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Female, 30, West Orange, NJ
Posted Jan 07
Home > News > hollywood-news London, January 3 : Singer Beyonce Knowles has reportedly left fellow artist Janet Jackson fuming after referring that the latter's family did not come from an upper class background. The leading R&B lady seemed to have taken a dig on Jackson family by contrasting her wealthy upbringing against that of Janet, who comes from the working class area of Gary, Indiana. "I grew up upper class. Private school. My dad had a Jaguar," the Daily Express quoted Beyonce as telling Elle magazine in a recent interview. "We're African-American and we work together as a family, so people assume we're like the Jacksons - but I didn't have parents using me to get out of a bad situation," she added. And according to the New York Daily News, Janet was said to be so livid with the remark that she was planning a head-on confrontation with Beyonce
Beyonce was out of line...PERIOD!
Female, 32, Yonkers, NY
Wow.... that was some bold shyt to say!
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Female, 102, Dominican Republic
Thats not the first time she has spoken out of pocket re: Janet.Jealousy can make some females so freakin petty... smh
Male, Age Private, Paterson, NJ
Whats to be ashamed of coming from a working class background and working your way up to being wealthy.Mofo's are stuck on stupid.
Male, Age Private, Houston, TX
That's why you get the hood r&b chick. Keisha!
Regardless of where she came from Bey did marry a project nigga, self proclamed drug dealer, who is now wealthy.I think the gossip columns are making something out of nothing.
Private schools and a Jag does NOT make one 'upper class'. Doing better than your friends or neighbors is NOT the 'class' barometer. I know people in the projects who drove Lexus, Benz, Jags....
Its not just that.... it's the entire statement. When you look at it in the context of all that was said then you see the real dig behind what she said...And like I said... its not the 1st time she has done it. She got all up in arms because Janet was titled "Diva" and she wasnt a few years ago. She made disparaging remarks about her back then.Jealousy is a MOFO
Male, 34, Houston, TX
I think so too. I mean there have been stories about Joe making the kids work. I dunno how true it is, but Latoya put a lot of stuff out there. She coulda been lying tho, but still. Oout of line?? yep. Waay out of line? I don't really think so. Besides. Beyonce didn't say that. It was Shasha F. That heffa got issues.
My thoughts are Beyonce is the newthing, but has not had a career that is comparble to janet jackson's level of success. Beyonce's highest selling solo venture is about Beyoncé - B⿿Day ⿿ 5.992.540 (millions) copies worldwide this is her highest selling cd. While the Janet cd sold 1993 "janet." #1 US, #1 UK, Worlwide sales: 17,000,000 Janet Career Sales minus the last two projects 1982 "Janet Jackson" #63 US - Worldwide sales - 1 million units 1984 "Dream Street" #147 US - Worldwide sales - 1 million units 1986 "Control" #1 US, #8 UK, - Worldwide sales: 14,000,000 1987 "Control - The Remixes" (remix album) #20 UK 1989 "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814" #1 US, #4 UK, Worldwide sales: 14,000,000 1993 "janet." #1 US, #1 UK, Worlwide sales: 17,000,000 1995 "Janet.Remixed" (remix album) #15 UK, Worldwide sales : 1.5 million 1995 "Design of a Decade 1986/1996" #3 US, #2 UK, Worldwide sales: 7,000,000 1997 "The Velvet Rope" #1 US, #6 UK, Worldwide sales: 8,000,000 2001 "All For You" #1 US, #2 UK, Worldwide sales: 7,000,000 2004 "Damita Jo" #2 US, #32 UK, Worldwide sales: 3,000,000 Beyonce Career Sales Album information Dangerously in Love Released: June 23, 2003 UK, June 24, 2003 U.S. Chart Positions: #1 U.S., #1 UK, #2 AUS, #1 GER U.S. Certification: 5x Platinum U.S. Sales: 5 Million World Wide Sales: 11 Million Live at Wembley Released: April 27, 2004 Chart Positions: #17 U.S., #8 U.S. R&B U.S. certification: Platinum U.S. Sales: 200,000+ Worldwide sales: 1 Million B'Day Released: September 4, 2006 Internationally, September 5, 2006 U.S. Chart Positions: #1 U.S., #3 UK, #8 AUS, #1 AUS URBAN, #4 GER U.S. certification: Platinum Canadian certification: Platinum U.S. Sales: 3.1 Million Worldwide sales: 2.3 Million Not comaping sales, but let's be real Janet was able to pull shyt off dressed in black from head to toe, thick, slim and as of late she fall off, but her career has landed her in the top ten billboard artist of all time. Beyonce should keep her mouth shut, first aretha and then the jackson family.
Also. After all that has been said about the Jacksons. Janet picks this to get angry about? I know these are her feelings and she can get mad about whatever she feels, but somehow I think there is a slant to this story. That or maybe she just don't like B.
Female, 25, Arlington, VA
lmao
Snow I think Janet was so mad because 1. they've been seen in a lot of pics together. so you'd think they were friends or at least acquaintences, but her comments comes off as if she's saying she's better then them.....At any rate it was a tacky thing to say......she could've told about her upbringing without trying to down someone in the process.......It was a catty comment IMO!!!
Female, 32, North Hero, VT
Iono...Beyonce probably didn't say it like that though...And Janet and nem was poor...their daddy did exploit them a bit w/ all that band shyt...it panned out though...but they should have never went to hollywood...made them soft...Beyonce was middle class not upper...and maybe she said it in a different way...and I don't know why Janet would be livid...all that shyt that crazy azz Latoya said about their family...
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