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making a much-touted return to the world of television sitcoms, fans can catch janet on the 040923 episode of will & grace. jackson, who has a large gay and lesbian fan base to whom she has shown remarkable support over the years, will play herself and employ jack (sean hayes), who began his career as a back-up dancer in last season's finale, starring jennifer lopez.
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vh1.com reports that atlanta-based producer, dallas austin, who has worked with the likes of deborah cox, monica, tlc, for real, madonna, n'dea davenport, aretha franklin, tamia, joi, pink, blu cantrell and shanice, has completed work on at least five songs for the pop diva's upcoming album, due 040301. austin claims that this will be jackson's sexiest album, yet, and one of her best, to date. never one to mess with a good thing, miss jackson will reunite with long-time collaborators james harris III and terry lewis for the remainder of the albums tracks.
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super bowl XXXVIII and mtv/mtv2 executives have announced that international superstar janet will perform at the thirty-eighth nfl super bowl. "there is no bigger spectacle than super bowl. it's a unique and exciting experience that i have looked forward to for many years," demured jackson, whose concerts have proven to be very impressive spectacles in their own right. for mtv/mtv2's part, president van toffler stated, "we are pleased that a star like janet jackson will join the roster of entertainers who have made the super bowl halftime so special."
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she may have lost the role of hollywood icon dorothy dandridge to halle berry, but janet jackson will have her star turn in a biopic of legendary actress/songstress, lena horne. though skeptics may opine that janet does not have the acting chops to morph into one of hollywood's golden-era divas, it is producers neil meron and craig zadan's decision to use recordings by janet instead of horne's original tracks that is attracting the most attention. undoubtedly, 2004 will be a busy year for jackson, with the release of a feature film, a soundtrack and a new studio album release.
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vh1.com reports that the wheels are in motion on the seventh studio album from miss jackson. long-time jackson collaborators james harris III and terry lewis have revealed that they are in the very early stages of the as-yet untitled album and are concentrating, first, on writing songs that will stand the test of time and will concern themselves with production closer to the date of release to ensure an album that is musically relevant. as usual, fans can expect an eclectic mix from the youngest member of the jackson dynasty, with influences this time around including ambient, dance, acoustic and "classic janet". determined, as usual, to take their time and do it right, jackson and her producers are aiming for a summer 2004 release date.
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according to the associated press newswire, rene elizondo, jr., the estranged husband of pop royalty, janet, has filed a ten million dollar lawsuit with the los angeles superior court, claiming that the superstar renegged on a promise to equally divide all assets acquired since the beginning of their relationship in 1987, although the couple did not secretly marry until 1991.
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janet's second husband, director/songwriter rene elizondo filed for divorce from the pop diva on 000531. wall of sound reports elizondo, who has been secretly married to the heir-apparent to the jackson dynasty's pop legacy, seeks to contest certain aspects of the couple's prenuptial agreement, but that the separation is ammicable.
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janet is featured on the track "doesn't really matter" from the nutty professor II: the klumps soundtrack. the album, which will be released on 000711 and also features songs by foxy brown, candice love and eve has enjoyed advance publicity with the official release of "doesn't really matter" to radio stations the week of 000523. janet also co-stars in the movie, alongside eddie murphy.