Pop star Janet Jackson and Wissam al-Mana get engaged Janet Jackson arrives at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS 2012 gala at the Hotel du Cap in Antibes, France on May 24, 2012. The event, held each year during the Annual Cannes Film Festival, raises funds for AIDS research. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Janet Jackson is engaged to Qatari billionaire Wissam al-Mana, her boyfriend of two years, UsMagazine.com reported Wednesday. Al-Mana "gave her a huge, expensive ring," an insider told the celebrity magazine. She's afraid it will get lost, so she keeps it locked up! A spring wedding in Qatar is being planned, the report said.