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With the four-hour Lifetime documentary special,Janet Jackson.
which both Janet and Randy executive-produced, with direction from Benjamin Hirsch Jackson gamely attempts both.
Janet Jackson is no exception.
Did Jermaine Dupri really cheat?
Did she really have a secret baby that her sister Rebbie raised?
Its hard to tell if shes over the incident entirely, or just the conversations about it.
The documentary argues without making any arguments that shes earned the ambiguity.
That latter read onbeing mismatched with her peers, however, is implied.
For fans who were looking for unique insight into the real Janet Jackson, you will be left wanting.
There are some potent moments, though, courtesy of the archives of unreleased footage.
