Janet Jackson s family tree is way more fruitful than one may have thought.
Most are aware that the Miss You Much singers brothers were the members of the Jackson 5 including the King of Pop himself, the late Michael Jackson. But during a recent interview with Scott Mills on BBC Sounds , Jackson pointed out that she also has some very famous and seemingly random cousins.
The topic came up when Mills asked the Escapade singer if it was true that shes related to multi-Grammy winner, Stevie Wonder.
Hes our cousin, Jackson confirmed casually. Not a lot of people know that. Hes our cousin, on my mothers [Katherine Jackson] side.
And as Mills face froze in disbelief, the Poetic Justice star decided to name two other famous folks that she has the honor of calling cuz.
So is Tracy Chapman, Jackson said of the Fast Car crooner. So is Samuel [L.] Jackson.
X, formerly Twitter users, who saw Mills interview on the platform were shocked by Jacksons revelation.
Oddly enough, Samuel L. Jackson denied being related to Micheal Jackson during an interview with Wired in 2017.
When the Pulp Fiction star was asked if he was related to the Thriller singer, he simply replied with a: Nope!
HuffPost has reached out to Samuel L. Jackson, Chapman and Wonder for comment.
Support Free Journalism
Already contributed? Log in to hide these messages.