Janet Jackson has described her dramatic weight gain as "brutal".

The singer had to pile on the pounds for a role in new movie 'Tennessee' but had to pull out after shooting clashed with the recording of her new album.

Janet Jackson doesn't know when, or even if, she is getting married.

The 40-year-old star, the sister of Michael Jackson, has been in a relationship with record producer Jermaine Dupri for five years and the couple are rumored to be getting hitched.

Janet Jackson has revealed she shed 60 pounds because her rings would no longer fit on her bulging fingers.

The singer - whose weight ballooned last year - says she realized it was time to hit the gym when her jewelry would no longer fit.

Formerly chunky but funky singer Janet Jackson was rumored to be at a majorly plump 250lbs. less than six months ago. Since then, she is said to have been following a strict fitness regimen.

Rumor has it that her record label, Virgin Records, insisted to lose the weight to become the svelte sex symbol that her fans know her to be in preparation for the release of her album this fall.