Janet Jackson calls police for welfare check on her one-year-old son with Wissam Al Mana
Erin Jensen
USA Today
Published 12:08 p.m. UTC Jun 4, 2018
Law enforcement checked on the welfare of Janet Jackson’s one-year-old with Wissam Al Mana over the weekend after the two got into a disagreement, authorities say.
Public Information Officer Deputy Tracy Koerner said the singer called for help around 9:55 p.m. PT Saturday. Approximately five minutes later, deputies arrived at the Nobu hotel in Malibu where Jackson’s son Eissa was present with his father.
Per Deputy Koerner no arrests were made and the incident stemmed from “an argument between Janet and the baby’s father.”
Jackson’s brother, Randy, told Entertainment Tonight that Jackson dialed 9-1-1 after a nanny grew fearful of Al Mana’s aggressive behavior. Randy told the outlet the nanny “locked herself in a bathroom, so she could contact Janet.”
Jackson and Al Mana wed in 2012. Reports of their split broke in April 2017 months after their son was born.
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Randy previously described Jackson’s union to Al Mana as “quite an abusive situation” in an interview with People magazine last September.
“It came on later in the relationship, verbal abuse and being (made to feel like) a prisoner in her own home.” he claimed. “No pregnant woman needs to go through being called a (expletive) every day.”
USA TODAY has reached out to Jackson’s reps for comment.
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