Janet Jackson documentary trailer tackles 2004 Super Bowl

Janet Jackson is ready to notify her story in the trailer for her forthcoming Life time documentary.

Produced New Year’s Day, the persuasive preview for “Janet” samples clips from a explain to-all interview with the famously personal recording artist and teases segments addressing sexual assault allegations from her brother, Michael Jackson, as properly as the fallout from her 2004 Super Bowl effectiveness.

When asked why she agreed to take part in the movie, Janet Jackson states in the trailer: “It’s just something that requires to be done.”

Government made by the “Together Again” hitmaker herself and her brother Randy Jackson, the two-element documentary also capabilities interviews with a range of the singer’s leisure market peers and admirers, such as Missy Elliott, Whoopi Goldberg, Mariah Carey, Regina King, Tyler Perry, Samuel L. Jackson, Janelle Monáe and Paula Abdul.

All over the teaser, the star-studded ensemble collectively praises Janet Jackson as “an empowered female,” “a legend,” “a blueprint” and a “warrior.”

In archival footage, the “Rhythm Nation” artist can be found doing and navigating the spotlight while escalating up as the youngest sister of the famed Jackson family members.

“There’s a good deal of scrutiny that arrives with acquiring that previous title,” the 55-year-old vocalist suggests.

Of all her siblings, Janet Jackson says she was closest to Randy Jackson and the late Michael Jackson, whose legacy has been marred by accusations of child sexual abuse, which he and his attorneys have denied.

“Guilty by affiliation,” Janet Jackson says of how the allegations in opposition to her brother afflicted her job. “‘Cause that is what they phone it, correct?”

The preview also briefly addresses the 2004 Super Bowl halftime clearly show, all through which pop star Justin Timberlake accidentally exposed Jackson’s breast by pulling absent aspect of her costume. Timberlake lately apologized for the incident, which had resulted in an avalanche of adverse push and outcomes for Janet Jackson though Timberlake’s vocation ongoing to flourish.

“They create you up, and then at the time you get there, they’re so swift to tear you down,” she suggests in the trailer.

“Janet” premieres Jan. 28 on Life time.