Police were called to a California hotel late Saturday when they carried out a welfare check on Janet Jackson’s one-year-old son.
A worried Jackson phoned police in Malibu County and expressed her concern over her baby, Eissa, who was under care of her estranged husband, Wissam Al Mana, at the Nobu Hotel, Entertainment Tonight reported.
The couple’s nanny, who was also at the hotel, informed the singer that Al Mana had been behaving aggressively and said she was unsure about the child’s safety.
In a statement to ET, Jackson’s brother, Randy Jackson, said the nanny even ‘locked herself in a bathroom so she could contact Janet.’
Janet Jackson carries her baby boy Eissa in her arms after having lunch at The Ivy today. Janet was sure to keep Eissa close to her as her bodyguards kept photographers from getting too close
Wissam al Mana and Janet Jackson arrive at the Giorgio Armani fashion show as part of Milan Fashion Week Womenswear on February 25, 2014 in Milan, Italy
The couple are pictured again in Italy in 2014. Jackson called police to carry out a welfare check on her baby son Eissa, who was with his father
During the welfare check, police concluded that the child was not in danger and later departed the hotel. Further information may be released this week.
Jackson, now 52, split from her multi-millionaire husband back in April 2017, months after giving birth to her first child at the age of 50.
The pop star sister of late icon Michael Jackson tied the knot to Qatari businessman Al Mana in 2012. Baby Eissa was born on January 3, 2017.
A close friend to Jackson told The Mail on Sunday at the time of the split: ‘Sadly, Janet and Wissam have decided that it wasn’t working and to go their separate ways.
Police carried out a welfare check at the Nobu Malibu hotel late Saturday (pictured above)
‘They’re both busy people but determined to be good parents, even if they’re apart. It’s amicable and Eissa will stay with his mother, who is basing herself in London.’
When the couple married, there was speculation that the crooner had converted to Islam, fueled by her appearance in a head scarf.
There were later rumors of a split within days of her son’s birth, when she was seen in public without a wedding ring, but these were discounted at the time.
A divorce settlement could be complex and costly as the CEO Al Mana, 43, is estimated to have a fortune of around 1.07billion – at least four times Jackson’s net worth.
Al Mana attends the private view of “JR: Giants – Body of Work” at Lazinc on January 10, 2018 in London, England