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Janet Jackson, newly svelte after losing 60 pounds, says she gained weight for a role in the upcoming movie “Tennessee,” which she ultimately had to pass on because of her new album. The work on Jackson’s new album took precedence over the film.
She quickly shed the weight by eating well-balanced meals and by exercising with a personal trainer.

Janet Jackson is going public with her newly svelte body on “Entertainment Tonight” after gaining weight for a movie role that never materialized with producer Lee Daniels (”Monster’s Ball”). With her new single “Call On Me” out June 19, Jackson had to get in shape fast — and so she did!
“[The film producers] wanted to see me in a different light, as a heavier woman,” the 40-year-old singer, who weighed about 81kg at her heaviest, told Us Weekly.
“The timing didn’t quite work with trying to finish my album, and unfortunately I wasn’t able to do the film. So I found myself having to take this weight off a lot quicker than I had planned.”

The 5-foot-4-inch Jackson says she got back into shape in four months by eating “nice, balanced meals” and working out with a trainer. Her longtime boyfriend, music producer Jermaine Dupri, was a motivation.
“I’ve never had someone love me for me, so unconditionally, the way he does, regardless of my size,” she says. “He was never any different toward me.”