In the first interview since her brother's death, Janet Jackson sat down with Harper's Bazaar.

She says, "it's really hard to believe he's passed" but that she's "doing okay."
 
Janet, who is currently working on a book, recording a new album and filming Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too, says she flew back to shoot the day of Michael's memorial service.

"Work helps focus all of that energy on something that is of value to you."

On growing up with her famous brother:

"When I was 14 years old, I would shop for him [when his fame prevented him from going out]. I washed his clothes, cleaned his room. When Mother would go out of town, she'd say, 'I'm leaving you in charge. Take care of Mike.' I would head home from school, see what he needed, then go straight to the stores."

And the side of him not many knew:

"He loved to laugh.  The last time we were together, he'd laugh so hard, he would just start crying. Sometimes his humor would be corny, sometimes dry. He loved the Three Stooges, he loved slapstick, he loved Eddie Murphy in his silly comedies. He loved to have fun. He loved to play."

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