Should Janet Jackson pose for a nude pregnant photoshoot?

Published August 8th, 2016 - 10:37 GMT
Some think the photos will prove that she really is pregnant. (www.x17online.com)
Some think the photos will prove that she really is pregnant. (www.x17online.com)

The cat's out of the bag and everyone knows that American pop star Janet Jackson is expecting her first child at 50 with her Qatari husband Wissam al Mana.

Ever since Jackson made news of her pregnancy public, rumors have been surrounding the authenticity of her pregnancy, in addition to a million more conspiracy theories.

This week, a new rumor has come to life claiming that the expecting singer has been offered a whopping amount of money to show off her baby bump on the cover of a famous magazine.

But there's a twist: Janet would have to pose in the nude and would receive a six-figure sum for it, according to Hollywood Life.

While many celebrities jumped at the chance to do something similar in the past, Janet's fans are in two minds about the allegedly Muslim convert going for it.

The starlet reportedly converted to Islam after marrying Wissam in 2012, according to various news reports. 

In 2015, sources have reportedly told British tabloid daily The Sun that Janet “Feels like she has found a home with her new religion and has told members of her family, who completely respect her choice.

"She has spent a great deal of time studying the religion and its followers. The days of raunchy dance moves and sexual lyrics are long gone for Janet."

The newspaper report added that the star ends her current world tour shows with “Inshallah.” She has also used the Arabic religious word, which translates in English into "God willing," in the video she posted on Twitter announcing her plans to start a family. 

As a Muslim, Jackson is expected to dress conservatively, which means revealing clothes are out of the question, let alone posing naked for the whole world to see.

However, she might have the same way of thinking as many non-practicing Muslims around the world and therefore choose to do the shoot in a tasteful way - she did famously pose nude on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in 1993, after all!

Meanwhile, many are more concerned with whether Janet is physically carrying her child or using a surrogate.

Janet's eldest brother Jermaine Jackson dismissed the idea of a surrogate, stressing that his sister really is carrying her own baby.

Perhaps a naked photoshoot will prove Jermain's words as true and set his sister's haters' minds at rest?

By Arwad Khalifeh