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Patty Jackson The 411

In our last update I talked about The Temptations getting into a fight with promoters in Jamaica. I have to clarify which Temptations were involved in the scuffle. The Temptations that got into a fight with promoters in Jamaica were Dennis Edwards and the Temptations Revue. It was not Otis Williams and the Original Temptations.

Does Janet Jackson have a secret child? Years ago there were stories going around that Janet had a baby around the time she was married to James Debarge but she always denied it. Well during the time Janet was dating Justin Timberlake sources say he found out about her secret and freaked out. This child is now 18 and I hear she's a girl. Will Janet come forward one day and tell the truth? Janet and Justin are no longer dating and he is keeping his distance from Janet.

The R Kelly scandal is profiled in the latest edition of GQ Magazine. In the article, its detailed how R Kelly has been messing around with young girls for years. The article also talks about the 14 year old girl on the sex tape with R Kelly. This girl is R Kelly's goddaughter, she's the daughter of a guitarist in his band and she is the niece of former R Kelly Protégé Sparkle. Other highlights in the article are his marriage to Aaliyah, how R Kelly was molested as a young child by an older man, how the infamous sex tape was stolen out of his gym bag. R Kelly is facing 21 counts of child pornography. One of the people interviewed for the story is Sparkle and she says if the tape had not been found he will still be messing with young girls right now. She says R Kelly likes girls ripe and young so he can mold them into what he wants them to be, he likes controlling their minds so he can make them do what women should do. Natalie Cole is coming out with a new LP next month. Ask A Woman Who Knows, is an LP of jazz standards and it features Joe Sample.

What's going on with the judges. Earlier this year Judge Greg Mathis got into trouble when it was revealed he had a secret mistress. The mistress came forward with tales of kinky sex, drugs and how she got a disease. The woman was paid off quietly to go away. Now another top judge is in trouble. According to published reports, Judge Joe Brown has been a naughty boy. The judge's former girlfriend has come forward saying he is a kinky sex crazed cheat. A manipulative con man and sex addict that she dated for five months. The 33 year old brunette says Judge Joe Brown enjoyed a menage a trois, where he would watch her with other men. He loved porn and was able to keep up with her because he has a healthy stash of Viagra. She also claims he promised to marry her but after she miscarried their child, he married someone else. Is this the case of woman scorned? Is she mad because he dumped her to marry someone else? Judge Joe had no comment on her charges.

Whitney Houston's new LP is expected to be out by November 5th. Whitney is going to redo the 1977 Debbie Boone Classic 'You Light Up My Life'. Executives at Arista Records have decided not to do a video for the song Whatchalookinat. This song was released but did not get any radio play and Whitney refused to do a video for the song. Whatchalookinat was produced by her husband, Bobby Brown.

Mariah Carey's new LP, Thru the Rain, comes out in December on Def Jam Records. This LP is being kept under tight wraps. Mariah's Last CD, Glitter, was sabotaged by executives who then gave her music to Jennifer Lopez.

Will New Edition be teaming up with P Diddy on his new record label. Sources say the two sides are talking.