"Janet apologizes for any confusion caused and acknowledges the importance of accurate representation in public discourse," Jackson's manager says after singer questioned if Harris was black

Following swift backlash for recent comments about Vice President Kamala Harris, Janet Jackson has issued an apology. The 5x Grammy winner’s manager Mo Elmasri admitted the Jackson previously spoke “based on misinformation” about the Democratic presidential nominee’s family and ethnicity during a recent interview with The Guardian.

It’s a claim that echoes the one first made by Trump in July, when he participated in an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists. At that event, Trump said of Harris that “She was always of Indian heritage and she was only promoting Indian heritage.”

Vice President Kamala Harris and her meteoric rise to become President Joe Biden ’s replacement as the Democratic presidential candidate is one of the most significant shifts in presidential politics in recent history.

Vice President Kamala Harris will skip this year’s Al Smith charity dinner in New York, breaking with presidential tradition so she can campaign instead in a battleground state less than three weeks before Election Day.

Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign reportedly confirmed Harris will not attend the Al Smith dinner, which has been a campaign tradition for decades.