Janet Jackson splits from her £800m Qatari tycoon third husband just months after giving birth to her first child at the age of 50
- Pop-star sister of Michael Jackson wed Qatari Wissam Al Mana in 2012
- Son, Eissa, was born in January and she postponed her Unbreakable world tour
- When the couple married, there was speculation Jackson had converted to Islam
- The singer was briefly married to singer James DeBarge in 1984
Janet Jackson has split
from her multi-millionaire husband just months after giving birth to her
first child at the age of 50, sources close to the singer told The Mail
on Sunday last night.
The pop-star
sister of the late Michael Jackson wed Qatari businessman Wissam Al Mana
in 2012 and their son, Eissa, was born on January 3.
Her
recent retreat from the limelight – and the postponement of her
Unbreakable world tour last year involving 36 gruelling stadium shows –
had been put down to contentment with her marriage.
But
last night, a close friend of Ms Jackson told The Mail on Sunday:
‘Sadly, Janet and Wissam have decided that it wasn’t working and to go
their separate ways.
The pop-star sister of the late
Michael Jackson wed Qatari businessman Wissam Al Mana (left) in 2012 and
their son, Eissa, was born on January 3
‘They’re both busy
people but determined to be good parents, even if they’re apart. It’s
amicable and Eissa will stay with his mother, who is basing herself in
London.’
Last week, a leading
entertainment website claimed Al Mana had helped three-times-married Ms
Jackson settle down as she traded fame for a role as a devoted mother
and wife.
But yesterday that appeared to have been a somewhat premature prediction.
A
divorce settlement could be complex and costly as 42-year-old Al Mana,
CEO of the multinational Al Mana business conglomerate, is estimated to
have a fortune of around £800million – at least four times Ms Jackson’s
net worth.
When the couple married, there was much
speculation, never confirmed, that Ms Jackson had converted to Islam,
fuelled by her appearance in a head scarf.
There
were rumours of a split within days of her son’s birth, when she was
seen in public without a wedding ring but these were discounted at the
time.
The singer was briefly married to
singer James DeBarge in 1984 but the pair split the following year and
the marriage was later annulled.
Her second husband was Mexican back-up dancer Rene Elizondo.
