Janet Jackson and Matthew McConaughey had a secret adventure "for a minute" in the 00 years

The two launched rumors of meetings after meeting the Grammy Awards.


He is an Oscar -winning actor. She is a singer winner of a Grammy. And Hollywood was naturally where they crossed. At the beginning of the 2000's, Janet Jackson And Matthew McConaughey met and ended up going out together ... or at least in progress A date. Anyway, they kept their secret romance until years later, when the two admitted, in their own way, that they had a brief adventure .

Jackson and McConaughey have since passed new relationships, but in 2002, they met during a major entertainment event and launched rumors of meetings that would not be confirmed for a long time. Continue reading to learn more.

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Jackson and McConaughey met at the Grammy Awards.

Gloria Estefan, Matthew McConaughey, and Janet Jackson at the 2002 Grammys
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According to Entertainment tonight ,, Jackson and McConaughey met to The Grammys in February 2002. The pop star and actor presented the prize for the album of the year with Gloria Estefan . The prize was awarded to the 2000 film soundtrack O brother, where are you? .

It was a big grammys for Jackson. She was nominated for this year's show for the best feminine pop vocal performance for "Somebody to call my lover" and the best vocal album for All for you. She won the prize for the best dance recording for "All For You" and also received the Academy's Governors Award record.

McConaughey insisted that they were "just friends".

Gloria Estefan, Matthew McConaughey, and Janet Jackson at the 2002 Grammys
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In 2002, in the midst of rumors that they were interested in each other, Salon reported that McConaughey denied going out with Jackson And said they were "just friends". AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"I met her in the Grammys and I found her a very, very sweet lady," he said to the press, according to Salon. "We have exchanged good music, and she is a dear lady. She is a dear, but we are not going out together. We are only friends. That's about everything there is Right now."

Jackson admitted that they had explored a romantic connection.

Janet Jackson and Matthew McConaughey at the 2006 ESPY Awards
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In 2006, Jackson would have said Top of the line Magazine that she and McConaughey reported, but that their romance was short -lived.

"I guess we came out," she said ( via TheTalko ). "He's a great guy and such darling. It was just for a minute, that's why I hesitate to mention it so much."

The same year, McConaughey and Jackson met at the 2006 Espy Awards and were photographed together on the red carpet.

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McConaughey finally "fell fell too.

McConaughey appeared in an episode of Look at what's going on live In 2019 and played the "pleading the fifth" game in which he was invited to answer difficult personal questions. When asked to confirm or deny if he went out with Jackson, the Interstellar Star laughed for a long time and then said, "You got the answer to that, right?" Host Andy Cohen replied: "I? Oh, the answer is, did that happen?" McConaughey then said: "We went to dine one evening ... It was somehow."

Jackson and McConaughey have moved to more sustainable relationships.

Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey at the 2018 Oscars
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After their adventure, or their date, or anything, Jackson and McConaughey began new relationships with other people. Music producer dated Jackson Jermaine Dupri From 2002 to 2009. She then married her third husband, Business Pesers Wissam al mana , in 2012, and they welcomed a son together. Jackson and Al Mana separated in 2017. She had already married singing Danger of James In 1984, and they were together for a little over a year until the announcement of their marriage. She was then married to a musician René Elizondo Jr. from 1991 to He asked for divorce In 2000. Their divorce was finalized in 2003.

As for McConaughey, he started going out with his wife, a model Camila Alves , in 2006, and they got married in 2012. The couple has three children together.

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