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Janet Jackson confirms she’s about to become a mom

By  Miriam Di Nunzio
   
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All the rumors can finally be put to rest: singer Janet Jackson is pregnant.

ETonline is reporting that the pop singer, who cancelled the remainder of her 2016 Unbreakable tour via a video post to her Twitter account, is expecting her first child, with husband Wissam Al Mana.

The baby news comes after the 49-year-old singer — who will turn 50 on May 16 — announced last month that she will be postponing her tour to start a family with husband Wissam Al Mana. We’re in the second leg of the tour and there actually has been a sudden change, Jackson explained in a video posted to Twitter on April 6. I thought it was important that you be the first to know. My husband and I are planning our family, so I’m going to have to delay the tour.

The postponed tour included a June 4 date at the Allstate Arena.

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