Janet Jackson’s 'Secret Daughter' Tiffany Whyte Speaks Out About Being Supposed Child Of James DeBarge

For more than thirty years, rumors swirled that singer Janet Jackson and her ex-husband, James DeBarge, had a secret baby they gave up for adoption in 1985. Jackson never publicly responded to the accusation, but now there’s a face to the rumor. Tiffany Whyte claimed to be the unwanted daughter of Jackson and DeBarge during a bombshell interview with Radar Online Tuesday.

Whyte wanted acknowledgement from her supposed mother. “[Janet] has been denying me for many years,” Whyte told Radar Online in an exclusive interview. “I waited 31 years.”

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She discovered Jackson and DeBarge were her parents years ago after an unnamed woman sent her messages. They divorced shortly after the “secret” child’s supposed birth after a year of marriage.

“I've been kept a secret a very long time,” Whyte said. “I want people to know the truth.”

The orphan grew up in the state foster care system. “I don't want to get famous off of this. Trust me, I don't,” Whyte told Radar. “I just want my mother. I want my father. ”

Whyte was confident Jackson is her mother because she had a matching DNA test with her alleged paternal grandmother, Etterlene DeBarge . “[Janet] has been denying me for many years,” the unclaimed daughter said. “I waited 31 years.”

Her quest has nothing to do with money. “I want to know the truth,” Whyte explained about Jackson. “I want to know her!”

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Jackson, 50, married husband Wissam Al Mana in 2012. She welcomed son Eissa Al Mana Jan. 3.

The “Nasty” singer maintained Eissa is her first child. “She has hired help at home and her husband been with her through it all. It was a difficult pregnancy, but she is very blessed and has a healthy baby,” an insider told E! Online last month. “A select few have seen her baby. She is so excited to be a mom.”

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