Janet Jackson Excuses

Remember Janet Jackson’s new CD she just released? It didn’t do well, and although Janet is spending money, her boyfriend appears to be even more upset. Here’s more:

Janet Jackson’s boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri, is blaming his fellow execs at Virgin Records for the sorry sales of her new CD, 20 Y.O.

The New York Daily News’ Rush & Molloy reports that Dupri has threatened to quit his job as president of the Virgin Urban division because he feels label chairman Jason Flom and his team didn’t market Jackson’s correctly.

The CD’s sales plummeted 74% in the second week, dropping from No. 2 to No. 9 on the Nielsen SoundScan chart.

"Jermaine blames Virgin for not getting it enough radio play – not working it," says an insider.

"Jermaine and Jason haven’t gotten along from the start," another source adds.

But one of Flom’s defenders argues, "Jason wants the CD to be a hit as much as anyone, but she didn’t have the goods."

In an effort to resuscitate "20 Y.O.," Dupri is reportedly courting Mariah Carey to record a duet with Jackson for a track that would be added to a new version of the disk.

Dupri has made no secret of his displeasure with the way Virgin handled Jackson’s last album, Damita Jo, telling The New York Times, "They didn’t push the project."