Alicia Keys responds to Janet Jackson wanting to date her in resurfaced interview

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Alicia Keys responds to Janet Jackson wanting to date her in resurfaced interview

In a resurfaced interview from 2008 that has gone viral, Janet Jackson revealed that she has a crush on Alicia

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