{"id":2108760,"date":"2025-10-22T18:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T18:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2108760"},"modified":"2025-10-22T18:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T18:15:13","slug":"janet-jackson-wanted-tupac-shakur-to-take-an-aids-test-before-movie-kissing-scene-book-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/janet-jackson-wanted-tupac-shakur-to-take-an-aids-test-before-movie-kissing-scene-book-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Janet Jackson Wanted Tupac Shakur to Take an AIDS Test Before Movie Kissing Scene, Book Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/janet-jackson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Janet Jackson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Janet Jackson<\/strong><\/a> wanted <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/tupac\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tupac Shakur;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Tupac Shakur<\/strong><\/a> to take an AIDS test before a kissing scene in their 1993 movie, Poetic Justice, a new book claims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his biography, Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur, biographer <strong>Jeff Pearlman<\/strong> recounts on-set hostilities between Jackson, 59, and the late rapper, including an incident that took place before the two stars were due to film an intimate scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cS*** hit the fan late in the process, when it was time to film a kissing scene,\u201d Pearlman writes in the book, an excerpt of which was published by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/tupac-poetic-justice-janet-jackson-drama-book-excerpt-1236405713\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> on Monday, October 20. \u201cIn the days beforehand, Tupac talked nonstop about overwhelming Jackson with his lips and tongue. He thought he was being cute. She did not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pearlman interviewed the movie\u2019s producer <strong>Steve Nicolaides<\/strong>, who recalled the awkward conversations he had with both Jackson and Shakur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/most-shocking-celebrity-deaths-of-all-time\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Most Shocking Celebrity Deaths of All Time: Diane Keaton, Malcolm-Jamal Warner and More;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Most Shocking Celebrity Deaths of All Time: Diane Keaton, Malcolm-Jamal Warner and More<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNicolaides was summoned to Jackson\u2019s trailer, where she sat with her fianc\u00e9, a dancer named <strong>Ren\u00e9 Elizondo Jr.<\/strong> \u2018You know, Tupac\u2019s reputation is that he\u2019s a cat about town,\u2019 Jackson said. \u2018And I don\u2019t want to swap saliva with him until I\u2019m really sure that he\u2019s healthy and clean,\u2019\u201d writes Pearlman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Per the book, Nicolaides asked Jackson whether she\u2019d raised her concerns with the film\u2019s director, the late <strong>John Singleton<\/strong>, but Jackson said, \u201cJohn just walked off when I mentioned it. So I\u2019m asking you to handle it.\u201d The producer then \u201ctook a couple of deep breaths and walked over to Tupac, who was sitting alone in his trailer,\u201d writes Pearlman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pearlman continues, \u201c\u2018Sooooo &#8230; Tupac,\u2019 he said. Tupac looked up. \u2018I\u2019ll just spit this out to you, man,\u2019 he said. &#8216;Janet wants you to have an AIDS test before you kiss her.&#8217; \u2018You kidding?\u2019 Tupac asked. \u2018No,\u2019 said Nicolaides. \u2018F*** her,&#8217; Tupac said. \u2018I ain\u2019t doing s*** for that bitch. Tell her to go f*** herself,\u2019\u201d the excerpt reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/a-guide-to-the-jackson-family-meet-all-10-kids\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:A Guide to the Jackson Family: From the Jackson 5 to Solo Endeavors and More;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">A Guide to the Jackson Family: From the Jackson 5 to Solo Endeavors and More<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI honestly think he found it amusing,\u201d Pearlman quotes Nicolaides as telling him. \u201cAnd the truth is, I can\u2019t blame Janet for asking. It was the early 1990s, and people were still dying of AIDS. And Tupac, God love him, had a reputation. But he never got the test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Us Weekly has reached out to Jackson\u2019s representative for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Pearlman, the kissing scene wasn\u2019t the only point of contention between the two stars. Shakur was apparently displeased with the star treatment Jackson \u2014 the bigger star at the time of filming in 1992 \u2014 received on set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cTupac definitely did not have warm feelings for Janet,\u201d Pearlman quotes Shakur&#8217;s friend<strong> Dupr\u00e9 Kelly<\/strong> in the book. \u201cI remember him talking about her: \u2018I got a car service bringing me to work every day. This chick has helicopters landing her on set. Every day, I\u2019m eating chicken and waffles. She\u2019s getting her stuff catered.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/biggest-costar-feuds-and-fights-ever-w207187\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Biggest Costar Feuds Ever: Celebs That Didn\u2019t Get Along Off Screen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Biggest Costar Feuds Ever: Celebs That Didn\u2019t Get Along Off Screen<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Costar <strong>John Cothran<\/strong> tells Pearlman in the book, \u201cHe made it clear he was pissed about getting less than Janet. To me, that seemed absurd. Because I didn\u2019t even know who the hell he was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following the film\u2019s release and several acclaimed albums, such as All Eyez on Me, Tupac would go on to become one of the defining rap artists of the 21st century with hits including \u201cCalifornia Luv.\u201d The rapper died from injuries sustained in a drive-by shooting in September 1996.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Janet Jackson wanted Tupac Shakur to take an AIDS test before a kissing scene in their 1993 movie, Poetic Justice, a new book claims. 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