Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri Split

Sometime around July 7 Janet Jackson (43) and Jermaine Dupri (36) called their relationship quits, and went their separate ways. Sources say:

"His friends are telling people it’s over."

"They have been moving in different directions for a while."

Another source says in regards to Dupri producing several tracks on her last two CDs:

"You shouldn’t mix business with pleasure. Janet felt their lives were too crossed and they should have kept things sepa rate."

The split itself wasn’t made public about right away, because Janet likes to keep personal matters private. Janet kept her nine-year marriage to Rene Elizondo hidden until their 2000 divorce.

The death of someone so close in the family can make a person completely reevaluate their life, and choices. Janet’s family needs her now. We hope Janet will find peace and happiness in the years ahead.