When Janet Jackson was fat on Fame

Ugh, that nose.

When Janet Jackson was fat. Period.

Well, that's ALWAYS.

I think she looks adorable in that pic.

That she-beast has three different noses in OP's link.

She’s always been a pretty great actress. I love her in that movie where she plays a troubled teen abused by her crackhead mom. The scene where she steals the bucket of fried chicken and runs is the best.

I'm partial to her Jabba in a Burka look myself.

Janet apparently complained about the cast members of Fame, that they were too outgoing for her. And that they also stole her lunch.

She didn't enjoy her time on Fame. The other cast members would prank her by smoking weed behind her bungalow, the smell of which would give her a headache. They would also take her breakfast away before she had a chance to eat it.

She was also married to James DeBarge at the time, a marriage that stressed her out, with him being addicted to drugs. Her being only 18 years old at the time made it hard for her to deal with all this.

But it sure didn't kill her appetite.

I always thought she looked really fat here.

My sister & I would ad-lib like the whispering guy in the video (catch you later) except we would snort or make pig sounds.

We used to call that video When I Think of Food.

It looks like she has her first nose job sometime during her year on Fame. If you scroll through that blog post, the last photo of her seems to feature a much sharper looking nose,

[quote] "Ugh, that nose."

I HATE it, R1. But I didn't realize it was botched that early. I just assumed she had 300 surgeries and ended up like that. Such a shame. She was adorable on "Good Times". And she's not unattractive outside of what she's done to her face.

r11 she was a thicker girl back then but I don't think the 80s stylings helped. The huge shoulder pads made her look like a linebacker.

I'd forgotten how spectacular the video for When I Think of You really is.

All of the Jackson girls married very young to get out of that house. We know why. Except LaToya who lost her mind.

[quote]Janet apparently complained about the cast members of Fame, that they were too outgoing for her. And that they also stole her lunch.

If they stole her lunch, they did her a favor!

Indeed, R18. That single lunch fed the entire cast for a month.

CUNT JABBA must have fired up the Tandy, there's gaps in this thread.

She was still semi normal looking/ the nose job clearly a sign of what was to come.

[quote]Indeed, [R18]. That single lunch fed the entire cast for a month.

Or my entire village!

She is so fake and unlikable.

What's wrong with her beautiful nose? You're ignorant.

Fame!!!! I'm gonna eat forever!!

I was in Whole Foods yesterday and “When I Think of You” came on. That song is still fantastic.

[quote] All of the Jackson girls married very young to get out of that house. We know why. Except LaToya who lost her mind.

Lost her mind? She was the one with the balls to expose everything. Even after she got back with her family and her father died, she still wouldn’t say that her saying that he molested them was a lie.

Damn right, R26. Control was a kick-ass album.

And no, I'm not Janbot. Only album of hers I ever bought.

Control was very influential. It's the standard for New Jack Swing.

So Janet supposedly endured all this bullying and abuse from Joe, but the kids from Fame were awful to her?

Sure, Jan.

[quote]When Janet Jackson was fat on Fame

When wasn't Janet fat?

Escapade y’all!

That is considered fat? Seriously? No wonder so many individuals have eating disorders. I think she looks healthy.

"Healthy?" Well, that's one way of putting it. Actually she looks like a very ordinary looking black girl. Very average.

R34 yes,, very ordinary, you are right your verbiage describes her better than my healthy. I would agree with you.

She was PREGNANT.

With what, a case of Little Debbies?

She had picked up weight towards the end of her tenure on FAME due to the birth control pills that she was taking, as she noted out in her NY Times #1 Bestseller TRUE YOU. The longstanding urban legend was that she was pregnant, which couldn't be further from the truth, because after FAME she did a guest spot on THE LOVE BOAT as well as this Japanese commercial her b-side song "Start Anew," and she's clearly not pregnant in either one...

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When was she not fat?

Forget about her gunt for a moment (I know it's difficult). Can someone explain her matronly, Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People wig?

An absolute legend.

R9 Thanks for sharing that video - She was talking like a normal human in that interview. I wonder why she sometimes does the child-like whisper thing - strange.

Janet invented painted on abs!

Painted on? No, honey.

Whale.

You'd be surprised r45 (Janbot), they can look very natural.

Janbot has painted on stretch marks that look less horrific than her real ones.

Isn't this the show Madonna auditioned for and was rejected from?

You mean the Madonna who has bested Janet in every sales chart and tour gross in history?

Yes.

I see the "Let's make shit out of a woman's looks!" Troll is back to their usual stuff 🙄

[quote]Isn't this the show Madonna auditioned for and was rejected from?

LOL, yes. And, given her horrific audition, we can see why.

[quote]You'd be surprised [R45] (Janbot), they can look very natural.

Once again, no. When Janet gets in shape, she gets IN SHAPE. Prime example, this quick change from the All For You tour...

Well Madonna had the last laugh.

The last laugh how? One (Janet) is content in her life as a mom and revered pop legend who doesn't need to humiliate herself on social media every day to satisfy her warped narcissism. The other...

$, r55.

And are you kidding with that picture of Janet? She NEVER looked like that.

This is Janet without filters and makeup.

I see she's bleaching her skin, like Michael.

Everything about this dumb bitch is fake, from her nose down to the fake kid she pretended came out of her geriatric snatch.

Was never into her voice. Too breathy.

She was so cute on Good Times.

Wasn't she pregnant on Fame and had to leave?That was the rumor back then.

She was prettiest in "Love Will Never Do Without You" and "That's the Way Love Goes" videos.

The choreography in "Rhythm Nation" is awesome.

R59 - donor eggs FR

R53 - ITA She looks great there. Shame she can't maintain that look. Seems she goes on diet/fast etc for tours then chows down in-between. Can't be good for her health/body.

Sometimes I think she wears a fat suit, just so she can remove it and pretend she lost weight.

Fat on fame? Janet is fat on everything.

[quote] One (Janet) is content in her life as a mom and revered pop legend who doesn't need to humiliate herself on social media every day to satisfy her warped narcissism.

You're right, Jabba. She only gets her PR team to secure bullshit minor awards that she pays for and no one cares about to help keep her name in the press, as well as doing things like Uber CD giveaways. Yeah, she's not desperate at all, you fat gorilla.

[quote]JABBA

CUNT

^^^But enough about JABBA R66.

When Jaba joins the thread, it's time to say goodbye!

She is fatter now than she was then

Thank God I don't have those genes!

Jabba has been here the whole time. Jabba can sniff out a negative Jane Jacket thread immediately and jump in it to spread lies to the contrary.

[quote] So Janet supposedly endured all this bullying and abuse from Joe, but the kids from Fame were awful to her?

I don’t recall her ever saying he bullied her. She said in some interview that he hit her once as a child. She’s the youngest. I think Joe Jackson was out on the road most of the time and was fucking hookers by the time she came along. Janet was probably was spared the most.

They had to hang a pork chop around Janet's neck to get the dog to play with her.

But Janet ate it.

Not for anything r57, but I believe that photo was from the 2000s.

One thing you have to hand it to Janet for is that she lays low. She’s not Madonna or one of the horrendous Kardashians needing attention every second of every day. She’s pretty boring and just lives her own life. Wasn’t her last album almost a decade ago? She was of the few I don’t find irritating.

[quote] She was of the few I don’t find irritating.

You're in the minority.

Madonna was pretty good in “A League of Their Own.” Her problem is she overthinks everything before it even comes out of her mouth. You see the wheels turning. She’s too stiff to be an actress. I would even say she wasn’t awful in “Dick Tracy.” Madonna’s best period was the mid 80s to early 90s. She was fun and interesting, even if she was a horrible person. Madonna was way more mature in her early 30s than in her 60s.

*late 80s

Janet was never as fat when she was a top star, as todays current crop of huge disgusting hobags.

R53 20 years ago. She'll never see that body again. But its an endearing video.

Janet acts circles around Madonna

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[quote] Janet Jackson talks about how she disliked working on Fame!

[quote] Extract From her book "True You"

[quote] "While James and I were together, I was cast on "Fame". Though loved acting and wanted to pursue it, I wasn't excited about this television show, and if it had been left up to me, I would have passed. Joseph, though insisted that I take the role of Cleo Hewitt - so, still the obedient child, I acquiesced. The experience was trying.

[quote] I was taking birth control pills and as a result, I ballooned so much that people on the show thought I was pregnant. Once again, producers were telling me that I looked too big, that I needed to be thinner, and that I was presenting the wrong imagine to the public. These years, roughly from ages sixteen to eighteen, were not happy ones for me.

[quote] The kids on "Fame" were not treated well. We had to use public bathrooms in the studio and were given ill equipped dressing rooms that were so tiny we could barely change in them.

[quote] Some of the cast members were real jokesters. I'd often open my breakfast case and find the food missing. Someone would take it just to tease me. The kids would blow pot smoke into my dressing room, knowing the smoke gave me a terrible headache. They were already a family. It was like an initiation, a rite of passage, and I was the new kid on the block.

[quote] In my heart, all I wanted to work on my relationship with James. But how? I'd be out until 2 A.M.,looking for him on the streets. Then I'd have to be up at four to be on the set by six. I was often late. I think I wanted to get fired. Fortunately, they did let me go. I had a three year contract but was released after the first year."

Melissa Etheridge mentions in her autobiography that she lost the role of Cleo in Fame to Janet.

Somebody BLAST THE MUSIC!

Billy Hufsey was SO HOT.

SEX ON TWO LEGS

Janet singing Cyndi's GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN

Chapel of Love

Jaba took over the thread.

The Fame clips are so fun!

Jabba, tell the truth, who's fatter- you, Janet or the 1000lb sisters? My money's on you, gorilla.

Janet should have cheated on James with Billy Hufsey, although I don't know how that would've worked out since he's allegedly gay.

[quote] We had to use public bathrooms in the studio

Oh, my God!!! The horror. Poor Janet.

So after she downed bowls of chili and clam chowder corn, everybody could smell the big dump Janet took?

Poor thing.

R96 from reply 80-95.

Cunt JABBA's fucking insane.

And so's Cunt JABBA's mama.

Nothing makes one hate another one's fave like a psychotic deranged fan.

Jabba is responsible for more people hating Janet Jackson than LaToya.

Years ago a poster uploaded several excellent reasons why, because of CUNT JABBA we all hate Jane Jacket. I thought I had it saved as a notes file but I can't locate it.

But why was she so fat? Didn't anyone say anything?

I blame her mother. She should have said [italic]something[/italic]. Even if it doesn't have the intended affect. You've got to at least [italic]try[/italic].

My daughter was never fat. Well, not that fat.

You guys are mean

There's nothing funnier than a bunch of AIDS-ridden, racist white faggots hating on a woman who will ALWAYS be richer, more famous and more beloved than any of them could ever hope to be.

Jabba thinks that "STAY PRESSED" is a biting comeback.

[quote]There's nothing funnier than a bunch of AIDS-ridden, racist white faggots hating on a woman who will ALWAYS be richer, more famous and more beloved than any of them could ever hope to be.

I though this thread was about Janet?

Janet should sue Jaba, she actually had some fans before its mother pooped him out.

Ah, yes R111. When CUNT JABBA has nothing left to give, CUNT JABBA pulls out the word faggot.

JABBA=CUNT

I save all my FFs for Jaba's homophobic rants.

[quote]—STAY PRESSED

Really, fecal matter, get a new line.

Madonna couldn't get a gig on FAME of all shows? Melissa Etheridge had a better shot at a role on the show? Just shows how awful of an actress Madonna is. Janet, however, is a fabulous actress, as the many clips posted above prove.

LOL at all the pressed fairies.

Jabba is a fat black tranny, right?

She’s an endomorph. I have always found her to be pleasant. It was interesting how she was finally able to lose weight for limited amounts of time with stomach stapling etc. but like Oprah she gets heavy again. It actually kind of fascinating her ancestors must have been from a desert.

Yes, r118, and obsessed with a woman who would probably shit on her cheap wig.

Madoona lives rent free on Jaba's tiny brain.

Why does Janet bleach her skin? Racist much?

The Jaba.

R105 “I thought I had saved it as a notes file…” Yikes!

I'm laughing that Jabba fat ass thinks Janet is a good actress. The fat bitch can't act for shit.

R125, you sound like a retard. And a faggot.

[quote][R125], you sound like a retard. And a faggot.

Since homophobia is tolerated...I'm sure there's a bucket of friend chicken waiting for you on your counter top, Jaba. Hurry up, it's getting cold!

^You’re assuming Janbot is black with your little chicken comment. Tell us you’re racist without saying you’re racist.

I'm assuming Janbot is homophobic, which it is!

[quote]^You’re assuming Janbot is black with your little chicken comment. Tell us you’re racist without saying you’re racist.

Jaba is always using terms like "cracka", "take several seats" and "stay pressed". It is black!

Oh, and let's not forget "hunty." Bitch has a very poor vocabulary.

Yes, sometimes two wrongs make a right.

How is Janbot not banned from DL after all the homophobic vitriol they have posted on here over the years? It's baffling.

R130, someone on here claimed that they found out who Janbot was and it's actually a white Canadian dude. Which is really, really sad.

Even we can't stand her! Save us!

PRESSED!

[quote]PRESSED

Just like Janet when she put on her spanks!

Stay pressed, take several seats, yas kween! Ugh, just die already!

And Janet would have to take several seats, since her ass is the size of a 757.

That whole family grosses me out

The Janet threads are always filled with the racist sect of DL.

There's nothing racist in this thread. But there is a lot of homophobia, Jabba.

Chicken jokes from white folks equal racism.

[quote]Chicken jokes from white folks equal racism.

Janet + food = reality, not racism.

>> In "School is Out" she reminisces with Nicole and Jesse about their year at the school.

Damita is hUnGrY

^Posting pics of your mother in such a desperate state is not nice.

R142, racist at large.

OP, more body shaming women, huh? Grow the fuck up.

R146 = Homophobe Jaba

Wow, r146! I hope Janet has good bodyguards, your are v possessed!

[quote]She had picked up weight towards the end of her tenure on FAME due to the birth control pills that she was taking, as she noted out in her NY Times #1 Bestseller TRUE YOU. The longstanding urban legend was that she was pregnant, which couldn't be further from the truth, because after FAME she did a guest spot on THE LOVE BOAT as well as this Japanese commercial her b-side song "Start Anew," and she's clearly not pregnant in either one...

[quote]An absolute legend.

[quote]Painted on? No, honey.

[quote]LOL, yes. And, given her horrific audition, we can see why.

[quote]Once again, no. When Janet gets in shape, she gets IN SHAPE. Prime example, this quick change from the All For You tour...

[quote]The last laugh how? One (Janet) is content in her life as a mom and revered pop legend who doesn't need to humiliate herself on social media every day to satisfy her warped narcissism. The other...

[quote]Janet acts circles around Madonna

[quote]Melissa Etheridge mentions in her autobiography that she lost the role of Cleo in Fame to Janet.

[quote]Somebody BLAST THE MUSIC!

[quote]SEX ON TWO LEGS

[quote]Janet singing Cyndi's GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN

[quote]The Fame clips are so fun!

[quote]Janet should have cheated on James with Billy Hufsey, although I don't know how that would've worked out since he's allegedly gay.

[quote]There's nothing funnier than a bunch of AIDS-ridden, racist white faggots hating on a woman who will ALWAYS be richer, more famous and more beloved than any of them could ever hope to be.

[quote]Madonna couldn't get a gig on FAME of all shows? Melissa Etheridge had a better shot at a role on the show? Just shows how awful of an actress Madonna is. Janet, however, is a fabulous actress, as the many clips posted above prove.

[quote]LOL at all the pressed fairies.

[quote]R125, you sound like a retard. And a faggot.

[quote]^You’re assuming Janbot is black with your little chicken comment. Tell us you’re racist without saying you’re racist.

[quote]The Janet threads are always filled with the racist sect of DL.

[quote]Chicken jokes from white folks equal racism.

[quote]^Posting pics of your mother in such a desperate state is not nice.

[quote]R142, racist at large.

Jaba is NUTS! Hide Janet!

I clearly meat obsessed, but, possessed works, too.

Sad! She used to be a cute little girl. Fucked up family.

But wait, there's more!

When Janet says "the cast did devilish things" to Anderson, she sounds like Michael. Very childish and weird.

[quote]When Janet says "the cast did devilish things" to Anderson,

They probably hid her snack purse.

[quote]I clearly meat

FAIL.

Meat and Janet, sounds right.

Michael should have used her on the Thriller video. No makeup needed.

[quote]Michael should have used her on the Thriller video. No makeup needed.

For as corny as your "joke" is, Janet actually does have an IMDB Thriller credit. She is not, however, in the video. She did, however, do backing vocals on PYT.

[quote]She did, however, do backing vocals on PYT.

Girl knows her place.

^Lame.

I do think Janet has had a ton of great songs, and I'm sure she is/was great in concert as well. I didn't get the over-the-top fanaticism nor the extreme hate - but I'm starting to see it's just troll fighting back and forth.

I tend to stay pressed, however

I don’t really care if she’s fat or not honestly but didn’t she smack up her niece Paris a few years ago when she was just a kid? The Jacksons are creepy abusive people.

Terrible nose job. She hit Paris?

Paris is insufferable.

[quote]didn’t she smack up her niece Paris a few years ago when she was just a kid?

No. You cannot be this gullible. I refuse to believe it.

What's her married name? Tubbalardi ?

[quote] Terrible nose job. She hit Paris?

Who wouldn't with all those uncut French baguettes?

Legend. Can't wait to see her again on tour!

R27. Let me be clear. LaToya's 'emotional wellbeing issues' did not include her molestation allegations, which I 100% believe. I also believed her statement that Michael was a child sex creep (later retracted when under the authority of her family again).

I can't believe there is so much vitriol against Janet Jackson. She seems so private and kind of boring. Madonna, Whitney, Mariah, all have big personalities, but Janet doesn't.

[quote]I can't believe there is so much vitriol against Janet Jackson. She seems so private and kind of boring.

Blame Jaba.

Jabba loves Flabba, ergo we hate Flabba.

[quote]I can't believe there is so much vitriol against Janet Jackson.

They hate her because of Janbot, which is about as weak an argument for disliking someone that I've ever heard. It's pitiful, really.

She looks great here...

[quote]They hate her because of Janbot, which is about as weak an argument for disliking someone that I've ever heard. It's pitiful, really.

I've been on DL for over 20 years, and there definitely wasn't such hate for Janet before Janbot showed up.

Joe always said she'd look just like her mother, once he slapped her around so her face took on Katherine's nobbly contours.

Janet's future, r177.

Love lots of her stuff, but you have to admit it's weird that sometimes she does the baby voice and sometimes not - what determines her usage? Mood?

What is wrong with everyone? Janet wasn't fat on Good Times, Fame or Diff'rent Strokes. She was a kid and then a teen. She was cute. Yes, her weight has fluctuated over the years, but she was considered hot during the Control/Rhythm Nation era and let's not forget about her hot 90s looks-she looked great during the Janet album era and Velvet Rope.

She barely survived that family, and all the crap that happened to her. She's had a lot of good music and dance hits. Leave her be. I'm not saying she's the next Aretha Franklin with her voice, but she is very talented. She can dance, sing, and act and that's not nothing. (Not Jabba)

Why do people love to hate on Janet here?

R180 Have you read a single post before your own?

[quote]She can dance, sing, and act and that's not nothing.

She can sing?

She can whisper.

She can coo.

She can eat.

She's marvelous. Most of the pop girls today owe their careers to her, and have said as much or expressed it in their own personal styles, videos, performances, etc.

She's the only one of her fellow female contemporaries with an album (Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814) in the Library of Congress. That's an amazing achievement and it shows how timeless her work is. That record has themes that are still in the headlines today.

[quote]She's marvelous. Most of the pop girls today owe their careers to her, and have said as much or expressed it in their own personal styles, videos, performances, etc.

True, but can we get back to talking about Janet now?

[quote]True, but can we get back to talking about Janet now?

Hon, you missed the boat.

Wow, r189! Britney, Jlo and Ciara? What a great teacher Janet is!

THESE are the "singers" who used Janet as an inspiration??

And we wonder why pop music sucks these days.

Three things you can always count on-

Death, taxes, and Jabba failing.

[quote]Hon, you missed the boat.

But you clearly didn't miss your afternoon drink! But, hey, no judgement, I'm having a glass of wine right now.

[quote]THESE are the "singers" who used Janet as an inspiration??

Precisely. It’s written in English.

Yes, and so is your failure, fat gorilla.

Those girls shamelessly mimic Janet. I’m sure it’s pretty flattering.

Hmmm, I've never seen any of them put away six buckets of chicken in one sitting the way Janet does.

[quote] owe their careers to her

That seems like a huge stretch. I would probably agree with "was a huge influence" or inspiration, etc. but actually OWED their career?

No one owes Janet anything, except a few Baja Fresh meals.

R198, it was a figure of speech but not too far off given that some of them have ripped pages right out of Janet’s playbook.

Influence

Janet invented lap dances? Fascinating.

The bullying of Jabba needs to stop.

R203 I wasn't participating, however - you are not in charge here. You don't get to decide when something stops.

Michael was thrilled to have found a friend in a fellow celebrity of his stature and age.

The sister seethed with rage and did everything she could to breakup this new, thrilling friendship. Eventually, the vile (and true) witch got her way and the beginning of Michael's end was on track.

R205 Who was the friend?

Janbot, bullied? LMAO, hardly. He keeps these people PRESSED and loves every minute of it.

Fags can’t bully