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René Elizondo Jr.
Born (1962-07-16) July 16, 1962 (age 62)
Durango, Mexico
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • songwriter
  • music video director
Years active1982–present
Spouses
(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

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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

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  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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