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Anderson Cooper sat down with Janet Jackson to discuss her new book True You during a one-hour interview that will air on Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb 20.

AC asked Janet if she had any advice for Houston’s young daughter Bobbi Kristina as she grieves the death of her mother.

Jackson said, “It’s a very, very tough time. I lost my brother, she lost her mother. I don’t know what that’s like being so young.”

“It was hard for me. It was very, very difficult for me. I didn’t want to accept it, it’s very difficult. You have to come to terms at some point, you have to actually give it up to God, and it sounds so mean, but you have to move on. You can’t hold on to that because it can be very devastating. Sometimes therapy is the best thing.”

Cooper asked Jackson what her reaction was when she heard the news. She replied, “I couldn’t believe it. Immediately, I started shaking. I was trying to text everyone that I knew to let them know, and I was speechless. I could not believe it.”

Janet called Whitney a “sweet, sweet soul.” Watch the interview below:


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