Despite a statement shared by an associate saying they represented the singer, her manager now says that statement was made without her knowledge or permission.

After a confusing turn of events on Sunday, reps for Janet Jackson tell Variety that an unusually worded “apology” for the singer’s ill-informed comments about Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ racial background was made by a person who is not the singer’s manager,

Janet Jackson's Sunday apology for recent comments about Vice President Kamala Harris was reportedly not authorized.