Although Janet Jackson will not be performing on the Tonight Show it will be her first interview since the death of her brother Michael Jackson who died unexpectedly in June. She will appear with the Late Night Show Host Jay Leno on March 18th. As stated previously she will not perform however the musical guest that night will be Australian artist Orianthi who was actually Michael’s lead guitarist during rehearsals for his This is it tour , a track which sadly never made it to the London Stage.
Janet’s Tonight Show appearance will mark her second network interview since Michael’s death after sitting down with ABC’s Robin Roberts in November. Janet is the latest big name NBC has drawn to welcome Jay back to the Tonight Show.
There are several acting ready to take the stage and welcome the Tonight Show host back to late night talk shows. These celebrities will all join Jay Leno next week. In addition to the stars the viewers gave Jay Leno a special welcome back too. His tonight show drew over six million viewers on Monday night.
And yet, no one is sure what Janet Jackson will talk about although she has stated she will do her best to answer questions that Jay Leno might ask her. It is a terrible thing to lose a brother that had everything going for him, just to be killed and that’s the way she looks at Michael’s death. It wasn’t an accident in her mind, the doctor didn’t know what he was doing. This is only the second interview Janet Jackson will do and she’s not even sure if she will do anymore. She wants to put all the grief behind her and that hasn’t been an easy task for the singing sensation.