Singer was “verbally abused” by ex, claims brother Randy

Janet Jackson’s older brother, Steve Randall “Randy” Jackson, opens up about his sister’s turbulent marriage to her estranged husband Wissam Al Mana.

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“It was a pretty abusive situation,” Randy claims in an interview with People. “It came later in the relationship, verbal abuse and feeling like a prisoner in her own home. No pregnant woman needs to be called ‘ab***h’ every day. There were things like that. That’s what she went through.”

In April, the “Feedback” singer and the 42-year-old Qatari businessman split up, three months after having their first child together, a son named Eissa.

“I told her, ‘You have to move in with me, otherwise I’m going to go there and there’ll be hell to pay,'” Randy says. “She was really mad. I told her, ‘I don’t care anymore. I’m sick of it. It’s too much.'”

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Since the split, Janet has leaned on her family, especially Randy. During Janet’s concert in Houston on Saturday night, she broke down in tears while singing “What About,” a song about an abusive relationship.

“What you saw in Houston was her situation coming to light, what she went through,” Randy explains, claiming that “the abuse is still ongoing” and that the two remain in contact to co-parent Eissa.

“She has custody and of course he has allowed her to take the baby on tour, but it’s constant harassment,” Randy claims. “This tour almost didn’t happen, but by the grace of God we are here and we are praying very hard.”

ET has contacted Wissam’s representative for comment.

For more information on Janet and Wissam’s separation, see below.

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