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    René Elizondo Jr.

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    René Elizondo Jr.
    Born (1962-07-16) July 16, 1962 (age 61)
    Durango, Mexico
    Occupations
    • Dancer
    • songwriter
    • music video director
    Years active1983–present
    Spouses
    Janet Jackson
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1991; div. 2003)​
    Britt Coelho
    ​
    (m. 2010)​
    Children1

    René Elizondo Jr. (born July 16, 1962) is a Mexican dancer, songwriter and music video director. He was married to American singer Janet Jackson from 1991 to 2003.

    Early life and career[edit]

    Born in Durango, Mexico, Elizondo and Jackson met in the early 1980s and later became a backup dancer to Janet's older sister La Toya Jackson. Elizondo and Jackson married in 1991.[1] Elizondo directed her videos for "That's the Way Love Goes", "Again", and "Together Again" (Deeper Remix) and was a songwriter on The Velvet Rope.[2] It is his hands that cover Jackson's breasts on the cover of the September 1993 issue of Rolling Stone magazine, the expanded cover art of her janet. album.[3] René also appeared in Jackson's "Come Back to Me" video in 1990 from her album Rhythm Nation (1989).[4] Elizondo was heavily involved in Jackson's business affairs, but the two fell out as marital partners. They divorced in 2003.[1]

    In August 2010, Elizondo married Britt Coelho, his longtime girlfriend, in a small beach ceremony. The couple had a baby girl on October 9, 2011.[citation needed]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b "Janet Jackson's Divorce To Rene Elizondo Now Official". Popdirt. October 25, 2003. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
    2. ^ "Sex, Sadness and the Triumph of Janet Jackson". Rolling Stone. October 1, 1998. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
    3. ^ "How Janet Jackson's 'Janet.' Broke New Ground for Black Female Sexuality". Rolling Stone. May 18, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
    4. ^ "JANET JACKSON'S LIVE AMMUNITION". The Washington Post. March 22, 1990. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

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