Janet Jackson’s FAMOUS Cousins_ You Won’t Believe Which A-List Stars She’s Related to! _ E! News

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00:00Now someone told me this earlier. Are you related to Stevie?

00:03He's our cousin Jenna Jackson's famous family may be larger than we all thought

00:08Turns out that besides her famous brothers who made up the Jackson 5 her cousins are pretty big names in showbiz, too

00:14On the August 13th episode of BBC's radio to breakfast the Rhythm Nation singer name drops a few of her famous

00:21Cousins that no one knew were related to her Stevie Wonder. Now. Someone told me this earlier. Are you related to Stevie?

00:29He's our cousin. How have I gone that long in life? A lot of people know that he's our cousin on my mother's side

00:35The shock doesn't stop there Janet adds. So is Tracy Chapman

00:41So we go through the family tree so is Samuel Jackson

00:46So Stevie is what to you my cousin Tracy Chapman cousin Samuel Jackson. He would be a cousin too

00:53I mean, he's not my brother right? Yeah fine

00:56But yes

00:56I never knew for Janet having famous family members is nothing new as her brothers had already formed their pop band the Jackson 5 before

01:04Her birth in 1966 in the 2022 Lifetime documentary series Janet Jackson

01:10She admits growing up in the limelight was difficult. Although she was closest to her brothers Randy and Michael

01:16Like cats and dogs we'd fight because he would always tease me but we were close

01:21Randy myself and Mike. We were like the three amigos the three stages

01:28In the series Janet experiences old emotions as she visits her childhood home in Gary, Indiana with Randy

01:36We were little this house seemed so big

01:39This is where we grew up played fought made music

01:43This is where it started following his death in 2009

01:46Janet has continued to stay in touch with Michael's children Prince Paris and BG

01:51The control singer shared a rare picture with Paris in 2022 with the caption quote

01:56So good catching up with my beautiful niece Paris Jackson