{"id":240882,"date":"2026-05-18T09:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/janet-jackson-celebrates-60th-birthday-with-her-loved-ones-including-sister-la-toya\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T09:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:01:18","slug":"janet-jackson-celebrates-60th-birthday-with-her-loved-ones-including-sister-la-toya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/janet-jackson-celebrates-60th-birthday-with-her-loved-ones-including-sister-la-toya\/","title":{"rendered":"Janet Jackson Celebrates 60th Birthday With Her Loved Ones, Including Sister La Toya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/janet-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Janet Jackson<\/strong><\/a> was surrounded by love as she turned 60.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cRhythm Nation\u201d singer shared a sweet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYaxVTqJ_Ly\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> video on Sunday, May 17, documenting her celebrations, featuring friends and family, including her older sister, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/la-toya-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>La Toya Jackson<\/strong><\/a>, 69, throwing her an all-day party.<\/p>\n<p>In the 10-minute video, Janet was seen arriving at a house filled with decorations celebrating her 60th as loved ones greeted her. The partygoers can be seen drinking and dancing, singing \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d and praising Janet in heartfelt speeches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so grateful for the outpouring of love today. You have all made my 60th so special,\u201d Janet captioned the video. \u201cEvery single post, tribute, and wish touches my heart. I thank God for every additional day of life and for putting each of you in it. Wishing you all returned blessings &amp; I look forward to seeing you soon. I love you. \u2665\ufe0f J.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/a-guide-to-the-jackson-family-meet-all-10-kids\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/a-guide-to-the-jackson-family-meet-all-10-kids\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">A Guide to the Jackson Family: From the Jackson 5 to Solo Endeavors<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMichael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images Joe and Katherine Jackson\u2019s famous brood extended way beyond the Jackson 5. While the late Michael Jackson was perhaps the most famous member of the talented family, and his sister Janet a close second, most of their eight siblings worked in music and entertainment since childhood. Joe and Katherine \u2014 who [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Janet turned 60 on Saturday, May 16.<\/p>\n<p>In an Instagram tribute, Janet\u2019s older brother, <strong>Jackie Jackson<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYadpkTyf9a\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cHappy Birthday to my incredible sister Janet! \ud83c\udf89 So proud of the woman and legend you are. Wishing you love, joy, and endless blessings today and always. Love you, sis! \u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Janet is the youngest of the 10 Jackson siblings born to <strong>Joe<\/strong> and<strong> Katherine Jackson<\/strong>. Her older brother, the King of Pop <strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong>, died at age 50 in June 2009 from cardiac arrest, which was caused by a propofol and benzodiazepine overdose.<\/p>\n<p>Michael was recently commemorated on the big screen in the biopic <em>Michael<\/em>, starring his nephew<strong> Jaafar Jackson<\/strong>, who is the son of his brother <strong>Jermaine Jackson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Janet is not depicted as a character in the hit movie, which also stars<strong> Colman Domingo<\/strong> as Jackson patriarch Joe and <strong>Nia Long<\/strong> as matriarch Katherine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish everybody was in the movie. She was asked and she kindly declined so you have to respect her wishes,\u201d La Toya told <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/columns\/latoya-jackson-sister-janet-kindly-declined-portrayed-michael-1236726921\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a> at the movie\u2019s Los Angeles premiere in April. (Janet did not attend the premiere.)<\/p>\n<p><em>Michael<\/em> has also been criticized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/janet-and-paris-jackson-skip-michael-film-premiere-in-l-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">late pop star\u2019s only daughter<\/a>, <strong>Paris Jackson<\/strong>, after Domingo reportedly claimed that Paris helped him prepare for his role as Joe.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201c@Kingofbingo don\u2019t be telling people I was helpful on the set of a movie I had 0% involvement in lol that is so weird,\u201d Paris, 28, wrote in an Instagram Story in September 2025. \u201cI read one of the first drafts of the script and gave my thoughts on what was dishonest\/didn\u2019t sit right with me and when they didn\u2019t address it I moved on with my life. Not my monkeys not my circus. God bless and god speed.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/why-michael-jackson-biopic-doesnt-address-child-abuse-claims\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272319841-Why-Michael-Address-Child-Abuse-Claims-Against-Michael-Jackson.jpg?crop=205px%2C197px%2C1545px%2C873px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272319841-Why-Michael-Address-Child-Abuse-Claims-Against-Michael-Jackson.jpg?crop=205px%2C197px%2C1545px%2C873px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272319841-Why-Michael-Address-Child-Abuse-Claims-Against-Michael-Jackson.jpg?crop=205px%2C197px%2C1545px%2C873px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272319841-Why-Michael-Address-Child-Abuse-Claims-Against-Michael-Jackson.jpg?crop=205px%2C197px%2C1545px%2C873px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272319841-Why-Michael-Address-Child-Abuse-Claims-Against-Michael-Jackson.jpg?crop=205px%2C197px%2C1545px%2C873px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272319841-Why-Michael-Address-Child-Abuse-Claims-Against-Michael-Jackson.jpg?crop=205px%2C197px%2C1545px%2C873px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272319841-Why-Michael-Address-Child-Abuse-Claims-Against-Michael-Jackson.jpg?crop=205px%2C197px%2C1545px%2C873px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272319841-Why-Michael-Address-Child-Abuse-Claims-Against-Michael-Jackson.jpg?crop=205px%2C197px%2C1545px%2C873px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272319841-Why-Michael-Address-Child-Abuse-Claims-Against-Michael-Jackson.jpg?crop=205px%2C197px%2C1545px%2C873px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272319841-Why-Michael-Address-Child-Abuse-Claims-Against-Michael-Jackson.jpg?crop=205px%2C197px%2C1545px%2C873px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272319841-Why-Michael-Address-Child-Abuse-Claims-Against-Michael-Jackson.jpg?crop=205px%2C197px%2C1545px%2C873px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2272319841-Why-Michael-Address-Child-Abuse-Claims-Against-Michael-Jackson.jpg?crop=205px%2C197px%2C1545px%2C873px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Why 'Michael' Doesn't Address Child Abuse Claims Against Michael Jackson\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/why-michael-jackson-biopic-doesnt-address-child-abuse-claims\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Why &#8216;Michael&#8217; Doesn&#8217;t Address Child Abuse Claims Against Michael Jackson<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMichael director Antoine Fuqua explained why the new Michael Jackson biopic doesn\u2019t address longstanding child sexual abuse allegations against the star. In an interview with Deadline published on Sunday, April 26, Fuqua was asked whether the omission of accusations against Jackson \u201cweigh[ed] heavy on your mind and the studio\u2019s?\u201d \u201cIt definitely did for a while, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a further post, Paris said, \u201cSo I just butted out and left it alone because it\u2019s not my project. They\u2019re going to make whatever they\u2019re going to make. A big reason why I haven\u2019t said anything up until this point is because I know a lot of you guys are gonna be happy with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paris described the film as \u201csugarcoated,\u201d writing, \u201cA big section of the film panders to a very specific section of my dad\u2019s fandom that still lives in the fantasy, and they\u2019re gonna be happy with it. \u2026 The narrative is being controlled and there\u2019s a lot of inaccuracy and there\u2019s a lot of just full-blown lies. At the end of the day, that doesn\u2019t really fly with me. Go enjoy it. Do whatever. Leave me out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/janet-jackson-celebrates-60th-birthday-with-sister-la-toya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Janet Jackson was surrounded by love as she turned 60. The \u201cRhythm Nation\u201d singer shared a sweet Instagram video on Sunday, May 17, documenting her celebrations, featuring friends and family, including her older sister, La Toya Jackson, 69, throwing her an all-day party. In the 10-minute video, Janet was seen arriving at a house filled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":240883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-240882","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}