Janet Jackson: Newest TV Gig Is On Reality Route.

First there was Whitney Houston. Now here comes Janet Jackson.

The top-selling pop music divas are coming to the small screen one by one – seemingly via the reality TV craze.

Jackson, however, wont be running around with a potbelly, cussing out her fans for asking for autographs nor talking openly about bowel movements.

At least we can hope.

A spokesperson for the superstar confirmed to Blackvoices.com that she will indeed step into the world of reality television via an as-yet-untitled music competition series for MTV.

So think 'American Idol,' not 'Being Bobby Brown.'

The show, which has already begun casting, will feature Jackson mentoring a group of aspiring singers and dancers in the months leading up to her world tour, which launches on Sept. 10.

"It's really about finding who's the next Janet Jackson or Justin Timberlake or Usher," executive producer Dave Broome told 'Variety' magazine. "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."

Sounds like fun.

The program will be shot in various street locales, rather than on a studio soundstage.

Producers are reportedly still ironing out the prize - but it could potentially relate to Jackson's tour, reports say.

Jackson is no stranger to the boob tube. Way before she became an internationally renowned music icon, TV audiences fell in love with her on series such as 'Good Times,' 'Diff'rent Strokes' and 'Fame

Published 6/20/08 by

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