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That's a good question for someone in the family to answer, lol. From what I have understood and inferred, Janet was not confiding in Latoya because she talked too much. Yeah, from what I gathered it wasn't a rift, it was that Michael was in a very different place, in that he literally wasn't around for much of the time because his career was becoming white hot. He no longer seemed to have the time or frame of mind for the simple things like hanging out with family. Of course I remember Latoya talking about this. She had alienated the family and named her abusive husband as the reason for this. Having said that Janet implied that she couldn't confide in her. You can love someone and repair the relationship and still feel cautious as to how much you can trust them. It's not a great feeling but it's human nature.

TBH, I don't think she's as close with LaToya. I remember after her divorce with René, I got the distinct impression that LaToya didn't even know she had been married...for 9 years!

Janet was such an adorable baby girl. It's obvious that this documentary has been in the making for years. I am always fascinated by docs that have so much unseen archival footage. That someone who is among one of the most followed and photographed/filmed pop stars out there still has all that footage hidden away. To hear how the "neighbors" didn't want the family in their neighborhood after the Jacksons moved to California. Being called racial epithets and the microaggressions- I shouldn't be surprised with this being America but my image of the Jackson family was one where, once they signed with Motown and were living in California was as celebrities. Seems that the reality was quite different. It was obvious that her marriage to James was troubled and that James had problems. I would really like to know why he rode that hidden child rumor for so long, but that's really something only James can answer. This obviously still pains Janet. I wonder how much of that relationship she has managed to make piece with, and how much is still an open wound. Janet's relationship with Rene always seemed mysterious but towards the end of their relationship (marriage but nobody knew then) there were ominous signs that he was a looming figure who might have had too much of a creative hand in her career. I was never sure if he was a boyfriend, bodyguard or some sort of manager or a collaborator. I'm not sure that the relationship was ever a right time or right relationship for Janet. Sound like his rampant drug use put her through hell.

And the so-called "Movie Star" is currently on the cover of the special *Actors On Actors" edition of Variety Magazine. 👀

He makes reprehensible statements and she obviously disagrees. Yeah, but how does that marriage actually work??

How does that marriage between Cheryl Hines and RFK Jr. actually work??

Is the inference supposed to be that Noah still has romantic feelings for Tessa?! The only feelings Noah should feel towards Tessa are revulsion and maybe a growing suspicion about Tessa's fidelity. Have Noah decide he's going to expose this. Do something to add some element of tension. Something. This is all so bland. 🤣 Every time I have read a spoiler or story projection for Y&R for the last few years, it sounds exactly like this!

I don't think so. At least that's not what is being described here. It seems as though Asderaki blew the whistle via signaling to the umpire. She's Greek, and no doubt, understands what Stefano's father is saying.

The right-winger and covidiots are mocking Neil Young for giving Spotify the ultimatum and are now mocking Barry Manilow and Peter Frampton for taking their music off Spotify in solidarity with Young. Whose work will be listened to well after they're all gone? I don't see see loads of millennials and Gen Zs on YouTube doing reaction videos of Rogan's videos.

Legacy heroine narrows down the possibilities. Across the remaining soaps, how many are there? Which show has the most to spare? Also, reading some of the initial responses under the tweet makes me wonder if many soap fans know what actually constitutes a legacy character.

Next, I expect to hear something like, "Irna Phillips, what did she really do anyway?"

That seems to be the consensus among fans who watched the match. I didn't see it because there was no way in hell I was going to get up that early to watch a Keys/Barty match, especially knowing Keys' reputation for choking in big moments. People are now comparing Keys to Dementieva but I don't remember Elena playing this poorly in majors. I remember in a Wimbledon match (QFs or SFs?) against Serena, she had a bit of a choke but it was a brief moment of constant pressure that Serena put on Dementieva's very shaky serves. I just remembered by the time I was able to tune into that U.S. Open final against Sloane, I looked at the score and was glad I only had to watch a few games and of those few games, Madison couldn't put one ball in the court. I could only guess what the rest of the match had been like. And it's really become a pattern for Keys.

The eyes and the pressure will definitely be on Sinema and Manchin. Both will have hell to pay if they decide to gum up the SCOTUS process. People already have their eyes wide open to all the tactics that some are already trying to use including this ridiculous one. Also the "move VP to AG and Merrick Garland to be the SCOTUS nominee" as though there weren't enough white males in the Supreme Court. Although this one seems like a fever dream that originated from some corner of the far-left. The one that usually refers to Black voters in the South as being "low-information voters".

That comment about "stanning" Bill Bell has me screaming 🤣! Is the implication that the creator and original HW/showrunner of Y&R is somehow...uhm, overrated??

Collins handed Swiatek the smack down and she did it without living up to her nickname "DanYell" 😂 Between having an Aussie in the Women's Final and an All Aussie Men's Doubles Final, I think the Australian tennis fans are feeling like not a thing is missing from this year's tournament for them. Speaking of an Aussie in the Men's Doubles final, for someone who claims not to care about tennis, Nick sure looks like he cares... about tennis.

While the aspect of networks, producers knowing exactly how many people are watching and being able to target ads to viewers is a bit creepy and intrusive, having each viewer actually count, instead of the selective "Nielsen family" system of ratings is something that could have potentially Impacted soaps in a lucrative way when they were in their heyday, but it is likely too late now with the quality being demonstrably lower.

Didn't want to quote my earlier quote about the Williams Sisters but speaking of them, their portraits are going into the National Portrait Gallery. This is so special ❤️.

Oh, good grief!😔

One day, people will have to fully realize what it must have taken for the Williams Sisters to succeed in a sport like tennis and how truly remarkable that is.

It tickles me that a judge with the name of Rademaker re-instituted the indoor mask mandate in NY. I know the spellings are somewhat different, but still.😉

Japan seems to have a plan that actually puts meaning behind what it means to "live with the virus". A plan that I am pretty sure many Americans would complain about and refuse to do.

A couple years ago, I seem to remember tournaments proposing changes happening with the majors, except as is usually the case, each major tournament set their own policy as to when the tiebreak set would kick in. It was tested in doubles first, I think, before some tournaments adopted it in singles matches.

Kaia Kanepi prematurely celebrating winning the match and then realizing she had only just arrived at match point was kind of funny. Luckily for her, she won the match soon after, that could have been painful for her. I definitely don't miss ole boy.

With everything that Jelena Dokic has gone through in life and her career, it seems like she would genuinely appreciate more hugs.