Janet Jackson & Wissam Al Mana

Singer/dancer/actress Janet Jackson (the sister of the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson), secretly married successful Qatari businessman Wissam Al Mana in 2012 in a ceremony that the couple was said to have described as 'quiet, private and beautiful.' Though rumors have circulated that the couple split up shortly after they were married, Janet Jackson's camp denies the rumor. In a March 02, 2014 article in Emirates 24/7 Entertainment (online), it was reported that the two were still living together and, according to the same article, had recently purchased a large home in New York. The article went on to say that Jackson and Al Mana gave each other contributions to their respective favorite children's charities as a wedding present to one another. Wissam Al Mana runs a family business with his two brothers that represents such high end brands as Giorgio Armani, Hermes and Roberto Cavalli. He also owns stakes in Saks Fifth Avenue in Dubai, Bahrain and Kuwait. He is said to be a very private person. At age seven, Janet Jackson performed at the Las Vegas Strip at the MGM Casino and in the mid-seventies participated with her brothers in the variety show The Jacksons. Janet came into her own in 1986 with the release of her third album, Control, which received six Billboard Awards and three Grammy nominations. Janet also played a recurring role as Charlene Dupree on a late 70s, early 80's television show called Diff'rent Strokes.