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Janet Jackson doc offers skin-deep account of superstar’s rise

A new Janet Jackson documentary out Jan. 28 offers a narrow glimpse into the fiercely private superstar's early life and rise to fame. But rather than the juicy tell-all the series was billed as, "Janet Jackson" offers a retelling of her story dictated by the "Rhythm Nation" star herself, and so far stops short of revelation.