Janet Jackson Makes Rare Appearance at Paris Fashion Week Alongside Niece Paris

Janet Jackson made a rare public appearance as she appeared alongside her niece Paris Jackson at Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Janet, 59, wore a long, silk black skirt paired with a structured leather short-sleeve top belted at the waist. She completed the look with patent leather pointed-toe shoes, a leather blazer, and chunky gold hoop earrings.

Paris, 27, wore a long-sleeved black floor-length gown with a daring high leg slit, paired with black patent leather heels. She accessorized the look with an assortment of rings. The aunt and niece were seen embracing outside of Tom Ford’s runway show in Paris.

The family outing comes a few weeks after Janet made a surprise appearance in England to support her brothers, who were performing as The Jacksons in July.

For the occasion, Janet attended her brothers Jackie and Marlon Jackson’s performance at the Heritage Live festivals in Reading. Videos shared on Janet’s Instagram Stories and photos taken at the festival show her watching from the wings with her rarely seen 8-year-old son, Eissa.

During their performance, Jackie, 74, and Marlon, 68, also brought Janet out onstage for a quick guest appearance. 

Meanwhile, Paris recently spoke out regarding the upcoming biopic Michael, which will showcase her late father Michael Jackson‘s life and career.

Paris posted a series of videos on her Instagram Stories in September regarding the film. The movie is produced by co-executors of the Michael Jackson estate, John Branca and John McClain, and stars Paris’ cousin Jaafar Jackson, 29, as the late pop star.

Paris wrote in one post that she “read one of the first drafts of the script and gave my notes about what was dishonest / didn’t sit right with me and when they didn’t address it i moved on with my life. not my monkeys not my circus. god bless and god speed.”

She added in a video that she is “clarifying that I wasn’t involved at all” after Colman Domingo said that he spoke with Michael’s children during preparation for the biopic, in which he will star as Jackson family patriarch Joe Jackson.

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“We’ve chatted briefly,” Domingo, 55, told PEOPLE exclusively. “But her brother [Prince] is very much a fan of the film. He’s also a producer on the film as well. But Paris has been nothing but lovely and warm.”

After several postponements, Michael is set to hit theaters April 24, 2026. Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan, the film, according to a press release, paints a “riveting portrayal of the brilliant yet complicated man.”