Janet Jackson and billionaire husband split three months after welcoming their first child

Three months after welcoming her first child, Janet Jackson has reportedly split from her husband, Qatari 

businessman Wissam Al Mana.

‘Sadly, Janet and Wissam have decided that it wasn’t working and to go their separate ways,’ a source close to Janet has claimed.

The pair married in 2012 and confirmed their nuptials after rumours surfaced of extravagant wedding plans; the 

couple shot them down though claiming they are ‘simply not true’ in a surprise statement.

‘Last year we were married in a quiet, private, and beautiful ceremony. Our wedding gifts to one another were 

contributions to our respective favourite children’s charities.’

However after nearly five years, 50-year-old Janet’s pal suggested that the split was ‘amicable’ and that the baby 

boy will ‘stay with his mother, who is basing herself in London’.

‘They’re both busy people but determined to be good parents, even if they’re apart,’ the insider told the Mail On Sunday.

The pair welcomed their son, Eissa Al Mana, on January 3 with her reps confirming the happy news: ‘Janet 

Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana are thrilled to welcome their new son Eissa Al Mana into the world.’

The pair’s divorce may, as the Daily Mail suggest, become messy as Al Mana, 42, is ‘estimated to have a 

fortune of around £800million – at least four times Ms Jackson’s net worth’.



Last week, a leading entertainment website claimed her soon-to-be  ex-husband, Al Mana had helped Jackson settle down as she traded fame for a role as a devoted mother and wife.

The singer was briefly married to singer James DeBarge in 1984 but the pair split the following year and the marriage was later annulled. Her second husband was Mexican back-up dancer Rene Elizondo.