Janet Jackson’s London Escapade

Janet Jackson thrilled her fans — who have doubtless been singing “Miss You Much” a lot lately — by making her first public appearance yesterday since her surgery — and what’s more, she’s preparing to go out on her delayed Unbreakable tour after all!

The Grammy-winning singer was spotted emerging from the Lazarides art gallery in London alongside her husband, Wissam Al Mana. Janet didn’t give any details about the mysterious health problem that caused her to delay the Jan. 9 launch of her tour.

Janet, 49, suddenly announced on Christmas Eve that she needed to have surgery, but declined to say exactly what kind of surgery. Of course fans rushed to fill the vacuum with their own theories and speculation, so rumors immediately spread that the surgery was for a "tumor that could be cancerous."

Thankfully, the “Rhythm Nation” singer quickly shot down the nasty rumor via a message at the end of a video for "The Great Forever," from her album “Unbreakable,” released last year. “The rumors are untrue," she wrote. “I do not have cancer. I'm recovering.”

As if to amplify that point, Janet tweeted earlier this week: "Hey you guys, I am preparing for my tour in Europe. Can't wait to see you! #Unbreakable." There is no concrete date for the tour to kick off, but fans are expecting it sometime this spring.  

On Super Bowl Sunday, big sis LaToya Jackson tweeted her annoyance at Janet’s absence from a halftime montage saluting the greatest musical performances in the history of the big game. “What happened to Janet Jackson in the montage!” she wrote. As readers of The National ENQUIRER know, the “Nasty” singer is still blacklisted by the NFL for her Super Bowl XXXVIII show, in which her right nipple was exposed — thus coining the phrase “wardrobe malfunction.”