Janet Jackson Has Given Birth To Her First Child, A Son Named Eissa

Jackson and husband Wassam Al Mana welcomed their first child into the world on January 3.

January 03, 2017
Janet Jackson Has Given Birth To Her First Child, A Son Named Eissa Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images

Janet Jackson and her husband, Wassam Al Mana, have welcomed their first child, a son named Eissa, into the world, a rep for Jackson confirmed to People. Jackson, who turned 50 in May, and Al Mana first announced the pregnancy in October.

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"Janet Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana are thrilled to welcome their new son Eissa Al Mana into the world,” a rep for Jackson told People in a statement on Tuesday. “Janet had a stress-free healthy delivery and is resting comfortably.”

In April, Jackson announced that she was postponing her Unbreakable World Tour in order to plan her family with her husband. Jackson and Al Mana, a Qatari businessman, have been married since 2012.

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Janet Jackson Has Given Birth To Her First Child, A Son Named Eissa