Janet Jackson claims Michael called her a ‘pig, cow and horse’ in new doc
nypost.comyears of living in her brother Michael’s shadow.“Janet” chronicles the life of the 55-year-old pop star in the doc that airs this Friday, January 28 on A&E and Lifetime — and revealed a darker side to her relationship with her icon brother.“There were times when Mike used to tease me and call me names.
Pig, horse, slut, or hog, cow,” Jackson said.“He would laugh about it, and I’d laugh too, but then there was somewhere down inside that it would hurt,” she continued. “When you have somebody say you’re too heavy, it affects you.”Well after her brothers had hit big as the Jackson 5, an 11-year-old Janet finally caught her own big break with a role on 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” playing Penny, a young girl from an abusive home who is adopted by the Woods family during the fifth season.That’s when her weight issues began: “I did ‘Good Times’ and that’s the beginning of having weight issues and the way I looked at myself.”“I’m an emotional eater, so when I get stressed or something is really bothering me, it comforts me,” said Jackson, whose weight has fluctuated over the years.In 2006, she grew to 180 pounds for a role, but keeping the weight off had been difficult.
She later became a Nutrisystem spokesperson in 2011.Adding to the awkwardness of Hollywood adolescence, she recalled, “I was developing at a very young age and I started getting a chest and they would bind it so I would look more flat-chested.”Jackson also said that she believes fame is responsible for many of her troubles.
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