Tears and single gloves: Janet Jackson caps emotional night at BET Awards honoring her brother

Jun 29th, 2009 - ChicagoTribune

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Some of the biggest stars on the planet turned back into gushing Michael Jackson fans at the BET Awards, donning single gloves, swapping stories about their idol and singing The King of Pop's standards. One person who perhaps knew him best, though, brought the night into perspective: his sister.

"To you, Michael is an icon," a somber Janet Jackson told the crowd at the end of Sunday's show. "To us, Michael is family and he will forever live in all of our hearts."

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