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Janet Jackson has ended it with Wissam Al Mana, her husband of about five years.
News of the breakup, reported by several outlets over the weekend, comes a little more than three months after the singer, 50, and the uber-wealthy Qatari businessman, 42, welcomed a son, Eissa.
Jackson and Al Mana separated shortly after his birth, according to People.
At that point, “The cultural differences between her and Wissam became even more obvious,” a Jackson family source told the magazine Monday. “They come from very different worlds.” Despite trying for years to adapt, Jackson “often felt she disappointed Wissam,” the source continued.
The news of the breakup comes shortly after family matriarch Katherine Jackson paid a two-month-long visit to the couple at their London home, TMZ noted. The site also ruminated on the timing of the split, pointing out that at the five-year and 10-year marks in a marriage, many prenups increase the amount of money that would be paid out in a settlement.
While Jackson’s bank account is rumored to be $175 million to $250 million, Al Mana’s piggy bank is allegedly much fatter: He’s in the billionaires club.
This was the “Rhythm Nation” singer’s third marriage.
— Los Angeles Times