Janet Jackson, Wissam Al Mana Working On Co-Parenting, Ex-Couple Not Feuding After Split: Report
Janet Jackson and her estranged husband Wissam Al Mana are working together to co-parent their son after announcing their split, People magazine reported Wednesday citing a source. The “Nasty” singer split from the Qatari billionaire three months after giving birth to their first child, Eissa.
“Janet really trusts Wissam and he trusts her,” a Jackson family friend told People. “She and Wissam are working together to co-parent. They have a strong friendship. There is no fighting between them.”
Jackson announced the split earlier this month but the duo did not issue a public statement or reveal if they were going to divorce. Since the news surfaced, Jackson, 50, and Al Mana, 42, have both been spotted out and were also seen separately, bonding with their 3-month-old son.
“They are very disciplined and the baby is already on a strict schedule,” Jackson's friend reportedly said.
Just days after the split, Al Mana shared some loving words on his website about his estranged wife when he updated the site to include a section on love.
“To the most beautiful person in the world, thank you for your divine love, your eternal support and for being my best friend. I love you so much, inshallah we will be together in the Great Forever x” he wrote along with a photo of Jackson.
While it's unclear why the two split, Us Weekly reported culture was one of the biggest problems in their marriage.
“Wissam wanted a wife who stuck more with the Muslim traditions,” an insider told Us Weekly. “Even before the baby was born, they clashed and butted heads a lot.” According to the report, Jackson wasn't comfortable with the change she brought to her risqué fashion to adopt the conservative dressing.
“She felt like she couldn't be herself anymore,” the source said.
Jackson and Al Mana started dating in 2010 and got married two years later. The singer told Harper’s Bazaar Arabia in November 2011 that she and Al Mana had “a deep bond, a deep connection.”
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