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Contrary to media speculation that Jermaine Dupri and his longtime girlfriend Janet Jackson have secretly wed, the couple has yet made their romance official though. The music producer has shot down reports he and the songbird wed in a secret ceremony at an undisclosed location on Saturday afternoon August 18th.

Responding to the much-talked speculation, Dupri was quoted by Us Weekly as saying, "When Janet and I get married, everybody will know. It's not something I want to keep a secret. I'm going to promote it like a party."

The denial which came straight from Dupri thus put to rest previous report saying the pair exchanged vows in a secret ceremony in front of friends and family, about which a source revealed "Janet wants very much to keep the event private. So don't expect anything over the top. It will be small - only have close friends and family - and definitely no one from the media will be invited."