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 knows a lot about Rhythm Nation, but she clearly doesn’t know anything about Vice President Kamala Harris’ heritage. In a sprawling and at times confusing interview with The Guardian, Jackson postulated about Kamala Harris’ family background while seemingly admitting that she did not know what she was talking about.