Janet Jackson secretly weds billionaire beau, Wissam Al Mana

Janet, Mrs. Al Mana if you're nasty, has tied the knot! What happened to the $24 million dollar wedding? The half-a-billion dollar prenuptial agreement? Inquiring minds want to know.

Apparently, the former Ms. Jackson and her husband have pulled the wool over everyone's eyes. In a statement to Entertainment Tonight, the couple reveal that they have been married since last year. The couple's statement, which can be read here, says they married privately and exchanged wedding gifts of donations to each one's favorite children's charities.

If you saw the photos of the couple attending Milan Fashion week, they did so as husband and wife.

Why the big secret?

It seems like the most enduring Hollywood marriages are those to which the public has had limited access. Who knows the inner-workings of Denzel and Pauletta Washington's marriage? Do you? What about that of Samuel L. Jackson and his wife?

Most people succeed in maintaining their relationships by making the relationship about themselves and not other people. In order to keep a marriage working, it is great to have a close knit circle around you. However, when intruders breach your marital bonds, havoc will surely follow.

The life of a famous person is always on display. That is the blessing and curse of being famous. But even famous people want to maintain some sense of normalcy. No matter how much the public would love to know every tiny detail down the lingerie Mrs. Al Mana wore, it is quite frankly no one's business.

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CM is an attorney focusing on business and domestic relationships. She has written for Examiner for three years, as Charlotte Women's Relationship Advice Examiner, and is the creator of Your Boyfriend's Best Girlfriend Blog, www.yourboyfriendsbestgirlfriend.com, where she gives witty commentary...

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