Behind the Velvet Rope Season 1: A Story About Control
A Story About Control follows Janet Jackson across Control, Rhythm Nation 1814, janet. and The Velvet Rope, tracing how her relationship with control changes as she grows into herself. What begins as a fight for independence becomes a much more complicated coming-of-age story about ambition, sexuality, identity and the limits of self-mastery - until, in The Velvet Rope, losing control becomes the thing that finally allows her to find herself.
Episodes
1 | A Story About Control
2 | How Janet Became a Sex Symbol
3 | Janet Jackson… and René Elizondo
4 | Behind Janet Jackson’s The Velvet Rope
As Janet Jackson embraces sexuality as a new form of self-expression, her music becomes increasingly intimate - transforming her relationship with desire, pleasure and control.Breaking free from her family and finding her own voice, Janet Jackson transforms herself into a superstar with Control and Rhythm Nation 1814.At the height of her success, Janet reaches a breaking point. As she confronts depression, childhood wounds and the limits of control, everything that has shaped her journey culminates in The Velvet Rope (1997).For years, Janet Jackson kept one of the most important relationships in her life a secret. Her marriage to René Elizondo Jr. blurred the lines between love, creativity and control.For years, Janet Jackson kept one of the most important relationships in her life a secret. Her marriage to René Elizondo Jr. blurred the lines between love, creativity and control.At the height of her success, Janet reaches a breaking point. As she confronts depression, childhood wounds and the limits of control, everything that has shaped her journey culminates in The Velvet Rope (1997).As Janet Jackson embraces sexuality as a new form of self-expression, her music becomes increasingly intimate - transforming her relationship with desire, pleasure and control.Breaking free from her family and finding her own voice, Janet Jackson transforms herself into a superstar with Control and Rhythm Nation 1814.