In February 2013, they revealed they'd quietly married the previous year after about two years as a couple. Janet's family noticed she was "not speaking out of turn when in the company of others. She never converted to Islam, but, the family source told Page Six, Wissam's friends noticed "Janet complying Islamic traditions, including her dress with head coverings." She also fasted "during times of spiritual reflection," the New York Post column reported. As they fell deeper in love, Janet started to change. "She'd buy him jackets with his initials inscribed and he'd order treats from Switzerland and other places as a way of saying 'Good morning, sweetheart,'" the insider shared, adding that the couple courted over dinners in Russia, shopping trips in Italy and getaways on luxury yachts.Ģ. They kept their courtship incredibly private. "They didn't care about each other's past." Though they came from different worlds and Janet was nearly a decade older, when the Muslim-raised businessman and the pop star, who grew up in the Jehovah's Witness faith, locked eyes after meeting at the opening of the Armani Hotel in Dubai in 2010, "It was one of those love-at-first-sight-type things," a Jackson family source told Page Six. Here are six of the most fascinating claims:ġ. 23, Page Six published a lengthy story headlined, "Inside Janet Jackson's rocky marriage - and ugly split," which features more revelations and allegations about what happened during the extremely private couple's courtship and split. Al Mana, and it is the well-being and privacy of their son, Eissa, that remains his sole focus." Wissam's attorneys told People in a statement that he "is not going to dignify these particular and deeply hurtful allegations with a response," adding, "The breakdown of his marriage to Janet Jackson is a cause of great sadness to Mr. No pregnant woman needs to go through being called a b- everyday. It came on later in the relationship, verbal abuse and being a prisoner in her own home. Janet's been through a lot with her divorce," Randy told the magazine. 12, People shed light on Janet's alleged reasons for leaving Wissam, according to brother Randy Jackson.