's podcast, "expediTIously," Dupri informed listeners that he and Jackson first met backstage at one of her concerts in 2001 with Kriss Kross. But as Jackson would share, the hurt of those choices wasnt the sole reason they couldnt work. Jermaine said: "You can't really play with rich women. Aside from being in a relationship with one another, Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri also worked together on music during their time as a couple. Shes one of the sexiest women in the world, I think she gave more women confidence to try everything, he said. I don't know where that ridiculous idea came from.". dv_host: "PULSE_NG", "":(a+"").replace(c,"")}var c=a.getAttribute("data-static-amd-map");if("string"===typeof c){if(""===c)return{}}else return null;if("undefined"!==typeof JSON&&"function"===typeof JSON.parse)return JSON.parse(c);a=/(,)|(\[|{)|(}|])|"(?:[^"\\\r\n]|\\["\\\/bfnrt]|\\u[\da-fA-F]{4})*"\s*:?|true|false|null|-?(?!0\d)\d+(?:\.\d+|)(? Regardless of the relationship ending, Janet and Jermaine have remained amicable. The duo dated for nearly a decade before throwing in the towel in 2009. subcat: '', dv_path: "ENTERTAINMENT/CELEBRITIES", tude.cmd.push(function() { However, in an interview for "The Tyra Banks Show" in 2008, Jackson explained they weren't true. 'He Tryna Sneak Back In': Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri Spark Janet Jackson Shows Her Ex Jermaine Dupri Some Love on His - AceShowbiz We publish narratives intentionally and specifically to enlighten and transform the world. url: 'jermaine,dupri,reveals,the,warning,janet,jackson,gave,him,during,their,relationship', We learned a lot about what their relationship was like from her much talked about documentary (and why it ended). }); !function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement('iframe');t.display='none',t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement('script');c.src='//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js',c.setAttribute('async','1'),c.setAttribute('type','text/javascript'),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document); But, a true NYC native. BE 100s ", Dupri said he already felt married to the powerhouse performer.