From the New York Times

February 12, 2003

The Baby Jackson Expecting Her 1st Baby
by Patrick Davis

In the circle of contraversy surrounding the Jackson family, particuliarly Michael, the youngest of nine Jackson children, Janet, 36, announced Wednesday that she is expecting her first child next fall. This news is coming just weeks after her relationship with hip-hop producer Jermaine Dupri, 29, was made public.

However, this announcement is delivered with a bit of contraversy in itself. And that is because the father isn't Dupri, who would have been the odvious canidate. Reporters were shocked to find the biological father of Jackson's unborn child is Chad Pennington, who is the first year starting quarterback for the New York Jets.

Pennington, 26, and Jackson reportingly met last August at a New York city charity event for AIDS awareness among teenagers. No reports can conclude whether Jackson and Dupri were in a serious relationship at the time. But after being questioned, Pennington states that he and Janet dated for a little while around the holidays, four months after the initial meeting, when Jackson and Dupri were supposively "just friends and nothing more." Pennington also states, "I have strong feelings for Janet. She is an incredible woman who has touched my life in the short time I've known her. I look forward to being a father and want to be there for both the baby and Janet."

Dupri was not available for comment

Here're 2 pix of the father:

ewww he's not even cute!!! I'm disappointed.

Nice, fake article. What's the URL, and why are there spelling errors in it?

Chad Pennington!? I'm not even a football fan, but I watched him during the playoffs. With all the media hype surrounding him, I could've sworn I heard he was married?

This is a little bizarre.

alexnvrmnd said:

I was thinking the same thang. I copied it form Janet's forum.

But there're couple of mentions in the radio(according 2 some of the fans).

Simple check folks - there's no such article in the NYT...

http://www.nytimes.com/search/

What makes me laugh is that Jackson and this pro-footballer got 2 this AIDS awareness for teenages function and here they are mucking around!! What a fantastic advert for prevention of AIDS??? Also What fine examples for role models???

Also, can u name me one single "normal" Jackson family member??? Because eye sure would love 2 meet him/her!!!

Poked around at NYTimes.com. No article by that author on that date. Also checked "Current Netlore" at urbanlegends.com--nothing.

Gold319 said:

Umm everybody except MJ, JJ and LJ

Rebbie and Jermaine are living their lives 2 the fullest like normal folks.

lawd, Jermaine is on his 5th wife!!

Harlepolis said:

Um...Jermaine's still rocking a jheri curl.

I am the Father! ggrrr!

UptownDeb said:

What are you talking about??

UptownDeb said:

With a high top fade!

stymie said

Thatswhutumtalkinabout! WTF??? HELLO? It's 2003.

One UpManShip to the Fullest.whatever MJ does Janet has to as well Times 2.Chad Pennington really Threw a Touchdown this Time.HOT DAMN!!!

After the second "contraversy" I knew it was fake.

with Janet anything is possible.

stymie said:

and his face is melting!

with Janet I still want Her to fess up about Her truly first Kid??

mistermaxxx said:

I mean, seriously!! I thought I was the only 1 thinking about this fact!!! OUT WITH IT JANET

CherrieMoonKisses said:

yep&also I'm real cool with Folks that Know the Debarge Family&they along with Rebbie&others know Janet is Faking the Funk on this.

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[This message was edited Thu Feb 13 20:10:12 PST 2003 by Starmist7]

UptownDeb said:

oh lawd,

So is this story true? I know that Janet has been saying that she wants to have a baby,but she doesn't want to get married again.

I'm now very depressed.

What's the story about Janet's REAL first kid? Did she get pregnant with James DeBarge? Tell!!!

I'm having a hard time believing that Janet Jackson would be interested in this guy:

ian said:

Why, don't like the added curves?