DeBarge is also known for his 1984 marriage to pop singer Janet Jackson. The marriage was annulled in 1985 due to his cocaine addiction. ... In 2016, DeBarge claimed on Growing Up Hip-Hop that he and Jackson have a daughter.

How old was James DeBarge when he married Janet Jackson?

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James, then 21, was handsome, charming, and dashing. The seventh of the nine DeBarge siblings, he swept the 18-year-old Janet off her feet. Their elopement was a scandal and a seven-day wonder, especially since Joseph Jackson, the family's 'Dadager,' was vehemently opposed to the union.

What happened to Janet Jackson and James DeBarge?

Their teenage love affair was over and Janet and James went their separate ways. But since their union ended, speculation has been rampant that Jackson gave birth to a baby girl 37 years ago. DeBarge struggled after the split and went down a rocky path, along with several of his drug dependant siblings.