including ‘That’s The Way Love Goes’ and developed the concept for her Rhythm nation and velvet rope albums. He had to take her to court. Janet is triflin! Plus she had a child with James Debarge her 1st hubby and kept that a seceret as well, but stories about it leaked to the media and she still won’t publicly admit she has a kid. Suppposedly her oldest sister Rebbie raised the child, who is an adult now and named Renee. Article here – http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9807238

    Debarge refuses to talk about his relationship with Janet, but we all know why…the fool probably signed a 200 page document that says he can’t. I liked Janet in her early “contol/rhythm nation” days, but Janet has major problems just like her other siblings and is not a good role model. I give her credit for not saying anything negative about Michael and supporting him, but that’s about it. I think she loved Jermaine Dupree to some extent, but she also saw him as an opportunity to hopefully boost her musical career that was failing. IMHO I don’t think she knows how to love anybody, it’s all about Janet. Michaels kids should not be with her, just because she’s young & had some success doesn’t mean she’d be a good parent. She didn’t even want to raise her own kid. She need help!

  • Blacksmith

    @ ATL FINEST, agreed 100%. I personally blame JD for the failure of Janets last album. Jimmy and Terry need to produce for Janet from here on out. It’s fine if others submit songs for her, but ALL production and arrangements need to be done by Jimmy and Terry, period.

  • countdown

    leave-it-be

    ================= IF THEY BROKE UP GOOD!!! HE PROBABLY DIDNT GO TO THE MEMORIAL CAUSE HE WAS “TOO SHORT TO CARRY THE CASKET WITH THE BROTHERS!!!!
    ***********************************
    OMG, now you know wrong for that… I wanted to laugh but I held it in out of respect for MJ…

    I wish Janet & JD the best….I know yall, but it really is her choice, and I want to always support our black couples.

    There just arent enough of us representin’ like we should.

  • Carmella

    Well, I am not too sure what kind of couple they make because they seem different. Opposites attract though. Who knows what worked for them. They just seemed like an odd couple. JD does act a little less mature than Janet maybe it’s for the better.

  • wifey06

    she should have dumped him after he hooked mariah up but let her flop…

    then how pressed he sound about the women bending down at the strip club to get thier money…lol!!!!! he pressed he need to stick withthe hood chicks anyway. He is not worthy of the Jackson Royalty. stay in the strip clubs with NElly. While beautiful black women continue succeeding!!!! Ahsanti and Janet Keep ya head up!!!!

  • Apple Dapple

    He was there… as was all of the other spouses and significant others of the brothers and sisters. As you can see from the memorial… the FAMILY.. meaning immediate family were all together. It wasn’t appropriate for him to be up there with them… period. Come on people. Geesh!

  • Ashlee

    I don’t believe the media. In another website they said Jermaine Dupri was blind. Yeah ok! But he can read the website quite perfectly. mhm!

  • carbar

    I can’t believe folk responding to a tabloid. I’ll reserve an opinion until I hear either of them say they’ve split.

    None of the Jacksons significant others sat by them on TV. Can anyone say for sure he wasn’t there? Nope.

  • JANFANSINCE1982

    IF YOU ARE NOT A TRUE JANET FAN THEN U KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH HER & JD.. THE PUBLIC LOVES TO SPECULATE.. SHE IS MOURNING RIGHT NOW – SHOW SOME DAMN RESPECT AND LEAVE HER ALONE!!! IF SHE DOESN’T CONFIRM IT – DON’T BELIVE IT!

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