Janet Jackson shut down the 2026 BET Awards red carpet in standout style.
Jackson, 60, stepped out on the annual awards ceremony on Sunday, June 28, at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, in a pair of oversized pinstripe pants and a coordinating shirt. She layered the striped top over a “2Pac” graphic T-shirt, in honor of her Poetic Justice costar Tupac Shakur. Jackson accessorized the ensemble with a waist-defining studded belt and an armful of silver bangles.
Jackson topped off her stunning look with a tipped black fedora, which featured a birdcage veil and feathered accents.
Hours before slaying the red carpet, Jackson delivered a dose of “Sunday Inspiration” to her social media followers.
“Don’t be afraid of losing people. Be afraid of losing yourself by attempting to please everyone,” an anonymous quote shared to Jackson’s Instagram Stories read.
Janet, the youngest of the famed Jackson family including brother Michael Jackson, won the Icon Award ultimately 12 months’s BET Awards.
“I’m so honored. I’m so grateful,” she gushed in her acceptance speech on the time. “I mean no disrespect in any way but I don’t consider myself an icon. My family, myself, our dream was to, it wasn’t ever to be famous.”
Janet continued, “We at all times had a special love for music, dancing and singing. Fame got here consequently of exertions and dedication. My story, my family story, is really an American story. This may have only happened in America. The one thing that I hope for is that I’ve been an inspiration to other and artists to follow their dreams and succeed.”
Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images for British GQ Janet Jackson is sharing a throwback family photo to rejoice the ladies in her life. “Celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of girls today and on a regular basis, but wanted to present a really special shout out to those women here,” Jackson, 58, wrote via Instagram in honor […]
Except for her back-to-back BET appearances and other glam nights out, Janet is a proud mom of son Eissa.
“An important thing I’ve done, the largest thing I’ve done, is turn out to be a mother, and it’s had an attractive impact on my life,” she told The Guardian in 2024 of motherhood. “I desired to have three children, but thought, ‘I should stop there, that’s probably all I can handle.’ Because you may have to present all of yourself. Obviously, you may have to work, but you don’t come first anymore. Your life completely changes. And I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”