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The King of Pop’s sister makes an unexpected appearance.

On the night of June 28th, Janet Jackson appeared on the stage of the “Black Television Awards” close to the end of the event, showing her gratitude for fans supporting her and her family after her brother’s death on Tuesday.

“My entire family wanted to be here tonight, but it was just too painful” Janet Jackson confided to the audience. “To you, Michael is an icon; to us, Michael is family and he will forever live in all of our hearts.”

Joe Jackson, Janet and Michael’s father, was also sitting in the audience but did not make an onstage appearance or official comment. The show concluded with a performance of the Jackson 5 song “I’ll Be There” by Jamie Foxx and Ne-Yo.