Janet Jackson Reveals Family Ties to Tracy Chapman, Stevie Wonder and Samuel L. Jackson

It seems that Janet Jackson and her famous brothers and sisters usually are not the one musical geniuses within the Jackson family.

During an appearance on the BBC programme “Radio 2 Morning Program,” the 58-year-old “Rhythm Nation” singer revealed that she is said to not one, not two, but three incredibly famous artists outside of the Jackson Five.

Her cousins ​​reportedly include Tracy Chapman, Stevie Wonder, and Samuel L. Jackson.

“He’s our cousin,” Janet said, speaking of Steve Wonder. “Not many people know that. He’s our cousin on our mother’s side. So is Tracy Chapman.”

After confirming that Chapman, 60, and Wonder, 74, are her cousins, Janet jokingly noted that Samuel L. Jackson, 75, “would be a cousin too — I mean, he’s not my brother.”

This may very well be news to the “Argyle” actor, who previously denied being related to Michael Jackson. He denied the claim in a video Wired Magazinewhere he answered a well-liked query asked on the web with a convincing “no.”

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Janet, born Janet Damita Jo Jackson, grew up amongst her iconic Jackson Five brothers — who included Jermaine, 69, Tito, 70, Marlon, 67, and the late Michael — her brother Randy, 62, and sisters Rebbie, 74, and La Toya, 68. Janet is mom to son Eissa Al Mana, 7, whom she shares with ex-husband Wissam Al Mana. Other notable members of the Jackson family include Michael’s children, actress-singer Paris, 26, Jackson Prince, 27, and Bigi, 22, in addition to Jermaine’s 28-year-old son Jaafar, who will play his late uncle within the upcoming biopic “Michael.”

As for Janet, the pop star is gearing up for a European tour, which is able to kick off in Paris in early September, with stops within the UK, in addition to Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.