How Janet Jackson honored brother Michael with her BET Awards 2026 outfit

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Janet Jackson paid stylish tribute to two late musical legends — Tupac Shakur and her own brother, Michael — on Sunday’s BET Awards 2026 red carpet.

The “All For You” songstress, 60, sported a layered black-and-white look topped with a vintage 2Pac T-shirt, a sweet nod to her co-star from the iconic 1993 film “Poetic Justice.”

And along with stacks of silver bracelets and a grommeted belt, Jackson accessorized with a jaunty veiled fedora that could’ve been plucked from her sibling’s closet.

Michael was famously fond of hats, and the fedora in particular has become synonymous with his personal style and stage presence.

Janet was in attendance at the BET Awards to present Teyana Taylor with the Icon of the Year award.

Also in attendance at the ceremony was Michael’s nephew Jaafar Jackson — who portrayed the King of Pop in this year’s “Michael” biopic — and Nia Long, who played family matriarch Katherine Jackson in Antoine Fuqua’s film.

In April, several Jackson family members attended the movie’s premiere, though Janet chose to skip the event — as did Michael’s other sister LaToya and his daughter, Paris.

As reported by Page Six following a private, separate screening of the biopic, Janet “had something negative about almost every scene,” with a source telling us, “it was Janet deciding against the room that this movie wasn’t going to meet her approval.”

And after “Michael” cast member Colman Domingo (who plays Joe Jackson) told People that Paris and brother Prince Jackson were “very much in support of our film,” the former sounded off on Instagram.

“Don’t be telling people I was ‘helpful’ on the set of a movie I had zero percent involvement in lol that is so weird,” Paris wrote.

Clearly, Janet is choosing to honor her late brother’s legacy on her own terms.