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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Janet Jackson is getting her own reality television show on MTV, according to Variety.

The untitled project will feature Jackson mentoring a group of aspiring young singers and dancers. The show will be shot in the next few months as Jackson prepares for her world tour, and the casting process has already begun.

Executive producer Dave Broome said, "It's really about finding who's the next Janet Jackson or Justin Timberlake or Usher. And we'll find it from a pool of people who you wouldn't typically find it from. We'll go to YMCAs, church groups, local community centers and try to cast the show."

The series will also take place in various street locales, rather than on a studio soundstage. Producers are still working out the details out the prize for the elimination style show, but it is being reported that it could relate to Jackson's tour, which launches on September 10.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - A federal appeals court threw out the $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corporation for Janet Jackson accidentally exposing her breast during the the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.

The three judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the FCC "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in issuing the fine for the brief image of nudity. The court issued the following statement:

"The Commission's determination that CBS' broadcast of a nine-sixteenths of one second glimpse of a bare female breast was actionably indecent evidenced the agency's departure from its prior policy. Its orders constituted the announcement of a policy change — that fleeting images would no longer be excluded from the scope of actionable indecency."

The FCC argued that Jackson's nudity (though it lasted a fraction of a second), was graphic and explicit and CBS should have been forewarned. In defense of the FCC fine, CBS said that "fleeting, isolated or unintended" images should not automatically be considered indecent.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Janet Jackson has partnered up with Australian fashion designer Bruno Schiavi, and the two are launching a sexy line of lingerie that will be available as soon as November of this year. Schiavi has previously worked on projects with Priscilla Presley and Dr. Robert Rey (aka Dr. 90210).

According to Access Hollywood, Jackson's lingerie line will be called Pleasure Principle, after her 1987 hit single of the same name. The first collection of Pleasure Principle will showcase 14 designs across a combination of bra styles from balconettes, demi cups to full coverage, with sizes ranging from 32A to 44G.

Jackson tells Access Hollywood, “The collection has been carefully created with some of the finest laces from around the world. You will see a lot of satin and lace combined and rich colors such as burgundy and beige, silver and peach as well as your classic black and white. It makes you feel incredible and offers variety as diverse as the women who will wear it.”

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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Janet Jackson was hospitalized last night shortly before a scheduled concert in Montreal, according to a statement from her publicist.
A spokesperson for the singer said Jackson "got suddenly ill" during her sound check and had to be rushed to the hospital.
Jackson, 42, is currently in the middle of her 'Rock Witchu Tour.' The R& B singer is being monitered at the hospital and hopes to reschedule the cancelled show.
No further details were given about Jackson's condition.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - After canceling six stops on her Rock Witchu Tour because of illness, MTV News is reporting Janet Jackson will be back on stage this Saturday in Connecticut.

"Janet, who has been under her doctor's care and recuperating over the last week, is excited about getting back on the road and again being able to share with her fans what she feels is one of her best stage shows ever," Janet's concert promoter, Live Nation, said in a statement.

The 42 year old R&B superstar was forced to cancel shows in Montreal, Boston, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia and Greensboro, North Carolina after she was hospitalized in Canada.

Last week, Jackson - who is in the midst of her first North American tour in seven years - appeared ready to hit the road again for the show in Greensboro, but her publicist put out a statement saying the singer was not quite healed.

"Janet was hoping to resume her tour in an effort not to disappoint her fans," read the statement the night before the North Carolina show. "However, after arriving in Greensboro, it became evident that she is not fully recovered. A local doctor advised that she not perform tomorrow."

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Janet Jackson has canceled her Saturday night tour date at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut according to Access Hollywood.

"Janet Jackson's anticipated return to her Rock Witchu tour Saturday has been postponed due to doctor's orders," the rep said in a statement, adding that tickets would be honored for a rescheduled date. The rep said in the statement that Janet’s tour would resume on Oct. 13, in Verona, NY.

A Live Nation spokesperson had previously announced that Janet would return to the stage on Saturday following a string of canceled dates due to an undisclosed illness.

Janet has canceled several dates on her Rock Witchu Tour, including shows in Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia and Greensboro, North Carolina after she fell ill and was rushed to the hospital during a pre-concert sound check on September 29, in Montreal.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Janet Jackson will not be rescheduling tour dates that were cancelled because of the singer's health problems, a spokesperson says.

Additionally, no new dates for the "Rock Witchu" tour are planned.

The spokesperson blames the cancellations on "scheduling conflicts." Last month it was revealed that Jackson was suffering from migraine induced vertigo that forced her to postpone a number of planned concerts.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - The US Government is asking the Supreme Court to reinstate a half million dollar fine for Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the half-time show of 2004's Super Bowl broadcast.

During the performance with Justin Timberlake, Jackson's breast was briefly exposed triggering a flood of complaints to the Federal Communications Commission.

The FCC initially imposed a $550,000 fine against CBS. After a 3 year legal battle, a federal court reversed the decision, saying CBS could not be held liable for Jackson's actions.

Now the government is asking the court to consider "whether the court of appeals erred in holding that the federal communications commission acted arbitrarily and capriciously (...) in determining that the most widely viewed broadcast public nudity in television history fell within the federal prohibitions on broadcast indecency."

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Janet Jackson says she's willing to take over the care of her brother Michael's children.

Janet has reportedly bonded with the kids since Jackson.

"She has said, 'I'll step forward and I will raise them if this is what they want,'" said Inside Edition's Jim Moret who broke the story.

Jackson's children Prince Michael, Paris and "Blanket" are currently living under the care of Michael's mother Katherine at the family compound in Encino.

A custodial hearing scheduled for today was postponed late last week. It's not clear if Janet's desire to raise the children is the reason for the delay.

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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - In a new interview airing this Wednesday, Janet Jackson blames Dr. Conrad Murray for her brother's death this past June, and she added that she feels he should no longer be allowed to practice medicine.

In a sit down with Robin Roberts on the ABC News special, In the Spotlight, Janet says, "He was the one that was administering. I think he is responsible."

Janet recounted the events on the day Michael died, telling Robin, "I was at my house in New York. You know, another day. Another morning. And I get a call ... [my assistant] said, 'Your brother's been taken to the hospital. It's on CNN right now.' I called everyone's. There's a line busy or - someone wasn't picking up. I spoke to mother. I spoke to Tito. I spoke to my nephew Austin. I spoke to my sister La Toya. I told them to call me when they got to the hospital. And I remember thinking nobody's calling me back, so I tried calling again, and that's how I found out that he was no longer ... I couldn't believe it."

Jackson said that she and the entire family were in a state of disbelief. "It just didn't ring true to me. It felt like a dream," she said. "It's still so difficult for me to believe. It's, you know, you have to accept what is. But it's hard. You have to move on with your life. You have to accept what is and I understand that."

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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (X17online) - Janet Jackson will hit the stage today for the Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

Two years have passed since Jackson has performed in concert.

Michael's youngest sister showed off her new short hair 'do when she performed on the finale show of American Idol. The Idol audience watched as she performed classics like Nasty and Again, as well as her newest single, Nothing from the soundtrack for Why Did I Get Married, Too?.

Jackson is currently filming Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls.