Janet Jackson ’s nephew TJ Jackson has blasted her performances as ‘overly sexualised’ and ‘degrading to women’.
The 44-year-old singer responded to a clip on Twitter which showed his auntie performing Would You by saying he never enjoyed her more sexually empowering tracks or their subsequent performances.
He replied to the tweet: “I never liked when she did this in concerts either. I don't like when females are overly sexualized in art... it degrades and objectifies women in a way that's not healthy.
“I prefer the ‘That's The Way Love Goes’ Janet,” the musician said about the 56-year-old star.
Understandably, the singer was met with backlash from fans of the icon - who was recently in the running to receive the Global Impact Award at this year’s Grammys, but was pipped to the post by Dr. Dre.
“I know you're not trying to shame your own aunt, in public??!”, one Twitter user asked, while another wrote: “Gotta disagree. A woman expressing her sexuality by her own free will is the art itself.
“The power she has, the control she has. Its only degrading if shes being degraded if that makes sense,” they continued.
“It's honestly so disrespectful to talk like this about your aunt and her art to the public,” another wrote.
Meanwhile, others also compared TJ’s thoughts about music being sexualised to Janet’s brother Michael Jackson - who was famed for performing sexualised dance moves such as grabbing his crotch and hip thrusting.
“So when Michael was grabbing his crotch and was rubbing all up on Naomi that’s ok, but Janet can’t… You a weirdo for sure,” one social media user reflected.
The Mirror has contacted a representative of TJ Jackson for a comment on the matter.
It comes as Janet Jackson was supposed to receive an award from the Recording Academy at this year’s Grammys, but talks ultimately fell through because CBS never apologised for their treatment of the star after the accidental wardrobe malfunction at Super Bowl 38 in 2004, according to TMZ .
The academy wanted to commemorate the star at a pre-Grammy’s event with the Black Music Collective, but Jackson also could not attend due to scheduling conflicts.
Instead, Dr. Dre walked away with the Global Impact Award this year in response to his contribution to the music industry.
